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It is very common that Finder is not able to show your iPhone.
It might cause by multiple reason.
No need to worry, I’m going to show you 8 ways to fix this.
Method One: check the USB cable . Try different USB cable, and check if the
USB cable is damaged or not.
If you can’t sure, I’ will show you how to check if the problem is in your USB cable
or not.
Connect your iPhone to Mac.
Holding the option key and click Apple menu.
Select “System Information/System Report” option.
Click “USB” under the Hardware section.
If you see your iPhone is under the USB Device section, then the problems is not in your
USB cable.
Method Two: Force quit and relaunch Sometimes Finder will occur some error.
So Restart Finder is a good choose.
Click Apple logo on the top left, and click Force Quit.
Or press Command+Alt+Esc
Select Finder, click relaunch.
Click again.
Then wait for it relaunch.
If it still not showing up you iPhone, follow next method.
Method Three: Finder preferences Finder not showing up you iPhone might because
you not setting your Finder right.
Click Finder on the top left, and click preferences.
In General section, make sure there option are checked.
Click sidebar, in here you can choose show items in sidebar.
Look down, enable CDs, DVDs, and iOS Devices.
Then you should able to see your iPhone in the Finder.
If it still not showing up your iPhone, follow the next method.
Method Four: Delete Finder plist file
Open Finder, then click Go option in the menu bar.
Select Go to Folder from the list.
Enter this text in dialogue box:~/Library/Preferences/ And click go
Look for the file named “com.apple.finder.plist” and move it to trash.
Mine is already deleted, so I'm not able to show you.
After you moved it to trash, restart your Mac.
Method Five: Reset iPhone
Reset iPhone won’t cause any data loss, so go to settings page, scroll down and tap
General.
Scroll down tap Reset, and tap Reset All Settings.
Wait for it complete.
Method Six: Reboot iPhone and Mac.
Go to your Mac, click the Apple Logo.
Click Restart on the bottom.
Go to your iPhone, press the volume up button then quickly press the volume down button,
And Press and hold the Power button.
Keep holding until you see the Apple logo, Then let go.
Method Seven: Check for Update (Mac and iPhone) Let’s check Mac first.
Click the Apple logo, click system preferences.
Click software update, if update is available, click Update Now.
Then wait for the process over.
Go to your iPhone, get in setting page.
Tap general, check software update option, if update is available, tap download and install.
Then wait for the process over.
Method Eight: Log in and out Click Apple logo and click Log out .
Then Enter your password to log in again.
Whether your iPhone showing up in finder or not after your try these method.
I recommend this iOS data manage tool named iCareFone to you.
In iCareFone, you can manage a lot of data of your iPhone, like Photos, Audio and Videos.
You also can Back up and Restore your data in here.
After you backup, you can check the backup content.
This tool is very convenient, if your USB cable is fine, then basically it won't can't
recognize your iPhone, welcome to give it a try!
You can check the download link in the description.
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