{"id":194617,"date":"2020-01-16T02:51:24","date_gmt":"2020-01-15T23:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/mac-how-to-delete-iphone-backups-in-macos-catalina\/"},"modified":"2020-01-16T02:51:24","modified_gmt":"2020-01-15T23:51:24","slug":"mac-how-to-delete-iphone-backups-in-macos-catalina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/mac-how-to-delete-iphone-backups-in-macos-catalina\/","title":{"rendered":"Mac: How to delete iPhone backups in macOS Catalina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Want to remove old iPhone backups stored on your Mac but aren\u2019t sure how, since iTunes isn\u2019t around in the latest version of macOS? Read on for how to delete iPhone backups in macOS Catalina in a few easy steps.<\/p>\n<p>Deleting iPhone backups used to hide in iTunes preferences. Now that Apple has done away with the app in macOS Catalina and is using Finder to manage devices like iPhone and iPad, that\u2019s where you\u2019ll remove iOS backups in the latest macOS release.<\/p>\n<p>Better yet, it\u2019s easier than ever to access your iPhone or iPad backups in macOS Catalina.<\/p>\n<h2>Mac: How to delete iPhone backups in macOS Catalina<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Plug your iPhone into your Mac with a Lightning cable<\/li>\n<li>Launch Finder and click your iPhone in the sidebar on the left<\/li>\n<li>Under the\u00a0<em><strong>Backups<\/strong><\/em> section, click\u00a0<em><strong>Manage Backups\u2026<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li>Select the backup(s) you want to delete<\/li>\n<li>Click\u00a0<strong><em>Delete Backup<\/em><\/strong> in the bottom left corner of the window<\/li>\n<li>Confirm the deletion if needed<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>Keep in mind the above steps will only offer the option to manage\/delete Mac backups. To delete iPhone backups stored on iCloud, on your iPhone head to Settings &gt; Your name &gt; iCloud &gt; Manage Storage &gt; Backups.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how the process looks:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"628665\" src=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2020\/01\/15\/how-to-delete-iphone-backups-mac-macos-catalina\/how-to-delete-iphone-backup-mac-macos-catalina-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/01\/how-to-delete-iphone-backup-mac-macos-catalina-1.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all\" data-orig-size=\"2214,1270\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"how-to-delete-iphone-backup-mac-macos-catalina-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/01\/how-to-delete-iphone-backup-mac-macos-catalina-1.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=655\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/01\/how-to-delete-iphone-backup-mac-macos-catalina-1.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1000\" title=\"Mac: How to delete iPhone backups in macOS Catalina\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-628665\" alt=\"How to delete iPhone backups macOS Catalina walkthrough 1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/01\/how-to-delete-iphone-backup-mac-macos-catalina-1.jpg 2214w, https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/01\/how-to-delete-iphone-backup-mac-macos-catalina-1.jpg?resize=155,89 155w, https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/01\/how-to-delete-iphone-backup-mac-macos-catalina-1.jpg?resize=655,376 655w, https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/01\/how-to-delete-iphone-backup-mac-macos-catalina-1.jpg?resize=768,441 768w, https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/01\/how-to-delete-iphone-backup-mac-macos-catalina-1.jpg?resize=1024,587 1024w, https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/01\/how-to-delete-iphone-backup-mac-macos-catalina-1.jpg?resize=350,201 350w, https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/01\/how-to-delete-iphone-backup-mac-macos-catalina-1.jpg?resize=1600,918 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Now you\u2019ll see all the iPhone or iPad backups stored on your Mac. You can delete them individually or use command or shift to select multiple backups.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"628666\" src=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2020\/01\/15\/how-to-delete-iphone-backups-mac-macos-catalina\/how-to-delete-iphone-backup-mac-macos-catalina-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/01\/how-to-delete-iphone-backup-mac-macos-catalina-2.png\" data-orig-size=\"1716,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"how-to-delete-iphone-backup-mac-macos-catalina-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/01\/how-to-delete-iphone-backup-mac-macos-catalina-2.png?w=655\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/01\/how-to-delete-iphone-backup-mac-macos-catalina-2.png?w=1000\" title=\"Mac: How to delete iPhone backups in macOS Catalina\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-628666\" alt=\"How to delete iPhone backups macOS Catalina walkthrough 2\" width=\"1000\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/01\/how-to-delete-iphone-backup-mac-macos-catalina-2.png 1716w, https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/01\/how-to-delete-iphone-backup-mac-macos-catalina-2.png?resize=155,58 155w, https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/01\/how-to-delete-iphone-backup-mac-macos-catalina-2.png?resize=655,244 655w, https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/01\/how-to-delete-iphone-backup-mac-macos-catalina-2.png?resize=768,286 768w, https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/01\/how-to-delete-iphone-backup-mac-macos-catalina-2.png?resize=1024,382 1024w, https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/01\/how-to-delete-iphone-backup-mac-macos-catalina-2.png?resize=350,131 350w, https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/01\/how-to-delete-iphone-backup-mac-macos-catalina-2.png?resize=1600,597 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"628667\" src=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2020\/01\/15\/how-to-delete-iphone-backups-mac-macos-catalina\/how-to-delete-iphone-backup-mac-macos-catalina-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/01\/how-to-delete-iphone-backup-mac-macos-catalina-3.png\" data-orig-size=\"826,244\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"how-to-delete-iphone-backup-mac-macos-catalina-3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/01\/how-to-delete-iphone-backup-mac-macos-catalina-3.png?w=655\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/01\/how-to-delete-iphone-backup-mac-macos-catalina-3.png?w=826\" title=\"Mac: How to delete iPhone backups in macOS Catalina\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-628667\" alt=\"How to delete iPhone backups macOS Catalina walkthrough 3\" width=\"826\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/01\/how-to-delete-iphone-backup-mac-macos-catalina-3.png 826w, https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/01\/how-to-delete-iphone-backup-mac-macos-catalina-3.png?resize=155,46 155w, https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/01\/how-to-delete-iphone-backup-mac-macos-catalina-3.png?resize=655,193 655w, https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/01\/how-to-delete-iphone-backup-mac-macos-catalina-3.png?resize=768,227 768w, https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/01\/how-to-delete-iphone-backup-mac-macos-catalina-3.png?resize=350,103 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 826px) 100vw, 826px\"\/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Read more <em>9to5Mac<\/em> tutorials:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>iPhone &amp; 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