Mac User Guide
- Welcome
- What’s new in macOS Sequoia
-
- Intro to Continuity
- Use AirDrop to send items to nearby devices
- Hand off tasks between devices
- Control your iPhone from your Mac
- Copy and paste between devices
- Stream video and audio with AirPlay
- Make and receive calls and text messages on your Mac
- Use your iPhone internet connection with your Mac
- Share your Wi-Fi password with another device
- Use iPhone as a webcam
- Insert sketches, photos and scans from iPhone or iPad
- Unlock your Mac with Apple Watch
- Use your iPad as a second display
- Use one keyboard and mouse to control Mac and iPad
- Sync music, books and more between devices
-
- Control what you share
- Set up your Mac to be secure
- Allow apps to see the location of your Mac
- Use Private Browsing
- Keep your data safe
- Understand passwords
- Change weak or compromised passwords
- Keep your Apple Account secure
- Use Mail Privacy Protection
- Use Sign in with Apple for apps and websites
- Find a missing device
- Resources for your Mac
- Resources for your Apple devices
- Copyright
If your device doesn’t appear in the sidebar when connected to Mac
If you connected your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to your Mac using a USB cable and don’t see it in the Finder sidebar, check the following:
Check that the cable is properly connected. When your Mac and device are connected correctly, you should see that your device is charging.
Make sure that the device is unlocked and the Home Screen is visible.
Check that Finder settings are set to show your device in the sidebar. See the instructions below.
Set Finder settings to show your device in the sidebar
Connect your device to your Mac.
You can connect your device using a USB or USB-C cable, or a Wi-Fi connection. See Sync content between your Mac and iPhone, iPad or iPod touch over Wi-Fi.
Click
in the Dock to open a Finder window, then choose Finder > Settings.Click Sidebar.
Below Locations, select the CDs, DVDs and iOS Devices tickbox.
Check the sidebar again, below Locations, to see if your device is showing.
Click the device to see the syncing options.
If your device still doesn’t appear in the sidebar, see the Apple Support article If your computer doesn’t recognise your iPhone or iPad.