I've got one of the first generation iPad Airs and it will only update to iOS 12.4.2. I'm trying to back it up and synch it using my iMac on which I've installed Catalina (10.15). The iPad shows in the sidebar of Finder but when I click on it, after a minute of waiting I get a message saying "The selected device could not be found." I have no problem backing up and synching my iPhone which is running 13.1.2 and I've had no problems backing up and synching this iPad in the past. Does anyone know if the new method works with devices running iOS 12?
IOS – Does Catalina synch and backup devices running iOS 12
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I had this problem with an iPad. I did the initial setup over USB, enabled Wi-Fi sync, but then when I removed the iPad, it disappeared from the iTunes sidebar, but my iPhone didn't have that problem.
Turned out that I had been disconnecting the USB end of the cable from my Mac first; disconnecting the dock connector end from the iPad (then removing the USB end) made it stay in the sidebar. Completely bonkers, really doesn't seem like it should be that way (or even that iTunes could discern what was disconnected when), but that's what fixed it for me.
All the way at the bottom right corner of the Apple Store screen there is a round symbol representing which country Apple store are you in.
Click on it and it will bring you choices to switch country.
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I would suggest you try this:
https://www.catalinaosx.com/macos-catalina-continuity-issues-device-timed-out/