Catalina: backup iOS devices programatically Before Catalina, I used to be able to use a simple AppleScript to open iTunes and select the menubar to back up connected iPhone/iPad; In Catalina, this function is moved to Finder and so far I haven't been able to find out how to click in the Finder's sidebar > location > iPhone. Has anyone had any luck with that?
Apple Configurator 21  has a command line utility cfgutil, which can be installed from the menubar in Apple Configurator
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With cfgutil installed, you can run the command: cfgutil backup 

 
Apple Configurator 2 includes an Automator action too, which does the same as the above command. 

1Currently requires macOS version 10.14.6 or later.