In OS X, i. Tunes stores its backup files in the folder: ~/Library/Application Support/Mobile, and sync/backup/. Finding this location on your hard drive is easy, here’s how: Open a Finder window.
Where does iTunes put iPhone backups in PC (Windows 7)?
Everyone has a folder called App, and data . You need to show hidden folders. I finally found a way to locate where are the backup files.
The Finder and i. Tunes save backups to a Backup folder. The location of the Backup folder varies by operating system. Though you can copy the Backup folder, you should never move it to a different folder, external drive, or network drive.
You should be thinking “Where are my iPhone files backed up?”
, for mac OS users, your i. Phone files are backed up at the following location : The (~) symbol, representing your home directory of Mac, is the same place where your other personal documents are stored . There are 2 ways that you can easily find the i. Tunes backup location.
For Windows XP users, your computer stores all of your i. Phone backup files in the path like this: C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Apple Computer\Mobile, and sync\backup. For the Windows Store version of i. Tunes, the location is slightly different.
How to manage iTunes backup on iPhone?
If using the latest Catalina, then head over to the connected i. Phone under the Locations section in the Finder window. Here click on “Manage Backups”, Device backups window will pop up. Right-click on the backup file and press “Show in Finder”. Part 2: How to change the i. Tunes backup location?
So, how do I back up my iPhone using iTunes?
Update May 18, 2018: There is now a version of i. Tunes available in the Microsoft Store as well as from the Apple website. If you installed i. Tunes from the Microsoft Store for Windows 10, then your backups are stored in a slightly different location.
How to change iTunes backup location on Windows 10?
We will be using the symlink method – symbolic link to change i. Tunes backup location on Windows 10. The symlink is a new path for i. Tunes to get to the backups folder. Here I’ll show you how to use the Windows Command Prompt application to create a symbolic link that effectively tricks i. Tunes into backing up on to the new location you want.