How can I change the disk where the Backup folder is stored?
I am using OSX High Sierra. and iTunes to backup my iPad mini. . How can I change the disk where the Backup folder is stored?
iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.13
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See Relocate iOS device backups. Review the rest of the Make a split library portable user tip for advice on organizing the library on external storage.
A recent change to the forum software has messed up the formatting of the user tip somewhat. The terminal command should look like this:
ln -s "/Volumes/<New Volume>/MobileSync/Backup" "/Users/<User>/Library/Application Support/MobileSync"
Where <New Volume> is the name of the volume you want to store the data on, and <User> is the name of your profile. If there are spaces in the path wrap with quotes or escape with backslash. It is probably easier to type in ln -s then drag and drop the two folders onto the command line in turn.
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