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Hello all!
Is it possible to change the location of the IPSW files to an external Hard Drive?
I know they are located "~/Library/iTunes" but I want to move them to an external Hard Drive as I download a lot of these files do to me working at an AASP and it makes my life so much easier not having to download them over and over again.
Mac mini 2018 or later
Okay so I figured it out. For anyone else wondering you do the following
If you have any preexisting backups go to "~/Library/Application\ Support/MobileSync/Backup" and rename the "Backup" folder to "Backup (old)". This way you will have a backup in the event it does not work.
Once that is complete make sure you create a folder called "Backup" on your external drive.
Lastly do the following command in terminal:
sudo ln -s /Volumes/{external drive name}/Backup ~/Library/Application\ Support/MobileSync/Backup
If you use Apple Configurator 2 you can also move them by doing the same thing as above but the command will be as follows:
sudo ln -s /Volumes/{external drive name}/Firmware "/Users/{Your user folder}}/Library/Group Containers/K36BKF7T3D.group.com.apple.configurator/Library/Caches/Firmware"
Okay so I figured it out. For anyone else wondering you do the following
If you have any preexisting backups go to "~/Library/Application\ Support/MobileSync/Backup" and rename the "Backup" folder to "Backup (old)". This way you will have a backup in the event it does not work.
Once that is complete make sure you create a folder called "Backup" on your external drive.
Lastly do the following command in terminal:
sudo ln -s /Volumes/{external drive name}/Backup ~/Library/Application\ Support/MobileSync/Backup
If you use Apple Configurator 2 you can also move them by doing the same thing as above but the command will be as follows:
sudo ln -s /Volumes/{external drive name}/Firmware "/Users/{Your user folder}}/Library/Group Containers/K36BKF7T3D.group.com.apple.configurator/Library/Caches/Firmware"
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