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Back Up iPhone to SD card rather than MacBook Air Hard Drive.

Can I back up my iPhone to an SD card instead of my MacBook Air's hard drive?

MacBook Air

Posted on Nov 16, 2022 9:59 PM

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Posted on Nov 16, 2022 10:04 PM

Apple does not recommend that.


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To avoid ruining any of your backup files, here's what you should know:


  • The Finder and iTunes 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.
  • Don't edit, relocate, rename, or extract content from your backup files. For example, to restore from a relocated backup file, you need to move the backup file back to where it was in the Backup folder or the file won't work. Backups serve as a safe copy of almost all of your device's data and settings. So while you might be able to view or access a backup file's contents, the contents usually aren't stored in a format that you can read.

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copied from: Locate backups of your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

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Nov 16, 2022 10:04 PM in response to TwoPlus

Apple does not recommend that.


...

To avoid ruining any of your backup files, here's what you should know:


  • The Finder and iTunes 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.
  • Don't edit, relocate, rename, or extract content from your backup files. For example, to restore from a relocated backup file, you need to move the backup file back to where it was in the Backup folder or the file won't work. Backups serve as a safe copy of almost all of your device's data and settings. So while you might be able to view or access a backup file's contents, the contents usually aren't stored in a format that you can read.

...

copied from: Locate backups of your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

Back Up iPhone to SD card rather than MacBook Air Hard Drive.

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