MobileSync Folder

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Rifles Author

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MobileSync Folder

In Users/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup

How is this data generated, and is it safe to delete files in the Backup Folder

iMac 24″, macOS 14.3

Posted on Jan 24, 2024 11:04 PM

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Answer 1

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MartinR

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Jan 25, 2024 6:33 AM in response to Rifles

This is where your iPhone/iPad backups are stored. The backups are done via the Finder when you connect your iPhone/iPad to your Mac and do a backup. If you delete the backup folder or its contents you lose your backups.

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den.thed

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Jan 25, 2024 1:09 PM in response to Rifles

Ah OK' Tell your friend that digging around and deleting things like that, will bork his Mac.

However, feel free to share the following link if you friend is running low on disk space.

Free up storage space - Apple Support

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Rifles Author

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Jan 25, 2024 11:51 AM in response to den.thed

It was not for me, a friend asked me what they were for, so that is why I contacted the Apple Community.

I have been using Apple products for over 10 years, but my friend only one month. And I was looking for a definitive answer, rather then trawling the internet.

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