How can I move the mobile applications folder

I too don't like that iTunes saves mobile apps, podcasts, ringtones, and music together under under one directory.. I have designed my computer to house Music & iPhone apps on different hard drives, so this is just an inconvenience for me.. I reached here because I'm online browsing to see if there is a Windows Registry entry for iTunes I can edit to allow me to change the location for all these different types of media.. so far, no luck! 😟

Hello friends, I was hoping for a better answer to this too. There's a "hack" that you can use, I thought I'd share. If you look it up you can use a reparse point/junction tool to create a directory on the C: that points to a folder on another drive. I think you can also use the Disk Management tool to do this. So basically create the folder, move everything from the AppData\iTunes directory into it, then mount it back under the AppData folder. iTunes won't know the difference.

I haven't checked lately, but last time I did iTunes had a habit of breaking junctions created inside the media folder next time something is added/edited that lives on the redirected path.

The technique is however useful for relocating the MobileSync backup folder which otherwise lives on the system drive.

Moving the iOS device backup location

Open a command prompt by hitting the start button and typing CMD<Enter> in the search box that opens up, or with Start > Run on older Windows.

To move the current backup folder from C: to X: (for example) type in this command and press <Enter>

Move "C:\Users\<User>\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup" "X:\Backup"

Where <User> is your Windows user name.

To make iTunes look for the data in the new location type in this command and press <Enter>

MkLink /J "C:\Users\<User>\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup" "X:\Backup"

If your preferred drive has a different letter or you already have a folder called "Backup" then edit "X:\Backup" accordingly in both commands.

If you have Windows XP then you'll need a third-party tool such as Junction to link the two locations together instead of the MkLink command. The source folder is C:\Documents and Settings\<User>\Application Data\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup

I'd still recommend making a split library portable so that library files, media and apps are all on one drive in a sensible layout which is then backed up...

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