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Where do iTunes backup files reside?

I'm not worried about music, but I imagine everything is in the same place. My primary concern is iCal and Address Book. I back up my iPhone and iPad to iTunes. I want to make sure it backs up to Carbonite so in the unlikely event I would loose my Mac and both devices (fire, theft. etc) and if I would need data I would need to know where to look. I don't want to use iCloud, I've had too much trouble with all 3 devices syncing to each other.

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iMac 20 in., Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Feb 29, 2012 3:35 AM

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Limnos

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Posted on Feb 29, 2012 6:11 AM

http://osxdaily.com/2009/09/11/iphone-backup-location/ - "in Mac OS X your iPhone files are backed up at the following location: ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/"

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Aug 28, 2013 2:29 PM in response to Chris CA

Yeah, it doesn't exist. :/

Apr 4, 2015 12:10 PM in response to TheGirlWrites

This link has just about everything you need to know about iOS (iPhone, iPad, etc.) backups:

Create and delete iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch backups in iTunes - Apple Support

FYI. Here is how you get to any folder that exists on your mac:

1) Click on any open area of the desktop, which will bring up the "Finder" menu at the very top left of the screen

2) In the "Finder" menu, select "Go"

3) In the drop-down menu select "Go to Folder..."

4) In the pop-up there will be a "Go to the folder:" text box

5) Type the folder path you are trying to get to, ie.

~/Library

NOTE: This will open the "Library" folder for the current user. Remember the squiggly / tilde character (~), which is short for: /users/[Current User Name]

6) Now click the "Go" button

NOTE: If you entered a folder path that does not exist, a message just below the text box will tell you: "The folder can't be found."