Where does iTunes 11 keep the backup of my iPhone 5?

The location won't do you any good.

They are located in ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/.

Note that ~ is your user folder.

Thanks, i went there but i do not see a particular backup. Itunes shows 5 backups, I have 4 in the specified path way. Where could the fifth one be? I do not use icloud.

Thanks!

i feel like a complete idiot.

i have found both libraries and still no 'mobiledata' folder' 😟

coyotegals wrote:

i feel like a complete idiot.

i have found both libraries and still no 'mobiledata' folder' 😟

Go to the Finder.

Hold Option, go to menu Go and select Library.

oh my gosh !! i was so excited when i saw your reply ! that 'GO' !! yippee.

and then....

there is no stinkin' library under GO. 😟

As I previously noted, hold Option, go to menu Go and select Library.

Just in case anyone from Apple reads these discussions - this is the worst location on a computer for a backup now days. Most of us have SSDs and do not want 10G+ backup files multiplied by the number of iDevices wasting away on an SSD versus being in a configurable location.

I am going to move the backup folders off to a HDD location and then move them back when I need to restore. Hopefully that works. Necessary hack to a less than well thought out software.

Steve

I believe the option key trick only works if you have Lion or more recent operating systems. For Snow Leopard it doesn't seem to work.

Some people keep repeating the same answer, not explaining that you need to go to Users/[Your user name]/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup for the Library that applies to the individual user, as opposed to every user on the computer. I hope that helps clear things up.

LisleSinger wrote:

I believe the option key trick only works if you have Lion or more recent operating systems. For Snow Leopard it doesn't seem to work.

Correct. In Snow Leopard, the User library is not hidden nor is it in the Go menu.

Some people keep repeating the same answer, not explaining that you need to go to Users/[Your user name]/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup for the Library that applies to the individual user, as opposed to every user on the computer.

It has been noted a few times in this that you need to go to your username folder

Users/[Your user name]/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup for the Library

some of you may not see the Library folder from finder (like me) after click the your user name folder, but the library folder is there hiden...

go to itune > preferences > device then right click the backup file and click show in folder... it will show the file(s)...

samyeh wrote:

Users/[Your user name]/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup for the Library

some of you may not see the Library folder from finder (like me) after click the your user name folder, but the library folder is there hiden...

Unless you follow the instructions given three (3) times previously in this thread.

Just in case anyone from Apple reads these discussions - this is the worst location on a computer for a backup now days. Most of us have SSDs and do not want 10G+ backup files multiplied by the number of iDevices wasting away on an SSD versus being in a configurable location.

I couldn't agree more. Surely it would be simple to make it easily configurable? A bit like the 'advanced' preference setting for ITunes Media folder location, which enables it to be relocated or even on a shared drive!

PeterJEB wrote:

I couldn't agree more. Surely it would be simple to make it easily configurable?

Perhaps you would tell Apple?

-> http://www.apple.com/feedback/

The BEST option is iTunes > Preferences > Devices

Thanks Chris CA

Following your instructions, I've located all the back-up files on my PC but all the files names are very long jumbles of letters/numbers, which I'm unable to open. I'm not great with Apple stuff - all I'm trying to do is move all the photos on my iPhone to my PC to clear space on my phone but I need to know where the photos have gone and to be able to view them before I delete them from my phone! Help please?!