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My C-drive is full(has 3gb free) and itunes fails to backup my ipad (32gb) when trying to install the new iOS. OTA updates keeps on failing aswell.
How do you change the default backup location of your ipad?
iPad, iOS 5.1.1, Trying to get to iOS 6
After moving my backup data here is what I see in:
C:\Users\<User>\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync
Note the link arrow over the folder icon in which also shows in the sidebar.
C:\Users\<User>\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup
Showing the linked content that is really on D:
D:\MobileSync\Backup
The actual location of the data.
I can remove the existing junction by deleting the Backup icon shown in the first image, and then recreate it with the command:
MkLink /J "%AppData%\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup" "D:\MobileSync\Backup"
Have you got to the point where you see something similar in those locations? If not, what do you see at the moment?
tt2
Sorry to bother you, but I am new to forums. I have a question like this, but dont know where to go or how to start... Please help...
Here is my question I wanted to post-
I have read many posts since 2012 for this question.
It is now 2016, and I have a small C:// drive and a huge TB D:// (secondary drive).
All my itunes media is on the D:// drive, but the backups still go on the C:// drive by default.
How do I tell my computer to save all device backups to the D: drive?
I have read some 2012 postings, but this is October of 2016. Have the directions changed?
What do I do now with a HUGE iphone that needs a big place to back up?
Please help... I am not super savvy on computers, but I did make it to here.
i have issue when i run this command and press enter it show me error like access denied
The original advice is slightly outdated. Use Relocate iOS device backups instead. Source and destination drives must be formatted as NTFS. If you still cannot make it work show me the actual command that is rejected and I'll try to make sense of it.
tt2
Why does Apple make this so difficult??? I get Permission Denied, I change to administrator prompt, still getting the same. I try the second command and get
MkLink /J "C:\Users\xxxx\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup" "D:\Documents\Backups\Apple"
"Cannot create a file when that file already exists."
Why, why, why???????? This should be a setting in the program itself! Ridiculous! I am so sick of iTunes wasting my time and am actively seeking alternatives since I haven't been able to get this program to work properly for 2 years! I hate iTunes!!!!
I take it you've moved the existing Backup folder over to the D: drive, which is formatted as NTFS, placed it inside D:\Documents\Backups, renamed it Apple, and there is no existing file or folder inside C:\Users\<User>\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync called Backup?
If so then the command ought to work.
tt2
Tt2 - thank you, but I don't know tech talk very well. How do I reformat?
There is only 4gb free space on C: when iTunes is installed. Plenty of free space on my D:
I guess I will have to figure out how to reformat them.
Just had a look and see that my c & d drives are in the ntfs format. My device back ups are 35gb
What is your username on the computer, assuming that doesn't reveal too much personal information?
Are the device backups still on C: or have you tried to move or copy them already?
tt2
How do I move the file? I've cut and pasted the contents to my d: and used that command but it doesn't work.
looks like I didn't read all the responses before making my post...... oh wells.....couldn't find the delete option.
I don't know
i type this :
Move "C:\Users\Momtaz\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup" "D:\Backup"
but it gives me ACCess denied !!
why ?
you just saved me over 300GB on my SSD!! thank you! moving that backup folder and the icloudDrive folder to my more spacious one cleared up a lot of space for me.
Change backup location?
