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
What is the current format of the C: and D: drives? Reformatting destroys any data currently on the drive so you would need to backup that data first, then restore it afterwards. assuming it is necessary. NTFS should be the default format for any reasonably recent Windows computer. How much free space is there on C:? How big are the device backups? My understanding is that the first step when you try to restore a device is that the existing backup is duplicated. If there isn't enough room for that operation the restore fails, but iTunes may not clean up the duplicate data it has started creating.
tt2
User name on my computer is just my first name. And the back ups I tried to copy to another location then opened a windows command/ junction which said was successful, but still unable to even start a sync through iTunes.
For the relocation to work properly the Backup folder inside %AppData%\MobileSync should be moved to drive D:\ for example into a new folder called D:\MobileSync, leaving %AppData%\MobileSync empty and more space on the C: drive than there was before. %AppData% should resolve to C:\Users\<User>\AppData\Roaming.
If you moved the backup data as described then the following command would relink the data folder to path that iTunes is expecting.
MkLink /J "%AppData%\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup" "D:\MobileSync\Backup"
After issuing the command the data would appear to be exactly where it was before, but the space is only taken up on D:, not on C:. When iTunes is run the existing set of previous backups should show under Edit > Preferences > Devices.
tt2
I was looking for this answer as well, its been a few years since this most was made, and since then the answer has changed (at least on my Windows 10 (Anniversary Edition) x64 Pro) PC:
C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup
was where I found it (I didn't find it in 'local').
In CMD when i tried the MkLink command it gave an Access is denied error (i did run cmd in admin mode)
nvm scratch that i forgot the /J
Any help? Thanks in advance 🙂 it says "The Filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect"
this what happens now any advice? it says: the system cannot find the file specified. thanks!!🙂
Thanks for the help!!! but I still need your HHHEELLLPP!!!!😁😁 It says: Access is denied 0 dir(s) moved.
Dear All,
I am encountering a problem using the Junction when I tried to create the link as shown in the picture.
My Window is still XP
Could anybody help me?
Thanks in advance!
Dear turingtest2,
I am encountering a problem using the Junction when I tried to create the link as shown in the picture.
My Window is still XP
Could you help me?
Thanks in advance!
Dear tt2,
I have put quote marks at the path but still not working.
Anything I typed wrong?
Could you help me to type the command so that I could copy it into the command prompt?
Thanks for your help!
I just can't do it im so ******!!!! I think I've mistaken when moving the backup folder using the windows explorer!! btw my OS is windows 8
Access Denied 0 dir(s) moved
And just to confirm that under Edit > Preferences > Devices iTunes lists the device backups as expected.
tt2
Change backup location?
