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Q: Change backup location?

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

Posted on Apr 17, 2013 10:09 AM

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  • by icemanlive,

    icemanlive icemanlive Sep 11, 2016 9:46 AM in response to turingtest2
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    Sep 11, 2016 9:46 AM in response to turingtest2

    turingtest2Nov 10, 2014 5:41 PM in response to kalirob2k13

    It works! You need to perform the following task in sequence

     

    1. copy backup files from original itunes backup directory to the new one you just created.

    2. delete the backup files and 'Backup' directory  from original itunes backup directory

    3. run

    MkLink /J "C:\Users\My\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\Mobile

    Sync\Backup" "K:\iTunes\MobileSync\Backup"

    4. Expected result: the backup files will be stored in new backup location although you still see files in the original backup directory.

  • by turingtest2,

    turingtest2 turingtest2 Sep 11, 2016 10:26 AM in response to icemanlive
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    Sep 11, 2016 10:26 AM in response to icemanlive

     

     

    tt2

  • by dhaliaturiaga,

    dhaliaturiaga dhaliaturiaga Sep 22, 2016 12:14 AM in response to RegiMeister
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    Sep 22, 2016 12:14 AM in response to RegiMeister

    The original location of the Backups is in a folder called MobileSync

    This folder is located in: C:\Users\*USERNAME*\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup

    And to do move this folder's location, you will have to:

    • Copy the folder to the new location (for example at the root of an external hard disk drive (HDD)
    • Go to the orinal folder location C:\Users\*USERNAME*\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\
    • Delete the folder "Backup" within or rename it "BackupOld" to keep it
    • Press Shift+Right Click to open a Command window from that location
    • Type the following command
    mklink /J “%APPDATA%\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup” “<Your External HDD>:\iTunes Backup”
    • Close Command prompt
    • Launch a backup, see if it has been properly located and iTunes sees is as the latest

     

    ~dhaliaturiaga

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