Can I transfer iPhone backup from Mac to PC?

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Ocelotcake Author

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Can I transfer iPhone backup from Mac to PC?

Is there anyway it can be done?

iPhone 7 Plus, iOS 10

Posted on Sep 23, 2016 5:04 AM

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Limnos

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Sep 23, 2016 5:37 AM in response to Ocelotcake

http://osxdaily.com/2009/09/11/iphone-backup-location/ - your iPhone files are backed up at the following location:

in Mac OS X:

~(your home directory)/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/

in Windows XP:

C:\Documents and Settings\(user)\Application Data\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup

in Windows Vista, Windows 7:

C:\Users\(user)\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup

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Ocelotcake Author

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Sep 23, 2016 5:42 AM in response to Limnos

Thanks Limnos. We may know where they are located on each operating system but does this actually mean I can successfully transfer the backup from Mac to Windows?

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Limnos

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Sep 23, 2016 5:58 AM in response to Ocelotcake

Yes, drag it from the location on the Mac to a flash drive or something, then to the correct location on the PC.

May I ask what its the reason for doing this? Sometimes people ask on this forum how to do something specific without mentioning it is part of a bigger task and it turns out they are going about it all wrong.

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