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iTunes backup location: Where is the backup folder located?

By SK 0 comments Last updated July 4, 2013

You can back up your iOS device (e.g., your settings, Messages, Camera Roll, documents, and other data) via iTunes.  You may want to manually retrieve backups made by iTunes for various reasons. For instance you may back up a copy of your backup for extra security. So where are iTunes backup files and folders located on your computer. Here is how you can access them:

Mac: iTunes backup location

~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/. You may access this folder:

  • Finder > “Go” menu navigate down to “Go to Folder” OR
  • Hit Command+Shift+G

finder go go folder

Note: ~ represents your user directory, for example mine is /Users/fskurt/Library/

Windows XP back up location

\Documents and Settings\(username)\Application Data\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\

Windows Vista and Windows 7 iTunes backup folder

\Users\(username)\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\

Related:

  • Backups: iTunes vs iCloud, How to choose?
  • Please contact iTunes support to complete this transaction
  • Wrong passcode! iPhone / iPad / iPod disabled, connect to iTunes error fix
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Obsessed with tech since the early arrival of A/UX on Apple, Sudz (SK) is responsible for the original editorial direction of AppleToolBox. He is based out of Los Angeles, CA.

Sudz specializes in covering all things macOS, having reviewed dozens of OS X and macOS developments over the years.

In a former life, Sudz worked helping Fortune 100 companies with their technology and business transformation aspirations.

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