Where iTunes Stores iPhone, iPad, iPod Backups (Mac)
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Posted March 5, 2016 at 9:18pm by iClarified
iTunes for OS X stores the local backups of your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch in the following folder: ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/
Follow these steps to open the folder:
Step One Open a new Finder window by clicking the application icon in your dock.
Step Two Select Go to Folder... from the Go menu at the top of the screen.
Step Three Type ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/ into the entryfield and click Go.
Step Four Finder will take you to the folder with all your backups.
The backups are saved under obscure directory names. To locate a specific backup, follow these steps:
Step One Launch iTunes
Step Two Choose Preferences from the iTunes menu at the top left.
Step Three Select the Devices tab from the Preferences window.
Step Four You be shown a list of all your backups. Right click or Ctrl click the backup you're looking for and choose Show in Finder from the contextual menu.
Step Five A new Finder window will open with the backup directory selected.
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