How to Change iTunes Backup Location in Windows 10! [Complete Guide]
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Learn how to change iTunes backup location in windows 10, in this complete guide. You can change iTunes backup location to external hard drive, NAS, ‘D’ drive or to any storage medium using this method on Windows 10. Basically, we can use Windows PowerShell or Command Prompt on a computer and run few command to change iTunes backup location. In this tutorial, I have also covered how you can revert back to ‘C’ drive or cancel new iTunes backup location without losing your data.
So if you’re wondering how to change iTunes backup location to d drive or how to change iTunes backup to external hard drive, then this video is the solution for you. In the end of the video, I have tried to cover few tips that you need to consider before changing iTunes backup location on your Windows 10 pc.
So now go ahead, watch this video and change iTunes backup location in Windows 10.
Ask me if you have any questions down in the comments section below.
If this video really helps, do share it with your friends and loved ones! 🤟🏼
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➤ Text/ Commands used in the tutorial for changing iTunes backup location to external hard drive?
👉🏼 For iTunes installed from Apple’s website:
cmd /c mklink /J “C:\Users\[USERNAME]\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup” “NEW iTUNES BACKUP LOCATION”
👉🏼 For iTunes installed from Microsoft Store on Windows 10 computer:
cmd /c mklink /J “C:\Users\[USERNAME]\Apple\MobileSync\Backup” “NEW iTUNES BACKUP LOCATION”
👉🏼 For removing new iTunes backup location:
cmd /c rmdir NEW iTUNES BACKUP LOCATION
✅ Note:
- USERNAME shall be replaced with your Windows username. Most of the times, it shall be your own name.
- ‘C’ drive is the Windows 10 installation drive. 99% of the times, Windows is installed on ‘C’ drive for casual users. Change it if you have installed it on another drive.
- NEW iTUNES BACKUP LOCATION shall be replaced your preferred iTunes backup location which could be ‘D’ drive, ‘E’ drive, NAS or external hard drive.
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➤ iTunes backup location on Windows 10 Computer?
👉🏼 For iTunes installed from Apple’s website:
C:\Users\[USERNAME]\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup
👉🏼 For iTunes installed from Microsoft Store on Windows 10 computer:
C:\Users\[USERNAME]\Apple\MobileSync\Backup
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➤ What’s in this how to change iTunes backup location in Windows 10 video?
⏳Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:20 Find out iTunes backup location
01:39 Rename Backup folder
02:00 Connect external hard drive
02:21 Create new iTunes backup location
02:50 Launch Windows PowerShell
03:22 Change iTunes backup location
05:10 Demo with old iPhone backup
06:50 Deleting iPhone backup demo
07:23 Creating new iTunes backup
08:31 Cancelling new iTunes backup location
10:07 Things to take care
11:19 Thanking note
Hope you guys found this how to change iTunes backup location in Windows 10 video useful!
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@hasan6907
3 жыл бұрын
i've watched many tutorials but your's was the only one that helped me actually . thankyou ! now my problem is that i transferred the backup in my external hard i want to get rid of my laptop in which it was backed up and also i don't have that iphone now (the one's backup i transferred ) . my question is how do i restore this back when i need to as i won't have this laptop to which the tranferred backup is linked to ? please guide me in this regard . THANKYOU !
@edwardheath3706
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this tutorial! You saved me from having an argument between my wife and myself. We’re switching phone providers and needed to back up our phones first just to make sure we don’t lose any information and our computer storages were full! So I bought an HDD external drive and couldn’t figure out how to change the back up location. Your instructions were phenomenal! Two thumbs up and I’ll suscribe!
@jamalmohamed3338
6 ай бұрын
I'm having issues with backup is it possible to contact you anyways!
I don't think I have ever watched tutorial as good as this. I'm tempted to re-watch it just because it was so well done.
@em5036
3 жыл бұрын
This was the best tutorial I have ever watched in the internet.
@kittyone600
2 жыл бұрын
@@em5036 I would have to agree.
@Fullkornsglass
2 жыл бұрын
Second that!
@emblems4life726
2 жыл бұрын
I third it. Great job and I was successful with the guidance you provided.
What an amazing tutorial. As someone with NO experience in this area, this was so easy to follow. And mission accomplished. Thank you. Subscribed!
As mentioned by other reviewers, this tutorial is top notch in presentaion and detail. For example, just a simple detail like where to enter a space when typing in the PowerShell box is covered. I previously tried other youtube and online tutorials and ended up corrupting my existing iTunes backups simply because no one else mentioned where to type a space! Thank you for a very clear and consise tutorial.
i love how everything on this tut is detailed, thank you and keep up the great work!
@FriendlyVikas
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you friend!
Extremely helpful and easy to follow with simple directions. Much much better video than any other on KZread
@FriendlyVikas
3 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
Absolutely phenomenal video. Amazing commentary, amazing editing, amazing explanation. Huge thumbs up!
@FriendlyVikas
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks a ton! 😍
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2 жыл бұрын
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Stellar tutorial! You not only gave the solution but you thought everything through, something we barely see in other tutorials! Superb, huge thumbs up!
High quality guide man! Helped me alot with some storage problems :)
This is such a high quality, well made tutorial. Thank you :)
I agree with most of the comments here. It's rare to find an explanatory video as clear as this one. Thank you so much!
I don’t have enough words to thank you. I’ve read and watched several tutorial and you were the only one to make it clear and simple! Keep the good job ❤
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One of the greatest videos I have ever seen, so easy to follow and simple directions. I never comment but absolutely stunning mate.
@FriendlyVikas
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊
It worked! Thanks! This is the best most up to date video on this topic. I saw a few. None worked except this one. Good work.
Omg thank you have been trying this for ages now it finally works
This was the BEST explanation!! Every damn website I went to, and some videos, didn't explain in nearly this depth and ended up being more confusing. Thank you thank you thank you!
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2 жыл бұрын
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@FriendlyVikas
3 жыл бұрын
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@sohamlinus6544
3 жыл бұрын
@@FriendlyVikas Bro listen everything is ok frm this video but my iphone backup is not showing up from iTunes what to do my mom is going to kill me😭😭😭😭. Everything correctly I did even backup showing on external but while restoration doesn't show backup what to do😭😭😭😭😭
You have no clue how happy you've made me... blessings upon you
@FriendlyVikas
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! 😊
After 4 other videos on how to change my backup location, this video worked like none of the other did.. The checks and demonstrations made it work the first time..
@FriendlyVikas
2 жыл бұрын
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This is one of the BEST tutorials I have ever watched. My friend, take pride in your work because you do a fantastic job. Helping people like this is very generous, thank you!
Thank you Vikas! You spared me my headache I’ve had for the last few days. As a person who is not too computer savvy you made this process very easy to understand. Just in time for the new IPhone 12 pro max. Thanks again! You have a new subscriber and I will recommend and Share this video
@FriendlyVikas
3 жыл бұрын
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You are an absolute genius! At first, I couldn't figure out why my iTunes Backup folder was different from others but you explained it in a better way! I wish I could donate to you but you might not have e-sewa and I don't have PayPal but really appreciated
@FriendlyVikas
3 жыл бұрын
Cheers friend ✌🏼
You save my life, mate. Thank you so much. I've never seen any tutorial as good as this one. Well done.
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3 жыл бұрын
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Thank you! Nicely explained, and very clear.
Hey man, I just wanna say that the way you made this video, it is top notch. It is straight to the point, with clear and visual instructions. Hope you get more success. Stay blessed.
@FriendlyVikas
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you friend 😊
This was a great video, thank you! Saving this as a reference for later (useful when you have a computer where you need to re-install frequently 😅)
@FriendlyVikas
3 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you!!!!!! I’m getting a new iPhone today, but I have voicemails from both my parents that I’ve saved to voice memos so I can save them since they’ve both passed away in the last three years. I bought a new computer and external hard drive so I can make sure they are saved since I’ll never get to hear their voices again without those memos. I didn’t even think about the storage on the computer since I was planning on saving everything to the external drive, but of course that wasn’t easy to change where my iPhone would store my backup. You just saved me from just giving up and never updating my iPhone again. I can’t tell you how much your video has helped me. If I lost these memos it would crush me. Thank you.
you should be the standard for ALL youtube tutorials. this was perfect, very well done, very concise instructions, great visuals... you definitely earned a like, a comment, a subscription and a favorite from me... and a BIG THANK YOU for solving this issue for me. so many bad articles and videos out there. looking forward to more from you now. thanks again
@flyingscot19
2 жыл бұрын
Totally agree with this review...
Man, you are SO DAMN GOOD. this is called tutorial, very well explained each and every small detail so anyone knows how to search for the subject can do as you explained so easy with 0 chance of mistakes. I really appreciate it and liked and subscribed once you explained the difference between installing iTunes from apple's website and microsoft store, I saw many crap videos trying to fix this issue and thank god found yours. Thank you so much and keep up the good work!
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2 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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It totally worked! I particularly appreciate you put every single steps with word bubbles and screen shot so that I can follow the steps seamlessly. Thank you so much!!
@FriendlyVikas
11 ай бұрын
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i have no words to thank you!!! i've been trying this for weeks and in minutes you helped me, i’m so thankful!!! amazing channel, i already subscribed! 🥰
I just want to say, VERY BIG thank you Vikas! You saved my life! I have 0 space in my phone and 0 space in my C drive but I want to back up my phone! This is the way to go and it worked!!! Your instructions are super careful and precise, even a person like me with no IT knowledge can handle this. Kudos to you! Subscribed!
@FriendlyVikas
3 жыл бұрын
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Thorough and fully explains what you're doing. Thank you for this. Plus goes through verifying if it's working how it's expected to. 👍🏾
@FriendlyVikas
3 жыл бұрын
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@FuJiKi.
3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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Straightforward and concise! Thanks so much!
I've beed trying for days thank you man
Thank you for this thorough guide 🙏🏻 tried it and worked like magic. really helped me. Keep up the good content 👍🏻
@FriendlyVikas
3 жыл бұрын
Glad it helped friend! 😊
Professional Tutorial with the smallest detail. thumbs up!
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2 жыл бұрын
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Absolutely brilliant! Liked and Subscribed done. Thank you very much.
Hello, Real person here, It always astounds me how the indian dudes on youtube will give you a clearer and more definitive method of doing things that actually works. I've wanted to do this for years and all the other vides have been a load of BS, and never worked which discouraged me and I never got it done. I hope whoever sees this also has it work for them. I made sure to delete the old files, have itunes make a new backup just to make sure everything was exactly the same as it appears in the video, and this time, I was successful. Good luck to all, and thank you Vikas for making a tutorial that has eased my frustration with this particular topic.
@FriendlyVikas
2 жыл бұрын
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Fantastic tutorial - Perfectly explained and easily replicated. Thank you Vikas x
@FriendlyVikas
2 жыл бұрын
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Thanks, I was trying to do this for long time... this helped a lot
@FriendlyVikas
3 жыл бұрын
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@kenwarner5387
Ай бұрын
Have you tried to restore it from the new location? I hear doesn’t work
Thank you so much. You were a great help! I absolutely loved the concise and to-the-point presentation and delivery. Keep going.
Thank you! It was so clear. Thanks for the awesome job! Had to subscribe and like.
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@MisterGaiGai
3 жыл бұрын
Yo for real
Nice! You really did a great job of translating all the stuff people were saying on forums
thank you so much for the help, ive been struggling with this for hours
Probably the best tutorial i've ever watched ! Thank you so much it has helped me a lot !
I rarely comment on tutorial videos but this one is just really hard not to. This video is superb man. Really thorough explanation, easy to follow, and has completely answered all the questions I've been having. Extremely well done, keep up the great work! Regards from Malaysia.
@FriendlyVikas
Жыл бұрын
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wow I spent hours trying to back up my phone to somewhere else. Your tutorial was brilliant, an idiots guide to changing the back up drive, thank you so much. Phone all backed up now.
Thank you Vikas! Mission successful! great video!
Thank you so much man, jeez, everyone else was garbage! You're a Godsend. God bless. Thank you.
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3 жыл бұрын
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Omg you save my ass! This video deserve at least 1 M views! I’m Chinese and we don’t have such detail and step by step tutorial for this, well done!
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3 жыл бұрын
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@blackcat49345
3 жыл бұрын
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@FriendlyVikas
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing! It’ll definable help a lot. I appreciate 😊
Amazing tutorial thank you so much. I've spent hours trying to find this. This video deserves millions of views.
@FriendlyVikas
3 жыл бұрын
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Bro amazing explanation, very detailed and precise! Thank you for the awesome video!
Tq😻😻😻
@FriendlyVikas
2 жыл бұрын
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@HappySingh-ri9qh
2 жыл бұрын
I understood everything perfectly. Perhaps you should go back to English class Bhadu Brothers. Don’t be a di&k
[Update] 🔴 Guys, I see people facing issues while restoring iPhone after backing up using this method. Please don't save your iPhone backups on external hard drive, if it is not that necessary. And remove this link and save iPhone backup on C drive (default) before you restore it to your iPhone. Avoid restoring directly from Had Disk. 🤷🏻♂️
@RudiAlba
3 жыл бұрын
All files end with .plist
@RudiAlba
3 жыл бұрын
Well are you going to help out? This didn’t work for me, what to do know?
@thebak4d
3 жыл бұрын
So what is the point then? Chances are, you’re doing this because you don’t have room on C drive. Can you not restore them from external? Then why waste your time?
@DearxDhea
3 жыл бұрын
Hi, do you have any suggestions for this problem? I don’t know what i should delete from my local disk
@thebak4d
3 жыл бұрын
@@DearxDhea it ended up working for me on a restore. The backup file from the external HD popped up when restoring and it worked just fine.
This is fantastic! Thank you for explaining everything in great detail and it was easy to follow!
Accurate video... others are doing it the way they have it on their own computers.... Vikas has explained a way to fit for all
Very very useful and complete descriptions Thank you so much bro🙏🏼😍
Excellent, very well done. Explained clearly, detailed but not complicated. Thanks!
@FriendlyVikas
2 жыл бұрын
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Amazing explanation, much needed video
THANK YOU SO MUCH! this worked after several hours of hair pulling stress, I was so worried that I lost years of memories. Thank you
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3 жыл бұрын
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Probably the most helpful video I have ever watched! Thanks.
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Жыл бұрын
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This works wonders! Thank you so much.
I have been looking for guides for this at least 10 different occasions in my life. Pinning this one because it BY FAR THE BEST ONE and EASIEST guide I have ever encountered. Thanks alot !!!
thank you so much..amazing walkthrough. slow and accurate!
Thanks man. I have been struggling with this
Thank you so much! None of the other videos helped but this one worked perfectly! Thank you sir :)
@FriendlyVikas
3 жыл бұрын
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you know what, you're serving people too in a different manner. I can't thank you enough for this life-saving video. so please continue this service. thank you so so much
Amazing, thank you very much!
I've stumbled upon 3-5 websites but yours is the only one that worked effectively! Now I can be relieved that my C drive memory won't get full because of iTunes backup. Thank you so much!! ♥
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3 жыл бұрын
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you are amazing, i contacted apple support looking for something like this and they couldnt help me. read a million posts looking for this info and nobody could ever describe it as precisely as you. you're amazing, thank you so so much! subscribed
Most of the time Indian mentors are very clear, thank you
Wow what a great tutorial. Thanks so much for doing these. Much appreciated.
@FriendlyVikas
3 жыл бұрын
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Simple and informative, thank you so much!!
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2 жыл бұрын
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Worked a charm, thanks.
Thanks. Explained and guided very user friendly.
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Жыл бұрын
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Never have I ever seen a video as helpful and precise as yours for a solution to this query of mine. It fully worked. Simply amazing.
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2 жыл бұрын
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Well Done ! Every step is clear and precise, makes it really easy to understand ! There's even timestamps and thinks to remind at the end ! Thank You for your video !
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3 жыл бұрын
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Thank You so much my friend!
well explained, watch you again. it still works.
Thank you very much. I have watched many videos and your is the best. It actually worked. Thanks million.
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2 жыл бұрын
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Thanks so much dear! Very helpful tutorial- simplified explanation; comprehensive and reliable! 🙏👍
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@FriendlyVikas
2 жыл бұрын
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Really proffesional made video! Keep it going. Cheers
Thank you very much , it worked perfectly! 🙂
Thank you so much for your help!! If it wasn't for people like you here on KZread, I would be lost in this world.
THANK YOU SO MUCH! You've saved my C drive computer! I like your explanation. So detail. Thanks, again!
@FriendlyVikas
3 жыл бұрын
You are welcome! 😊
You're amazing my friend! I've tried to find a way to do this for over 3 hours but your video makes it looks so simple! Keep up the good work my friend, I've subscribed and I'm sure a lot more people will too!!
@FriendlyVikas
2 жыл бұрын
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Thank you - very helpful!
FOLLOWED and LIKED - only one that explains everything in detail
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3 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it ✌🏼
Thank you for saving me loads of time.
Thank you man, you saved me! Just waiting for the backup to complete and see if it restore aswell.
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3 жыл бұрын
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I have no words! Absolutely amazing tutorial! Thanks a lot. You have helped me free up so much space. Wow! Thanks
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2 жыл бұрын
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