If you’re an Apple device user, you’re likely to take backups of your device on your computer using iTunes. However, iTunes stores the backup on the [C:] drive of your PC by default, which can quickly fill up the drive and cause your computer’s performance to suffer. In this blog post, we’ll show you how to change the iTunes backup location and transfer the backup file to another location of your choice.
Step 1: Find and Rename Your Backup Location
The first step is to find your backup location and rename it. Backup locations vary based on how you installed the iTunes app. If you installed iTunes from your web browser, you have to go to this location: users{USERNAME}AppDataRoamingAppleComputerMobileSyncBackup. If you installed from the Microsoft Store, you have to go to this location: users{USERNAME}AppleMobileSyncBackup.
Once you have located your backup folder, right-click on it and choose ‘Rename.’ You can name it anything you want, but make sure it is not named ‘Backup.’ We suggest naming it something like ‘Old Backup.’
Step 2: Transfer the File to the New Location
The second step is to transfer the backup file to the new location. The new location can be on another drive on your PC or an external drive. To transfer the file to the new location, follow these steps:
1. Open your drive and create a new folder. Name it ‘New iTunes Backup’ or anything you want.
2. Go back to your old location, press shift and right-click. Click on ‘Open Powershell Window.’
3. Type the following command: cmd /c mklink /J “OldLocationpathBackup” “New Location.” You can find the command in the description below.
4. Get the old location path and copy it. You can find the path by clicking on the backup file location.
5. Paste the path in the command and add “backward-slash backup.”
6. Get the new location path and copy it. You can find the path by clicking on the ‘New iTunes Backup’ folder.
7. Paste the path in the command.
8. Once you type the command, press Enter.
As soon as the command appears, you will see that a new backup folder is created in the new location. Any new backup added to iTunes will be automatically transferred to the new location and will not occupy any space in the C Drive.
Conclusion
That’s it for today’s guide on how to move iTunes to a different drive. By following these simple steps, you can free up space on your C Drive and prevent any bad performance issues. We hope this guide was helpful to you. Share it with your friends and let us know your thoughts in the comments below!