From: jollyroger@pobox.com   
      
   On 2023-10-16, Zaidy036  wrote:   
   > On 10/15/2023 10:57 PM, Jolly Roger wrote:   
   >> On 2023-10-16, Zaidy036  wrote:   
   >>> On 10/15/2023 1:27 PM, Jolly Roger wrote:   
   >>>> On 2023-10-15, Ed Cryer  wrote:   
   >>>>> I use iTunes to backup my iPad to my Windows computer.  I recently   
   >>>>> found this; {user name} Appdata/Roaming/Apple Computer/ It is almost   
   >>>>> 10GB in size, a hidden folder, and holds backups right back to 2013.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> I can't find a setting in iTunes to limit the number of backups   
   >>>>> saved.  I assume, however, that I can delete a few of them.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> All of the backups are stored at:   
   >>>>   
   >>>> AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Inside that folder are the individual backups. Each of those folders   
   >>>> has a name that is the UDID (Universal Device IDentification number)   
   >>>> for the device. If you've backed up multiple devices (different   
   >>>> models of iPhone or iPads), there will be multiple backup folders   
   >>>> there.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> You can figure out the UDID of your current device by connecting it   
   >>>> to the computer, viewing the summary page for the device in iTunes,   
   >>>> and clicking the "Serial Number" displayed there which reveals the   
   >>>> UDID.  You'll find a matching backup folder with that name.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> You can safely delete any backup folders you want. But if you think   
   >>>> you may ever want to restore from one that you've delete, you should   
   >>>> first make a backup of it for safe keeping.   
   >>>>   
   >>> My iPhone and iPad backups using iTunes on Win 10 Pro are in   
   >>> %USERPROFILE%\Apple\MobileSync\Backup   
   >>   
   >> Interesting. Older version of iTunes, perhaps? Or is there some user   
   >> policy in effect that directs things there instead?   
   >>   
   > used as supplied by Apple without changes currently 12.12.10.1   
      
   I really don't care enough about Windows to research why some things get   
   stored in %USERPROFILE% rather than %APPDATA%. Suffice it to say you can   
   find your backups (and other interesting things) in either one,   
   depending on how your particular system behaves. 🙂   
      
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