From: jollyroger@pobox.com   
      
   On 2023-10-16, Ed Cryer  wrote:   
   > 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   
   >   
   > Under %USERPROFILE%\Music (Win10 Home, same computer as my AppData   
   > files) I have a folder "iTunes", 10GB in size.   
   > It contains things like "iTunes Media", "Previous iTunes Libraries",   
   > "iTunes Library Extras", "iTunes Library Genius". Dates run from 2016 to   
   > 2023 (yesterday).   
      
   But no MobileSync\Backup, which I'm betting is in %APPDATA% instead on   
   your system.   
      
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