How to Change the Backup Location of iTunes (or Any Windows App)
John Drago wrote: I'm desperately trying to get this to work so that I can upgrade to iOS 7. (My SSD is nearly full, thanks to Steam Games.) I'm using the mklink command and get the error "Cannot...
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Sivampeta Prajwal wrote: I am unable to access the command mlink.Am using winxp sp 2. Read full topic
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jgeekw wrote: I keep getting a "syntax of the command is incorrect" error. I am copying your text and just modifying the target directory (mine is E:). Any ideas would be helpful. Read full topic
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jgeekw wrote: ok I got mine to work. Here's what I did: instead of using the shortcut directory (%APPDATA%....), I typed out the entire directory path and it worked. Hope this helps. Read full topic
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WeedWhackerDood wrote: This is a great process! I have been backing up Crapple iTunez data and it has eaten up tons of HDD space. Speaking with Crapple Lack of Customer No Support, where they informed...
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Jaffar Shariff wrote: Hi Guys I use Windows XP and I'm stuck at the stage when you say to hold the shift key and right click at window pane... I dont get the option "open cmd prompt here" option at...
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Nick wrote: I am doing everything right, or so I think, and as you can see on the image I get a DOS syntax error. I also tried different combinations after using DOS help but had no lack. I am on...
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Vincent Tan wrote: Hi I have tried the symbolic link but all new backup will still take up space in the OS drive (c:)! Does this mean that i have to keep changing name whenever the local drive is full...
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John wrote: I was also getting a "The syntax of the command is incorrect." error, and the issue was that I had copied and pasted the command from the article and then edited the destination path. The...
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Mark Owen wrote: One of the problems of having iTunes backups is storage space. It’s a huge problem if you run a Windows machine with a lot of software / data in the C: Drive. This is because iTunes,...
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@lbeck wrote: Everything works until creation of the junction. I paste the command: mklink /J "%APPDATA%\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup" "E:\iTunes Backup" at C:\Users\Lee\AppData\Roaming\Apple...
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@BirchRW wrote: I was so pleased to find this article. I followed all the instructions... Everything went as suggested.... I even managed to backup an old iPhone (with little data) as a "test run"...
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@Tomas_Guillen wrote: Hi! I had no problem with the changing my backup location. I think a possible area that you might have made an error was typing in the command consol. Make sure you literally...
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@Tomas_Guillen wrote: You're problem may lie in that "iTunes Backup" isn't what you named the folder on your secondary drive. Make sure that whatever the name was you chose for your secondary drive...
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@smaointe wrote: Hello, I'm having issues performing the tutorial mentioned above. Well, let me back up. I had success creating a new back up location to begin with. I moved the back from my C drive...
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@dpb wrote: I am not sure which OS you have...I am on Windows 7 (Command Prompt might be different on yours).Once I copied the link in the post for the command prompt with CTRL+C, I'll right-click...
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@YanWo wrote: I can also paste to the command window by right clicking the prompt and clicking paste. Read full topic
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@jkitc wrote: Here's a neat trick,while still in the command prompt in the MobileSync folder, type in dir and ENTER and it will show this: JUNCTION Backup B:\iTunes BackupThis is another verification...
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@roelw wrote: Not quite clear on one point: I want to move all my iTunes files to another disk, not just the backup. If I follow these instructions, can I delete my files on C:? If not, what's the...
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