How to Change iTunes Backup Location on Windows 10

Find iTunes Backup Location on Windows 10

While carrying out iCloud backups are very easy, keeping copies of music using iTunes on Windows is a very good idea. iTunes on Windows makes use of the same backup location for the desktop version and the Microsoft Store version.

To do that;

1. Open up the the Run window with the Windows Key + R and enter the following path:
2. C:\Users\USERNAME\Apple\MobileSync\
3. Replace the C in the path with the drive letter where you have installed the Windows OS and USERNAME with your account name on the PC.
4. Hit the Enter key after adding the path. If the Window Explorer opens, your PC runs the Microsoft Store version of iTunes.
5. For the iTunes desktop version, you can quickly open up the iTunes backup location using this simple trick.
6. You can use Windows Key + R to open up the Run window and then go to the following path:
7. %APPDATA%\Apple Computer\MobileSync
8. Press Enter, and it would open the iTunes backup location in Explorer.

You can switch from the iTunes desktop version to the modern and improved Microsoft Store version to remove unwanted garbage from your Windows PC.

Change the iTunes Backup Location on Windows 10

Before you can redirect iTunes backup location, rename the current backup folder so that it do not get overwritten. In the original iTunes backup location, click on the Backup folder, right-click on it and select Rename. Change its name to Backup.old and press Enter to save it.

After that, go to a seperate drive partition or to any external drive in your PC to create a new iTunes backup folder and give it any name you want. Transfer the contents of Backup.old to the freshly-made iTunes backup folder.

Next, create a symlink that you will use to redirect the old iTunes backup location to the new one. A symlink is like a shortcut that makes the file or folder to appear like it is actually there.

While the command remains the same for all of the iTunes versions, the only change here is the path.

Create a Symlink for the Microsoft Store Version of iTunes

Here's how you create the symlink for the Microsoft Store version of iTunes.

1. Type command prompt in the Start menu search bar, then right-click on the Best Match and select Run as administrator.
2. After that, use the following command:
3. mklink /J “C:\Users\Samir\Apple\MobileSync\Backup” “E:\iTunes Backup”
4. In the above command, replace the C with the actual drive letter for your Windows OS partition and USERNAME with your Window account name.

Create a Symlink for the Desktop Version of iTunes

For the iTunes desktop version, Here is what you need to do.

1. Type command prompt in the Start menu search bar, then right-click on the relevant match and select Run as administrator to open the Command Prompt.
2. Use the following command there:
3. mklink /J "E:\iTunes Backup" "%APPDATA%\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup"
4. This command would automatically generate a shortcut-like symlink that would point the old iTunes backup folder to the new backup folder.