Where to Find iTunes Backup Location on Windows 10/8/7 and Mac OS (X)/macOS Sierra

With iTunes app, you can backup and restore an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch on your computer. Sometimes in order to delete iTunes backup for space saving on computer, or move important backups to another place, you might need to locate the iTunes backup on your PC/Mac computer.

Just read the guide to get how to find iTunes backup location on Windows 10/8/7 and Mac OS (X)/macOS Sierra. And a complete iOS files management tool, AnyTrans for iOS is offered for you to access and view iTunes backup.

Where to Find iTunes Backups Location

The iTunes backup location would differ by operating system of your computer.

# 1: iTunes Backup Location on Windows 10/8/7

On a Windows computer, the location of your iTunes backup folder is: \Users\(username)\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\

You can use “Search Bar” on your PC to search “%appdata%”, and then go to Apple Computer > Mobile Sync > Backup, to find all backups files on your Windows computer.

Note: Windows systems will treat the App Data, AppData directories and their contents (including iPhone backup) as “Hidden”. Thus, to check the documents, you will be required to enable “Show Hidden Files” within Windows Explorer.

# 2: iTunes Backup Location on Mac OS (X) and macOS Sierra

On a Mac, whether in OS X or new released macOS Sierra, the default location should be: ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/

To access backup files, you can go to Finder menu bar > Go > Go to Folder…, > Type into the location > Click “Go”.

Of course, there is another way to locate a specific backup. On iTunes menu bar > iTunes > Preferences… > Devices, control click one backup and go to show it in finder.

Bonus Tip to Access and View iTunes Backup with AnyTrans for iOS

AnyTrans for iOS gives you chance to access iTunes backup and delete unwanted old backups, and moreover, you can easily extract iTunes backup files like photos, videos, messages, contacts, notes, etc. as you want. To view iTunes backup, do as the instructions below.

Step 1. Get AnyTrans for iOS installed to Mac or Windows computer and plug in your iOS device. Click the Backup Manager on the home screen and select a relevant iTunes backup to access.

Step 2. Wait seconds for the scanning, and then you can view the iTunes backup content.

The Bottom Line

It’s easy to find where your iPhone iPad backups are stored on your computer, but hard to access and preview contents in the backup. Besides knowing how to find iTunes library location, you may like: Top iTunes Backup Extracting Tools >>