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Where is the iphone backup located in my Mac?

Where is the iphone backup located in my Mac? I might need to delete it due to its size.


Posted on Mar 27, 2023 8:10 AM

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Posted on Mar 27, 2023 9:36 AM

FlavioAF wrote:

Very helpful.

I'm assuming that I can delete past backups without any potential issue to the new one. Meaning that I will not be preventing the recovery process if needed in the future; I'm not losing key links. Correct?


You are free to manage backups anyway you see fit...


—Key links(?) there is no issue



Anytime you upgrade the iOS from the Mac, it automatically creates a backup, old backups are removed..



You can archive iPhone backups if you want more than one backup.


In order to save drive space recent iOS backs are over-written,  unless you manually alter the name or  from Manage Backups Control click and “Archive” the backup.


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Mar 27, 2023 9:36 AM in response to FlavioAF

FlavioAF wrote:

Very helpful.

I'm assuming that I can delete past backups without any potential issue to the new one. Meaning that I will not be preventing the recovery process if needed in the future; I'm not losing key links. Correct?


You are free to manage backups anyway you see fit...


—Key links(?) there is no issue



Anytime you upgrade the iOS from the Mac, it automatically creates a backup, old backups are removed..



You can archive iPhone backups if you want more than one backup.


In order to save drive space recent iOS backs are over-written,  unless you manually alter the name or  from Manage Backups Control click and “Archive” the backup.


Where is the iphone backup located in my Mac?

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