From the owners Apple devices always had the same problem. It lies in the fact that the space on drive C, with each connection to iTunes, becomes less and less.

It seems like you can’t refuse backup copies, but what if something happens to your phone. But they really take up a lot of space backups, especially if you have multiple devices.

I think it will be useful from time to time to delete old backups that you definitely no longer need.

Therefore, today I will tell you how to find them on your computer.

I know two ways to delete backups:

Uninstall via iTunes

iTunes has a feature for deleting backups. You just have to launch it, go Edit — Settings.


Now go to the tab Devices and see a list of our backups. Select the one you need and delete it.

Removing via drive C

As you probably already guessed, you can directly delete backups. That is, go to the folder where they are stored and delete.

To do this we go to Start and click on Username.

Now you see a lot of folders and we need a folder called AppData. It's not there because it's hidden so that no one else accidentally wanders into your backups.

To make the folder visible, click on the top Arrange — Folder and search options — View — Hidden files and folders — Show hidden files, folders and drives.

If this is difficult to do, then go to the article and there in the paragraph We hide invisible folders everything is described in detail.

After completing the procedures, we have a folder AppData.


Next we go to these folders Roaming - Apple Computer - MobileSync - Backup. If you do not have Windows 7, then go to this site, your operating system will be found there -> Folder path. When you go to the destination folder, you see a lot of files.

To understand what exactly to delete, just look at Date of change. Accordingly, if today is the date, then the backup was performed on the current day.

Conclusion

Delete all files except the last two backups, you never know what might happen.

Perhaps this is all I wanted to tell you about.

And I almost forgot, I finally saw a little on this topic:

xxx: Empty the trash, freed up 90 gigs...
xxx: A screw of one and a half terabytes changes people :(
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For most of us, the past decade has been marked by increasing disk space in our computers. Volumes grew hard drives, their price fell. However, many are still surprised by the message from the system that there is practically no disk space left.

The popularity of digital media content has led to the fact that people began to store huge amounts of digital videos, photographs, and musical compositions. In addition, today there is a significant increase in the number of fast, but not yet very large SSD drives. Even a very modest media library iTunes or iPhoto is capable of filling almost the entire 64- or 128-gigabyte drive of an “air” laptop. That's why today we're offering 7 simple but often effective ways to free up disk space on your Mac.

1. Clean your download lists.

Every time you view photos or documents sent to you on email, the mail program saves these files into a folder Mail Downloads. If you don't accept a lot of email attachments, this folder will remain virtually empty, but if you regularly exchange files via email, it will get fat fairly quickly.

It won't take us much time and effort to fix this. Just call the context menu Finder, select the item in it “Go To Folder” and dial ~/Library/Mail Downloads, and clean out all the accumulated trash. At the same time, there is a chance that the network downloads folder takes up a fair amount of megabytes, or even gigabytes. Look there, save (if you haven’t already done so) everything you need, and erase the rest with a clear conscience.

2. Delete unused versions of video files.

It often happens that you, for example, download a new movie or the next season of a TV series, convert it into mp4, upload it to your i-gadget, view it on the way to work/study/for other needs/underline as necessary, and the full-size original still lives on your hard drive. It is extremely rare that you then watch the same episodes on a large computer, so after compressing the films to fit the format mobile device- remove heavy originals.

3. Use the iTunes Match service.

Usually, music collection It only grows over time, because who knows, maybe in half a year or a year we’ll want to listen again Avril Lavigne or System of a Down, which have not been launched for 2 years. At the same time, we come across new interesting artists, our favorite bands release new albums - and the iTunes library grows like a snowball. When using a service subscription iTunes Match we can free up a decent amount of gigabytes from our disk, and at the same time be able to access and stream our music compositions directly to our Mac or iPhone connected to the same account.

4. Use Dropbox or another cloud file storage service.

If you, like the employees of the expensive editorial office, use the service DropBox- then you know that even in the free version this service cloud storage data provides 2 gigabytes of space, which means you can free up exactly the same amount on your hard drive. Plus, the iOS application allows you to access documents stored in the cloud even from your phone.

If you have any personal dislike specifically for Dropbox- dozens of other similar services are at your service, the most popular - 4shared, box.net, Windows Live SkyDrive, the project is in beta version Yandex disk, there are dozens of them. By the way, about the Yandex disk - don’t be confused by the fact that it works only by invitation for now - the dear editors received an invite no more than an hour after sending the request.

5. Delete old iPhone/iPod/iPad backups.

If you regularly update the firmware and often synchronize your i-gadget with iTunes, then this same iTunes has probably made dozens of backup copies of your device, and they often eat up a significant amount of gigabytes of disk space.

To find old backups, launch iTunes, select the menu item "Preferences" and click on the icon "Devices". You will see a list of all the backups that iTunes managed to make while working with your gadget. If you are sure that you do not need them (and most users really do not need them), feel free to delete them.

There is one more thing related to your portable gadget, which often eats up a lot of free gigabytes (especially if you regularly update the firmware of your device). Yes, these are downloaded software update files. iTunes downloads them, but does not delete them after use, wasting your disk space. Removing them can free up a significant number of gigabytes, and if you need them again, iTunes will download them again from Apple's update servers.

So let's go to ~/Library/iTunes/, and look for the folder there iPhone Software Updates, iPad Software Updates, and iPod Software Updates. Feel free to delete them and enjoy another portion of free gigabytes.

6. Find large files you don't use.

The biggest “eaters” of hard drive space are files and folders that you forgot about, or that “grew up” without your knowledge, like the folder with backup copies of i-gadgets. There are a huge number of utilities that allow you to find such candidates for removal. Our choice is utility DaisyDisk, which we have already talked about.

Let us briefly recall what the point is. The program allows you to scan connected drives and displays a pie-by-sector diagram file system. The “thicker” the folder, the larger the corresponding sector. This way you can see at a glance where to dig for large files.

7. Use local network storage - Time Capsule, for example.

One of the most simple ways saving free space is using voluminous network storage, and store heavy files not locally, but in home network. If you explain it on your fingers - to local network The drive is connected to 1/2/3/etc. terabyte, and our Mac connects to it via WiFi. Using Time Capsule the data transfer rate will be up to 18 megabytes per second. As a rule, “heavy” files are stored on such drives - movies, iTunes library, installation disk images, etc. Well, and any other data that you don’t need on the road.

How do you monitor the free space on your hard drives?

Delete unnecessary files very simple.

A constantly clogged C drive is one of the main problems for computer users. Windows control. For those who have Windows installed on an SSD drive that is far from being the most voluminous, this is a headache that reminds them of itself almost every day. Fortunately, there are many ways to clean up the C drive. In these instructions we talked about the most effective ways garbage cleaning that allows you to free up tens of gigabytes in a matter of seconds, and without any exaggeration.

Clear temporary files manually

Note: before deleting temporary files, you can select them and see how much space they take up on your computer. Most users will be amazed.

The main "garbage" on system disk are temporary files, only some of which are deleted automatically. These files are of absolutely no value, but they can take up tens of valuable gigabytes of memory. We remove them as efficiently as possible.

1. Delete well-known temporary files:

Enter in menu Windows search(to do this you need to click Start) command \Windows\Temp and delete all files from the folder that opens.

2. We delete temporary files that are not known to everyone, but again:

Enter in the search menu Windows command%temp% and open a folder similar to the one shown on the screen. Remove all files in this folder from this folder. If some files cannot be deleted, close running programs.

Once again, please note that these files are temporary - there is nothing important among them.

It should also be noted that these folders are replenished with new temporary files quite regularly. For example, in our case, on Windows 10 installed four days ago with just a few utilities, temporary files began to occupy more than 3 GB. In other words, it is best to clean out these temporary folders regularly.

Go through the trash with utilities

Manual cleaning of temporary files and various garbage is usually enough to clear from several to several tens of gigabytes on drive C. However, for the most complete and effective cleaning, it is recommended to “consolidate your success” with specialized utilities. There are two time-tested utilities: the well-known CCleaner and much less known, but very effective BleachBit.

Both utilities are extremely easy to use. In order for them to clean up the remaining temporary or outright junk files in various places on the system, they need to run a scan and then clean up the detected “junk”. It is important to note that it is recommended to use both utilities, since they are absolutely free. Despite the fact that the programs work on a similar principle, each one always manages to find temporary files that the other utility missed.

Storing valuable documents on the system drive (usually the C: drive) is not safe. Many people know this from their own bitter experience, since the system disk quickly lives out its life, often deteriorates, and suffers most from virus attacks, which is especially not a supernatural phenomenon in the OS Windows family(unfortunately or fortunately, I’m not MAC user OS). But in any case, it is better to keep everything valuable on an external drive, or at least in another partition. Fortunately, operating systems allow you to change the location of system folders by specifying a new path in their properties.

It is also advisable to keep your iTunes files in a different drive (partition) so that you don’t have to transfer them back and forth every time you move them operating system, or don’t tear your hair out when your system drive fails. We are talking not only about downloaded applications and games, music, movies, books, etc., but you also need to take into account backup copies of devices, which, depending on their number and the volume of the content itself, can be from 10 to 50 GB and more. This manual will also be useful for those who want to transfer data to another computer.

TRANSFER YOUR ITUNES MEDIA LIBRARY

MEDIA LIBRARY stores downloaded applications, music, movies, your videos, ringtones and books. By default, the files are located at:
c:\Users\(USER NAME)\Music\iTunes\iTunes Media - (USER NAME) the name of your account folder.

If you have already changed the location of the My Music folder by specifying a different address in the Location tab in the properties of this folder, then all files will be saved there. But this must be done before iTunes installations, or you will also have to manually change the address in the iTunes media folder location field by going to the Edit menu => Settings, in the Advanced tab. If you check the Copy to iTunes media folder box when adding to your media library, the program will copy all music files to this folder; otherwise, by default, it will simply play them from the original location.
Better let's start from the beginning and do it in order. Let's say you have installed new iTunes, after reinstalling the system, or changing the computer. Or you yourself decided to move the iTunes folder from the above address to another drive. In all cases, if you immediately launch iTunes, it will create a new, empty library file.

The iTunes root folder contains library files and different folders, which also contains the iTunes Media folder where your applications, downloaded movies, books, ringtones, or maybe music are located. For example, you moved the iTunes folder itself to another drive and new address, for example: D:\Itunes.

1. Launch iTunes as follows. Press and hold the SHIFT key on your keyboard and double-click on the iTunes shortcut on your desktop, and instead of normal startup program, a window will appear asking you to select the path to the media library or create a new one (do not release SHIFT until the window appears).
2. Click on the Select media library button, and in the Open iTunes media library window, select iTunes folder and in it we find iTunes file Library.itl. iTunes will think a little, check the files and open with all your data. Just, just in case, check in the settings whether the media library address is specified correctly.

For active users Apple technology The iTunes library sometimes grows to incredible sizes. As a result, it begins to take up a lot of space on the main drive, which is especially unpleasant if we are talking about an SSD drive. Fortunately, transferring your iTunes library to another drive is not difficult.

Step 1: Launch iTunes and go to the menu Edit» → « Settings».

Step 2: On the "" tab Add-ons» activate the items « Save song information in iTunes Media folder" And " Copy to iTunes Media folder when adding to library».

Step 3. Click on the button Change", located to the right of the field " iTunes Media Folder Location».

Step 4: Select the folder where your iTunes library will be stored on the other drive and click " Folder selection».

Step 5: Click " OK» to save the settings.

Step 6. Go to menu " File» → « Media library" and select " Organize a media library».

Step 7. Check the box " Collect files" and press " OK».

Ready! Your media library has been successfully copied to another drive. Yes, it was copied, not moved, so if the purpose of transferring the media library was to free up disk space, the old media library files must be deleted.

In order to do this you need to delete the folder iTunes Media, which is located along the path:

• Mac: Finder → username → Music → iTunes
• Windows Vista or later: \Users\username\Music\iTunes.
• Windows XP: \Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\My Music\iTunes.

Important! You only need to delete the iTunes Media folder. The iTunes root folder should never be deleted, otherwise the previously completed library transfer will be reset.

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Select the Edit menu >

Click Change and select a new location for the files.

From now on, new songs and other items you import will be stored in this new location. The songs you imported previously will remain in their original places.

To return to storing imported files in the iTunes folder, choose Edit > Preferences, click Add-ons, then click Reset.

How to collect files in the iTunes folder

You can collect all the files in your library in an iTunes folder, for example, to make it easier to transfer your library to a new computer.

Choose File > Library > Organize Library.

Select Collect Files.

The files remain in their original location, and copies are placed in the iTunes folder.

To create folders (Music, Movies, TV Shows, Podcasts, Audiobooks, etc.) inside the iTunes folder and organize the imported media into their appropriate folders, click Reorganize Files in iTunes Media Folder.

Finding the Location of iTunes Files

Perform one of the following actions.

Find the folder where the file is stored Select the item in iTunes and choose File > Properties. The file path appears at the bottom of the Browse tab (next to the Where item).

Displaying a file in Windows Explorer Select the item in iTunes and choose File > Show in Explorer.

Copy items to the iTunes folder when adding them to your iTunes library

When you import an item by dragging it into the iTunes window or choosing File > Add to Library, a link (or "pointer") to the item is placed in the iTunes folder, not the item itself. If you have moved songs, you may not be able to play them.

You can change this setting to have iTunes copy everything you put into the iTunes folder.

Choose Edit > Preferences and click Advanced.

Select the "Copy files" checkbox.

The next time you add an item to your library, iTunes will place a copy of the file in your iTunes folder, but the original file will remain in its original location. current location.

Tip: When you drag files into the iTunes window, you can temporarily change this setting by holding Alt key when dragging.

If a song no longer appears in iTunes

If you've moved songs from your iTunes folder, you'll probably have to add them back to iTunes before they can be played.

If you delete an iTunes Library file, your songs will no longer appear in your library, even if the song files are still in the iTunes folder.

If files have mysteriously disappeared, scan your entire computer with updated antivirus software.

To make the song appear in your library again

Drag the "iTunes" folder (by default, it is located in the "My Documents" / "My Music" folder) into the iTunes window. You will see the songs in your library again. If an iTunes Library file was contained in this folder, previous playlists will also be displayed.

If this doesn't help, it's likely your songs are located somewhere else on your hard drive. From the Start menu, select Search and search for a song by title or artist. Drag song folders into iTunes to add them again.

If your search does not return any results, check your Trash.

Storing valuable documents on the system drive (usually the C: drive) is not safe. Many people know this from their own bitter experience, since the system disk quickly lives out its life, often deteriorates, and suffers most from virus attacks, which is especially not a supernatural phenomenon in the Windows OS family (unfortunately or fortunately, I am not a MAC OS user) . But in any case, it is better to keep everything valuable on an external drive, or at least in another partition. Fortunately, operating systems allow you to change the location of system folders by specifying a new path in their properties.

It is also advisable to keep your iTunes files on a different drive (partition) so that you don’t have to transfer them back and forth every time when moving the operating system, or to avoid tearing your hair out if the system drive fails. We are talking not only about downloaded applications and games, music, movies, books, etc., but you also need to take into account backup copies of devices, which, depending on their number and the volume of the content itself, can be from 10 to 50 GB and more. This manual will also be useful for those who want to transfer data to another computer.

TRANSFER YOUR ITUNES MEDIA LIBRARY

MEDIA LIBRARY stores downloaded applications, music, movies, your videos, ringtones and books. By default, the files are located at:
c:\Users\(USER NAME)\Music\iTunes\iTunes Media - (USER NAME) the name of your account folder.

If you have already changed the location of the My Music folder by specifying a different address in the Location tab in the properties of this folder, then all files will be saved there. But this must be done before installing iTunes, or you will also have to manually change the address in the iTunes media folder location field by going to the Edit menu => Settings, in the Advanced tab. If you check the Copy to iTunes media folder box when adding to your media library, the program will copy all music files to this folder; otherwise, by default, it will simply play them from the original location.
Better let's start from the beginning and do it in order. Let's say you have a new iTunes installed, after reinstalling the system, or changing your computer. Or you yourself decided to move the iTunes folder from the above address to another drive. In all cases, if you immediately launch iTunes, it will create a new, empty library file.

The iTunes root folder contains library files and various folders, which also contains the iTunes Media folder where your applications, downloaded movies, books, ringtones, or maybe music are located. For example, you moved the iTunes folder itself to another drive and a new address, for example: D:\Itunes.

1. Launch iTunes as follows. We press and hold the SHIFT key on the keyboard and double-click on the iTunes shortcut on the desktop, and instead of the usual launch of the program, a window will appear asking you to select the path to the media library or create a new one (do not release SHIFT until the window appears).
2. Click on the Select library button, and in the Open iTunes library window, select the iTunes folder and find the iTunes Library.itl file in it. iTunes will think a little, check the files and open with all your data. Just, just in case, check in the settings whether the media library address is specified correctly.

I don’t know about you, but for me the contents of the memory of my iPhone 5s are much more expensive than the device itself. If you bought it once, you can buy it a second and third time, but the accumulated value over the years, even if it is possible, is not easy to do.

How to Move iTunes Backups to Another Drive in Windows 7, 8 and 10

How to Move iTunes Backups to Another Drive in Windows XP

1. Close iTunes.
2. Copy or move the folder “C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\” to another drive (replace username with your own). Just in case, it is better to copy the folder somewhere else.
3. Delete the “Backup” folder on the system drive (from where the backups were moved).
4. Download Junction from the link, unzip it, for example, to the root of drive “C”.
5. Run the command line “cmd.exe” with administrator rights (“Start” -> “Search programs and files” -> “cmd” -> Right-click the context menu on the file “cmd.exe” and select “Run as administrator” "). The name of the command line window must include “Administrator: C:/Windows/System32/cmd.exe”.
6. At the command line, enter the command: C:\Path_to_Junction\junction.exe “from” “to” -s,
   • “from” - the previous location of the “Backup” folder on the system drive;
   • “where” is the new path to the backup folder.

   Example: C:\Junction\junction.exe "C:\Users\Alexander Varakin\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\" D:\iTunes\Backup -s

7. Launch iTunes and check for backups in the program settings on the “Devices” tab.

How to Move iTunes Backups to Another Drive on Mac OS X

For Mac computers with a backup function using the Time Machine program built into OS X or third-party ones, the issue of the safety of backup copies is not so acute, but it will still be useful to someone.

On Mac computers running OS X, the procedure is slightly simpler:

Backups transferred to another drive will be available in iTunes until the next reinstallation of the operating system, after which the symbolic links will need to be created again.

As you can see, there is nothing difficult about finding an iTunes backup on a Windows or Mac computer. It’s not difficult to move “heavy” backups to another disk (partition or external drive) and associate them with iTunes using symbolic links.

If you have any questions or additions, write them in the comments and we’ll discuss them.