Using iTunes Backup to backup my iPhone to an external hard drive in Windows 10
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I want to backup my I have a iPhone 11 Pro Max using my Windows 10 Pro computers iTunes apps v.12.11.0.26. The problem is my computer is 45gb free space and my iPhone is 230gb backup data.
I searched for a solution and the closest is this link of 'Backup iPhone To External Hard Drive Using iTunes In Windows 10' where it recommend using 'MkLink'. However, when running the recommendations, it's not successful.
So, 2 questions:
1. I want to use iTunes for this, is there another way to backup to an external drive not using 'MkLink'?
2. If not, the command I am using from the link is 'MkLink /J “C:\Users\UserName\Apple\MobileSync\Backup” “D:\MobileSync\Backup”' (my iTunes is from Store), but it's not successful.
Please help.
I want to backup my I have a iPhone 11 Pro Max using my Windows 10 Pro computers iTunes apps v.12.11.0.26. The problem is my computer is 45gb free space and my iPhone is 230gb backup data.
I searched for a solution and the closest is this link of 'Backup iPhone To External Hard Drive Using iTunes In Windows 10' where it recommend using 'MkLink'. However, when running the recommendations, it's not successful.
So, 2 questions:
1. I want to use iTunes for this, is there another way to backup to an external drive not using 'MkLink'?
2. If not, the command I am using from the link is 'MkLink /J “C:\Users\UserName\Apple\MobileSync\Backup” “D:\MobileSync\Backup”' (my iTunes is from Store), but it's not successful.
Please help.
your options are :
- make more free space ( but i doubt you can increase it from 45 GB to 230 GB
-install a bigger drive
-install a second - internal drive
- make more free space ( but i doubt you can increase it from 45 GB to 230 GB
-install a bigger drive
-install a second - internal drive
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Ok, so the MKLINK is the only way.
To understand it, the format is like this:
MkLink /J Path-to-Link Path-where-iTunes-will move
So in my case if I want to re-direct the iTunes to D:\MobileSync\Backup, then 'Path-where-iTunes-will move' should be that folder? In other the command below is correct?
To understand it, the format is like this:
MkLink /J Path-to-Link Path-where-iTunes-will move
So in my case if I want to re-direct the iTunes to D:\MobileSync\Backup, then 'Path-where-iTunes-will move' should be that folder? In other the command below is correct?
MkLink /J C:\Users\jan\Apple\MobileSync\Backup D:\MobileSync\Backup
I told you your syntax was wrong. So if something doesn't work, and someone points out WHY it doesn't work, you don't look at your own solution again, because that doesn't help you staying in the same error state.
What the next step should be is to VERIFY if the new statement is correct (that your syntax is indeed wrong). So then the next thing is to verify it at the source, and that's Microsoft itself:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/mklink
There it states:
mklink [[/d] | [/h] | [/j]] <link> <target>
Of course, link and target can be interpreted many ways. Therefore you need to read further where it states:
Combine it with MY earlier statement: mklink /J D:\LinkToFolder C:\Users\Name\OriginalFolder
And you now your syntax was indeed wrong. You have now two points of reference to verify it.
Your statement was: MkLink /J C:\Users\jan\Apple\MobileSync\Backup D:\MobileSync\Backup
Using MS's wording, it said <link> is BEING CREATED. In your first argument, it's Apple's existing Backup folder, which you will NOT create, as it already exists.
Then verify it again with my statement, where I END with "OriginalFolder", your D: location is NOT the original Backup folder.
So even with ambiguous wording where even IT die-hards can trip over, using multiple sources to compare/reference and using some logical deductions, so that the wording is NOT ambiguous anymore, you have your answer.
What the next step should be is to VERIFY if the new statement is correct (that your syntax is indeed wrong). So then the next thing is to verify it at the source, and that's Microsoft itself:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/mklink
There it states:
mklink [[/d] | [/h] | [/j]] <link> <target>
Of course, link and target can be interpreted many ways. Therefore you need to read further where it states:
| <link> | Specifies the name of the symbolic link being created. |
| <target> | Specifies the path (relative or absolute) that the new symbolic link refers to. |
Combine it with MY earlier statement: mklink /J D:\LinkToFolder C:\Users\Name\OriginalFolder
And you now your syntax was indeed wrong. You have now two points of reference to verify it.
Your statement was: MkLink /J C:\Users\jan\Apple\MobileSync\Backup D:\MobileSync\Backup
Using MS's wording, it said <link> is BEING CREATED. In your first argument, it's Apple's existing Backup folder, which you will NOT create, as it already exists.
Then verify it again with my statement, where I END with "OriginalFolder", your D: location is NOT the original Backup folder.
So even with ambiguous wording where even IT die-hards can trip over, using multiple sources to compare/reference and using some logical deductions, so that the wording is NOT ambiguous anymore, you have your answer.
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Ouch, indeed @serialband, I stand corrected, was too fast to point out the "mistake", taking the junction as the first step while it is indeed the last step.
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Thank u serialband, that part I did not do, so when I return I will move the data fir
Again thanx!
Again thanx!
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