How to Find iTunes Backup Location on Mac and Windows

With the iTunes app, you can backup and restore an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch on your computer. For macOS Catalina and later, you can also use the Finder app to transfer data to your Mac.

Then, where can you find the backup files that you created on your computer? Viewing iPhone backup files helps you to manage the computer storage, move backups to another place, restore backup files to a new device.

Just read the guide to get how to find backup location on Windows 10/8/7 and Mac OS (X)/macOS Sierra. Besides, you can view specific data from your iPhone backup on a computer. Keep reading and get your answer.

How to View iPhone Backup Files on Windows 10/8/7

Where can you find an iTunes backup on a Windows computer? Since there is a large distribution of windows users in 7/8/10 nowadays, we have given the corresponding paths for different computer models.

For Windows 10 users, you can find it under path: C:\Users\Your username\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\ or C:\Users\Your username\Apple\MobileSync\Backup\

For Windows 7/8 users, you can find it under path: Users/username/AppData/Roaming/Apple Computer/MobileSync/Backup/

At the same time, no matter what your computer model is, 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.

How to Find iPhone Backup on Mac

Option 1. Check Apple MobileSync

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

You can use Spotlight to the above location quickly: Go to Finder menu bar > Go > Go to Folder…, > Type into the location > Click Go.

Option 2. Check Backup History in Finder

Of course, there is another way to locate a specific backup:

Step 1. Open iTunes > Click Preferences.

Step 2. Under the Devices tab, you can view different backup files and backup times.

Step 3. Right-click one backup > Choose Show in Finder.

How Do I View Data from iPhone Backup on my Computer?

When we have backed up our data, sometimes we want to make sure that we have not missed any data, and we want to be able to see the data in the backup. But unfortunately, iTunes backup does not support viewing the backup data. Don’t worry, PhoneRescue for iOS can help you when you encounter this frustrating situation! Not only can you view individual data but you can also choose to export them individually to your computer or device.

• Secure. It will not erase or damage any data on your device.
• High Speed. Export 1000 images in one minute.
• Powerful Features. PhoneRescue for iOS support helps you compare the data in iTunes backup with the data on the device itself to find the lost data

Not only that, PhoneRescue for iOS can also view data in iCloud, recover lost data from your device, remove screen lock and more. It is a powerful iOS repair software.

Then follow these steps to view the data in your iTunes backup.

Step 1. Free download PhoneRescue for iOS to your computer. Then, launch PhoneRescue on your computer and choose “Recover from Backup” mode.

Step 2. Please connect your iOS device. Once your device is connected, please choose one backup and click Next button.

Step 3. And now, you can preview data you want. If you want to export to a computer or device, please click To Computer/To Device button.

Further Reading: How to Retrieve Data from iCloud Backup >

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. But now PhoneRescue for iOS can help you preview your own data in any iTunes. Also, you can optionally export this data or delete any iTunes backup you don’t want.