First of all thanks for the video. All worked and the back up was "successfull". But now if i go into my hard drive to check for the back up data, it shows me a long list of folders with numbers an Letters. In there random files. Help
You're welcome! The list of folders with numbers and letters is completely normal-iTunes/Finder backs up your iPhone in a way that's not human-readable for security reasons. To confirm the backup is good, check in iTunes/Finder that your backup appears with the correct date, and make sure the Backup folder size on your external drive matches your phone's used storage. If you ever need to restore, iTunes/Finder will be able to read these files, so no worries! You don’t need to manually interact with the files. Let me know if you need more help!
Make sure you're in the right Library folder: In Finder, click "Go" in the menu, then select "Go to Folder" and type in ~/Library/Application Support. That should bring you to the correct folder! You can't just click in your finder, make sure you manually typed the path. 😀 If it’s still missing: It’s possible that the folder hasn’t been created yet if you’ve never backed up your iPhone to this Mac. Try creating a new backup via Finder (or iTunes on older macOS versions) and the folder should appear.
Hi,thanks for your tutorial video,im doing exatly as you mention in this video and i have 500 gb free space on my external drive but not enough on my mac,but still get the not enough space error,can u plz tell me what to do?and i deleted back up folder on my mac and created an new one in external drive
then the code you put in terminal or the order in which you dragged the folders into terminal might of been out of order or missing something. make sure you have following step by step in terminal carefully, because that's really where the only change occurs. also make sure you follow the directions in finder, and in the go menu.
I followed the steps exactly as you have them but I still get an error message that I don’t have enough space on my Mac. It’s the same error message I got when I tried to backup directly to my Mac hard drive. My external hard drive has more than enough free space. What do I do?
Confirm the following: Is there a backup folder in your mobilesync folder? Is there a backup folder in the new folder you made for your backups on your external drive?
If you need to backup 100Gb you need at least 50% extra storage in your backup folder to work. other word make sure you have 150-160GB free space on your backup Hardrive for 100gb back to work.
So i deleted my MobileSync folder on my mac a while back to clear space. I just want to backup my current iPhone to an external HD, did the ln -s to the backup folder i created on my external HD and it is still trying to back it up to the Mac. Do you know any solution to this? Tnks
What do you mean you deleted it? If so, what I would do if you have enough space is do 1 backup normally in apple music. that should repopulate your mobilesync folder you deleted and then follow directions as normal. also make sure you drag the folders into terminal in the correct order, then press enter when you are done. you should see the shortcut on the backup folder in the mobilesync folder that links it to the external drive backup folder you made.
@@ostenako hey! I have the same problem. I do not remember deleting it, but I cannot find MobileSync anyways. What if I create it myself? Would it connect?
Hey! If you can’t find the MobileSync folder, you can definitely create it manually. Here’s how you can do it: Create the Missing Folders: Open Finder and go to your Library folder by pressing Cmd + Shift + G and typing: ~/Library/Application Support/ If you don't see the "MobileSync" folder, right-click, select "New Folder," and name it MobileSync. Create the Symlink: Follow the steps I outlined in the video to create the symlink between your external drive’s Backup folder and the MobileSync folder on your Mac.
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First of all thanks for the video. All worked and the back up was "successfull". But now if i go into my hard drive to check for the back up data, it shows me a long list of folders with numbers an Letters. In there random files. Help
You're welcome! The list of folders with numbers and letters is completely normal-iTunes/Finder backs up your iPhone in a way that's not human-readable for security reasons. To confirm the backup is good, check in iTunes/Finder that your backup appears with the correct date, and make sure the Backup folder size on your external drive matches your phone's used storage. If you ever need to restore, iTunes/Finder will be able to read these files, so no worries! You don’t need to manually interact with the files. Let me know if you need more help!
this method 100% works as of 2024!
thnx, glad it worked and you have space now!
Thank you so much! It worked!
Glad it helped!
MobileSync wasn’t in my application support folder? 🤷♂️
Make sure you're in the right Library folder: In Finder, click "Go" in the menu, then select "Go to Folder" and type in ~/Library/Application Support. That should bring you to the correct folder! You can't just click in your finder, make sure you manually typed the path. 😀
If it’s still missing: It’s possible that the folder hasn’t been created yet if you’ve never backed up your iPhone to this Mac. Try creating a new backup via Finder (or iTunes on older macOS versions) and the folder should appear.
Hi,thanks for your tutorial video,im doing exatly as you mention in this video and i have 500 gb free space on my external drive but not enough on my mac,but still get the not enough space error,can u plz tell me what to do?and i deleted back up folder on my mac and created an new one in external drive
then the code you put in terminal or the order in which you dragged the folders into terminal might of been out of order or missing something. make sure you have following step by step in terminal carefully, because that's really where the only change occurs. also make sure you follow the directions in finder, and in the go menu.
thank you!
You’re welcome, glad I could help save you space!
awesome, thanks!
you're welcome!
you are mega
you are amazing
I followed the steps exactly as you have them but I still get an error message that I don’t have enough space on my Mac. It’s the same error message I got when I tried to backup directly to my Mac hard drive. My external hard drive has more than enough free space. What do I do?
Confirm the following: Is there a backup folder in your mobilesync folder? Is there a backup folder in the new folder you made for your backups on your external drive?
If you need to backup 100Gb you need at least 50% extra storage in your backup folder to work. other word make sure you have 150-160GB free space on your backup Hardrive for 100gb back to work.
Exaclty same problem
So i deleted my MobileSync folder on my mac a while back to clear space. I just want to backup my current iPhone to an external HD, did the ln -s to the backup folder i created on my external HD and it is still trying to back it up to the Mac. Do you know any solution to this? Tnks
What do you mean you deleted it? If so, what I would do if you have enough space is do 1 backup normally in apple music. that should repopulate your mobilesync folder you deleted and then follow directions as normal. also make sure you drag the folders into terminal in the correct order, then press enter when you are done. you should see the shortcut on the backup folder in the mobilesync folder that links it to the external drive backup folder you made.
@@ostenako hey! I have the same problem. I do not remember deleting it, but I cannot find MobileSync anyways. What if I create it myself? Would it connect?
Hey! If you can’t find the MobileSync folder, you can definitely create it manually. Here’s how you can do it:
Create the Missing Folders:
Open Finder and go to your Library folder by pressing Cmd + Shift + G and typing:
~/Library/Application Support/
If you don't see the "MobileSync" folder, right-click, select "New Folder," and name it MobileSync.
Create the Symlink:
Follow the steps I outlined in the video to create the symlink between your external drive’s Backup folder and the MobileSync folder on your Mac.
Didn’t work nothing in application support folder
did you make sure you went into the application support folder by typing in the directory from the go menu in finder?
Thank you
Too hard
I just deleted stuff and freed up space for back up 👍