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How do I choose which drive iTunes back up go to?

ANewFace
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I'm getting ready to jailbreak my iPad Air, and I need to back it up to iTunes, but I can't figure out how to tell which drive it's going to back up to. I need it on my HDD, since there is over 50GB of stuff on it.

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The only way I know of is using a folder junction, but it might be hidden deep in the settings somewhere...

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Not sure if backups are included in "media" but, you can choose where itunes sticks most of it's stuff.

 

Edit> preferences> Advanced> change button at the top lets you set a new default folder.

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You can't through it through iTunes, but you can set up a symbolic link. 

 

I followed this guide to move my backups folder: http://www.howtogeek.com/164275/how-to-change-the-backup-location-of-itunes-or-any-windows-app/

 

@slightlyjaded unfortunately backups aren't included in the media folder

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Not sure if backups are included in "media" but, you can choose where itunes sticks most of it's stuff.

 

Edit> preferences> Advanced> change button at the top lets you set a new default folder.

I tried that back ups still go to SSD

My Rig:  CPU: Core i7 4790K @4.8ghz  Motherboard: Asus Maximus Vii Hero  Ram: 4x4GB Corsair Vengeance Pro 2400mhz (Red)  Cooling: Corsair H105, 2x Corsair SP120 High Preformance Editions, Corsair AF 140 Quiet Edition  PSU: Corsair RM 850  GPU: EVGA GTX 980 SC ACX 2.0  Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB, WD Blue 1TB  Case Corsair 760t (Black)  Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow Chroma  Mouse: Razer Deathadder Chroma  Headset: ATH-M50X Mic: Blue Yeti Blackout

 

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