Otherwise, you won't have permission to follow the remaining steps of this process. If you're using macOS Mojave or later, you will first need to change the permissions for Terminal on your Mac. We're going to use Mac's Terminal app to create a symbolic link to trick iTunes into backing up onto your external drive rather than the boot drive," Cohen said. They work at a low enough level that applications and operating system functions don't have as hard a time with them as they do aliases. An older way of creating those connections is more reliable for actions like what we want iTunes to do: Symbolic links, aka symlinks. "Some applications don't follow aliases properly. When you create a symlink, you create a new path for Finder to take to get to the backups folder.įormer iMore writer and Mac genius Peter Cohen explains symlinks perfectly: In this step, you'll create a symlink - or symbolic link. You'll have to move the folders back to your Mac instead of manually. If you don't perform this step, your computer won't back up your iPhone or iPad anymore. This is the most complex and essential step to moving your iOS backups to an external hard drive. Step 3: Create a symlink to tell your computer the new location of your backups After the backup is complete, click Manage Backups to see the backup file.Do not delete the old_backup folder yet. To immediately start a backup of your device to your Mac, click Back Up Now. To change your password later, click Change Password. Select the “Encrypt local backup” tickbox to encrypt your backup data and protect it with a password. Your device backs up to your Mac during the next automatic backup. Select “Back up all the data on your to this Mac” to store backups on your Mac. Your device backs up to iCloud during the next automatic backup. Select “Back up your most important data on your to iCloud” to store backup data in iCloud instead of on your Mac. To select backup options, do any of the following: If you connect your device to your Mac using a USB cable and can’t see the device in the Finder sidebar, see If your device doesn’t appear in the sidebar. In the Finder on your Mac, select the device in the Finder sidebar. See Sync content between your Mac and iPhone, iPad or iPod touch over Wi-Fi. You can connect your device using a USB or USB-C cable or using a Wi-Fi connection. Get started with accessibility features.Use Sign in with Apple for apps and websites.Watch and listen together with SharePlay.
Sync music, books and more between devices.Make and receive phone calls on your Mac.Use one keyboard and mouse to control Mac and iPad.Use Live Text to interact with text in a photo.Make it easier to see what’s on the screen.Install and reinstall apps from the App Store.
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