How to change backup location Windows 10?

How to change Windows backup location?

How to change iTunes backup location?

choose Select drive

If you are looking for the answers to the above questions, this post fromMiniToolprovides the details.

It is a good habit tocreate regular backupsfor your files or systems on Windows 10.

However, the backup takes up a lot of space on the drive.

add network location manually

Then, lets see how to change backup location Windows 10.

Step 1: TypeControl Panelin theSearchbox and choose the best-matched result to open it.

Step 2: Search forFile Historyand open it.

turn on File History

Then, clickSelect drivefrom the left side.

Step 3: Here, the local and data pipe drives are listed.

If you dont see the online grid drive you want to use, clickAdd online grid locationand select it.

click Add a drive

Step 4: After changing the backup location, click theTurn onbutton to launch theFile Historyfunction.

Step 1: Press theWindows+Ikeys at the same time to open theSettingsapplication.

Then, click theUpdate & Securitypart.

click More options

Step 2: Change the backup location.

(1) Click theBackuptab from the left side and click theAdd a driveoption on the right.

Then, grab the desired drive in the list.

click Stop using drive

Now, you have changed the location successfully.

(2) If you have enabled File History, the page mentioned above will look as follows.

Here, you should probably clickMore optionsand scroll down to theBackup to a different driveoption.

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Then, click theStop using drivebutton to select another drive to use with File History.

File History Windows 10 is a feature of Windows to keep data safe.

This post will show you a free File History Windows 10 alternative to protect your data.

click Go to Backup and Restore (Windows 7)

Here are the details:

Step 1: Open theSettingsapplication again and choose theBackuptab.

Then, clickGo to Backup and Restore (Windows 7).

Step 2: Next, click theChange settingsoption.

click the Change settings option

Then, Windows Backup will start.

Step 3: Here, the backup destinations are listed.

(1) you’re able to choose the location you want to save and clickNext.

choose the location you want to save

Then, clickBrowseto go for the web link location and clickOK.

Alternatively, you’re free to enter the web link location path manually.

Next, enter the username and password credentials for the connection location and click theOKbutton.

enther the credentials

you might change the location as your demand.

Step 1: Download MiniTool ShadowMaker and install it.

Launch it and clickKeep Trialto enter its main interface.

click the Save settings and exit button

Step 3: Click theDestinationmodule to choose the destination.

Here, you’re able to change the backup location.

(2)Libraries ClickLibrariesand choose one folder as the destination.

administrator account folder

(3)Computer The detected drives will be listed under this tab.

Click theSharedtab, click theAddnew button, and bang out the path, user name, and password.

Step 3: After that, clickBack up Nowto start the backup task.

libraries

MiniTool ShadowMaker provides some advanced backup parameters to provide better protection for your data.

Now, this part is about the differences between File History, Backup and Restore, and MiniTool ShadowMaker.

MiniTool ShadowMaker can back up files, folders, partitions, disks as well as the entire system.

detected drives will be listed under this tab

MiniTool ShadowMaker and Backup and Restore have a larger extent.

Backup and Restore support backing up to internal or external hard drives and web connection locations.

MiniTool ShadowMaker allows the internal & external hard drive, NAS, Home File Server as the destination.

the Shared tab

MiniTool ShadowMaker provides more destinations.

Thus, MiniTool ShadowMaker is worth being used to change backup location.

When restoring the iPhone from backup, iTunes will automatically find the iPhone backup stored on the computer.

advanced backup parameters

However, some users want to change the iPhone backup location to desktop or external drive on Windows 10.

Do you know where iPhone backups stored are?

This post shows you the iPhone backup location and some related information.

How to Find Your iPhone Backup Location? | How to Recover It?

Now, here is the guide on how to change iPhone backup location on Windows 10.

Step 1: Right-smack the Start menu to chooseFile Explorer.

Navigate to a location where you want to save the iPhone backup.

navigate to the path

Step 2: Right-click any empty area and clickNew>Folderto create a new folder.

Name this new folderMobileSyncand do not shut the File Explorer window.

Step 3: Open another File Explorer window and navigate toC:\Users\UserName\Apple\MobileSync.

Step 4: Right-click theBackupfolder and chooseCopy.

Go to theNew MobileSyncfolder you created in step 2 and paste the iPhone backup folder here.

Step 6: Typecmdin theSearchbox.

Then right-clickCommand Promptto selectRun as administrator.

Once Symlink is created, it will force iTunes to back up the iPhone to the new location.

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Bottom Line

How to change backup location Windows 10?

How to change iTunes backup location?

Just choose one suitable tool based on your needs.

We strongly recommend using MiniTool ShadowMaker to change the Windows backup location.

Change Backup Location Windows 10 FAQ