Are old backup files saved or deleted in iTunes

I had to restore my Iphone back to factory. The backup file I created was too big to restore and the Verizon tech (who I foolishly let take over my computer) backed up the empty phone over the old backup file. I found a program to restore the original backup data, but it's been overwritten by the recent backup. Does iTunes delete the the old backup files or store them in a different folder?

iTunes only keeps one normal backup, per iOS device. As you've found out, its an incremental backup in that data that has changed or deleted is added or removed from the backup. Unless you backup your computer, your data is gone.

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