Changing iTunes backup location to SAME hard drive
Hi
I have an unusual problem. As you are no doubt all aware iTunes will backup your iPhone or iPad automatically to the folder (windows users) c:\users\<username>\appdata etc etc. You can change this to another physical drive using Junction which I have read up on. Unfortunately in my case I actually need to relocate the backups to another location on the SAME hard drive and junction doesn't appear to let me do this.
The reason? We have a client with 50-60 computers on a Windows Server network and utilise roaming profiles. The default backup location means these iTunes backups automatically get uploaded to the server each time a user logs off placingstorage stress on the server as there are dozens of large (32 - 64Gb iPhones and iPads) with multiple backups for each user. I would like to make a separate folder on each users C: drive on their workstation and instruct the iTunes backups to go there instead which will keep it out of the roaming profile.
Anybody have any ideas?
Regards,
Brendon
What makes you think it doesn't work?
CD C:\Test2
MkLink /J C:\Test1 C:\Test2
works fine for me. Test1 is linked to Test2.
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