How do I change the location of where ITunes stores backups on Windows 8

Question

Hello, a further question for you on this topic please: how does one perform this on a windows 8 pc please?
I am following the above instructions (but substituting file names where necessary) but getting 'access is denied' after pressing enter. I've made sure all the folders and subfolders are no longer read only but it didn't help.
Thanks in advance

Answer 1

The way to do this is to move the backup data to your D: drive and then intercept requests for data on the original path to the new location by way of a junction. These are the necessary steps on a Windows 7 system.
Open a command prompt by hitting the start button and typing CMD<Enter> in the search box that opens up.
To move the current backup folder from C: to D: type in this command and press <Enter>
Move "C:\Users\<User>\AppData\Local\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup" "D:\Backup"
Where <User> is your Windows user name.
To make iTunes look for the data in the new location type in this command and press <Enter>
MkLink /J "C:\Users\<User>\AppData\Local\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup" "D:\Backup"
If your external drive has a different letter or you already have a folder called "Backup" then edit "D:\Backup" accordingly in both commands.
Note that while this works with device backups the same technique cannot be used to distribute sections of an iTunes library.
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