HT1449 How do i move the device backup folders

Hi there, I now have my iTunes folder on an ext drive, which is great news. The bad news is that the device backup files are still on my HD taking up loads of space as i have now the 128GB iPad mini. is there another way i can moves these files as well, so when i back up the ipad it will back up to the EXT drive on the the local HD ?
I have iTunes 11.1.3
Thanx in advanv

Relocate iOS device backups
Make a new folder called MobileSync at the root of the drive you want the backup data to live on, e.g. as D:\MobileSync
Use Windows Explorer to move current Backup folder at <SystemDrive>\Users\<User>\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup into the folder you just made. If the backup folder is large this may take some time.
To make iTunes look for the data in the new location copy the text below, open a command prompt, right-click to paste in the command, edit the drive letter/path if needed, and then press <Enter>.
MkLink /J "%AppData%\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup" "D:\MobileSync\Backup"
If you want the backup elsewhere replace D:\MobileSync accordingly.
Note that while this method works for iOS device backups it cannot be used to redirect sections of the media library.
If you relocated your media by consolidating to a new path see Make a split library portable for steps to move the library files to your alternate location and put the library back into a portable shape ready for easy backup and the next move.
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