Locating where iTunes put my backups

So I am trying to update my iPhone (it's about maybe 3 or 4 updates behind) and I am struggling to find out where my previous backs up are because they are apparently corrupted and I can't make a new back up without finding and deleting the old back ups. I am using a Windows 7 OS 32 Bit.
I had a hrd time figuring out if this was an iPhone problem or an iTunes problem so I apologize if this is posted in the wrong section.
Thank you for the help

Bill_Nye wrote:
So I am trying to update my iPhone (it's about maybe 3 or 4 updates behind) and I am struggling to find out where my previous backs up are because they are apparently corrupted and I can't make a new back up without finding and deleting the old back ups.
Why not?
iTunes prefs > Devices you can see and delete previous backups.

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