MobileSync folder location

I currently have to use my work laptop (XP machine) in order to use iTunes to sync my iPhone (my main machine runs Linux) and it works fine.
The problem is that we have a 20MB limit on our profile space ('Documents and Settings' folder) as it gets synced with a server when we log in or out. Everytime I connect my iPhone the backup that is created puts me over my limit by 90MB which means I cannot shutdown or reboot my computer until I free up some space. This basically involves deleting the iPhone backup pretty much as soon as it is created.
My question is, is there a way to change the default location that iTunes uses to store the backup? I just need to store it anywhere other than the 'Documents and Settings' folder. Failing that is there any way to disable the backup feature completely?
Failing that, is there any plans for a Linux version of iTunes
Cheers.

Thanks for the info, I've already moved my iTunes folder over to a network drive. I have about 250 photos that I've taken currently on my phone which is probably why it's 90MB but even if I did manage to get it down to 6MB it would put me over my 20MB profile limit.

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i had to run whatsize again to figure out what my 250 GB hard drive is being spent on and i see once again that i have 25 GB in my MobileSync folder. i would like to put an alias of this folder on my desktop so i can empty it periodically but i can't seem to find it.
i tried to go to the Go menu in Finder and then to the Library which will show up after i hold down the Option key but i can't seem to find it.
anyone know where this things is? i am not going to ask if there is a way to keep this folder from filling up but if this is possible i would like to prevent it from happening so i don't have to fix it manually.

Hi,
It's in your Home folder Library, Applications support. However, you should not interfere with the contents of this folder in Finder. The place to delete backups is in iTunes Preferences/Devices.
In the Go pulldown Go to folder you find it like this:
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This is even bigger problem if you have multiple iOS devices and eg a MacBook with precious SSD space! Eg if you have iPad and iPhone.   If you have another disk where you don't mind the backup going, then there is a solution.   In my case on MacBook Pro I have an internal SSD as well as an internal HDD but for most the HDD would be an external USB drive. Just remember that this would now no longer be part of your time machine!
The solution is described here http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1077298
It can be tricky for us non-tech to get the terminal command exactly correct.   So by way of example in my case the HDD is called "Macintosh HD"
the command that worked for me (AFTER I had copied the MobileSync folder that was on my SSD inside Library/Application Support
AND after I had deleted the MobileSync folder from its original SSD location was this:
ln -s /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD/MobileSync/Backup ~/Library/Application\ Support/MobileSync
I tested it, and now /Library/Application Support still contains a folder, but it is only a shortcut to the real data.
I am not sure how MobileSync works longterm as that backup folder seems suspiciously big.   I am probably going to manually copy the mobilesyn to another network drive, then do a delete backup through iTunes, then backup again after I've cleaned up my phone a bit.   Remember that you can also delete old phone backups via iTunes in case like many you are on your Nth iphone...

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Hi,
I'm trying to located the MobileSync folder on my MacBook Pro OSX 10.7.4 (Lion).
I'm aware that Lion hides the library folder and i know how to find it, but when i get to it theres no MobileSyc folder.
Ive searched through the forums and everyone says its here: /Users/USERNAME/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup, but its not. When im logged in as me, I can get to Library/Application Support but then theres no MobileSync folder. If i go to another user (where the backup i need to restore is) theres not even a Library folder.
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I just installed iTunes on my computer, where I already have all my music. I went to Edit Preferences Advanced, and changed the iTunes Media Folder Location to where I have all my music, in the "Local Disk." But iTunes wont import all my music. Help?

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Have you looked in the Music App on your iPhone? On the iPhone music is played by the Music App not iTunes.

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Hi Jonathan, it annoyed the heck out of me too. Answers to your questions:
No idea, it’s probably trying to be “helpful”.
I don’t believe you can lock iTunes the way you want, but you CAN stop iTunes from running WITHOUT THE DRIVE YOU WANT I got sick of manually transferring songs when this happened to me too. In my case my library is on a network server (NAS). I wrote the following AppleScript to deal with the situation and it will work for any externally connected drive, network, USB, FireWire etc.
So to explain the script: I’m asking Terminal to list the directory contents of the iTunes Library folder on the external drive. If it can, it makes iTunes start. If it can’t (the “on error” bit), it beeps at you and displays a dialog box that tells you it cannot start. I then save the script as an App, and give it the same icon as iTunes has, but a different name (‘iTunes Custom Launcher” for example). Then I remove iTunes from the Dock and put my custom launcher in the Dock instead. Doing this means the only odd thing you will see is that when the launcher starts iTunes, there will seem to be two iTunes icons in the Dock, but only while iTunes is running.
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tell application "Terminal"
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quit
— End of script
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do shell script “ls \"/Volumes/<disk or share name>/<folder>/<sub-folder…>iTunes Library\"”
If, like me, your iTunes Library folder is at the root of the external drive, you only need to replace <disk or share name> with the drive name and forget about the <folder>/<sub-folder…> bit. If you’re not sure what to do to the script let me know and we can do more Q&A to see exactly what you need to make the script look like.
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Remove iTunes from the Dock and add your new app.
For your question 3, I would just go into the music folders of whoever logs on to your mac and manually move whatever folders for artists/albums/songs are there; it should be the last time
Let me know if you need more help
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