TS3694 Unable to back up my Iphone 4S, error message states that my backup is corrupt and needs to be deleted. How do I delete the backup file?

Unable to back up my Iphone 4S, error message states that my backup is corrupt and needs to be deleted. How do I delete the backup file?
Help needed.

Thanks I did that and it worked.
Another question if you dont mind. If i want to undelete the backup file, is there a way?

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