Delete iPad or iPhone Backups in Windows

Here is a guide on how to delete your iPod or iPhone backup from your Microsoft computer.

Doing so might save you a bit of hard drive space.

It’s also good to keep things clean if you no longer sync the device with your computer any longer.

Open iTunes
Select the Edit, then choose Preferences
Select the Devices tab
You will then see a list of your iPad or iPhone backups under Device backups, select the backup you want to delete and then click Delete Backup
You will then be prompted Are you sure you want to delete the backup with the name of your iPad or iPhone, click Delete if you are 100% sure

This method is not as user friendly as deleting them from iTunes as multiple backup’s can not be identified to what device they are.

Open File Explorer and locate the following folder

C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup

NOTE: Username would be the name of your account on your computer

Also, if you cannot find the folder due to hidden files, refer to this guide: Show Hidden Files and Folders in Windows 7, 8 and 10
Under this folder, there will be folders made up of random letters and numbers. Each one of these folders is an iPad/iPhone backup.

Delete the to remove the backup from your folder.

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