Move an iPhone or iPad backup to another location

iMazing has always made it easy to select a different location for your local iOS backups, but what happens if you want to change your backup location and preserve your existing backup data?

This feature is named Export Backup with Snapshots to Another Location and is available from iMazing's contextual menu (right-click on the device).

Here's how to Move an iPhone or iPad backup to another location:

Before you begin

Always make sure you are running the latest iMazing version, to do so select Check for Updates from the iMazing menu, or just download the latest available version for your computer below.

Step-by-step instructions

Launch iMazing on your computer

If you haven’t already, download and install iMazing. For more details, please refer to our guide available for PC and for Mac.

Right click on the Device

From the Devices view, you’ll see all devices that have previously been connected and paired with your computer. Right‑click the device whose backup you want to export. Scroll down until you see the option Export Backup with Snapshots to Another Location and click on it.

Select the location

Select the location to copy your device backup/snaphots to: The operation will begin. Depending on the size of your backup, this can take some time!

Choose whether to use the new location

When the operation is complete, you can decide if you want to save this new backup location for future use, and if you want to use this new backup location for this device from now on.