How to Fix itunes could not back up the iphone because not enough free space is available on this..
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- Mklink /j “original source folder location” “new backup location”
The Fixing part of the video is up to 04:20" after that it is a segment of backup and restore
with iTunes.
I recently wanted to make a full backup of my iPhone
the iPhone's capacity is 64 Giga and it is 60% full
when I tried to make a backup of the phone with iTunes
a message popped up saying that there isn’t enough disk space on the computer.
And the backup failed
“iTunes could not back up the iPhone “yorimpitronot” because not enough free space is available on this computer.”
I clicked the computer icon and see that there is only 15 Giga free on the c:\ drive.
But I did have enough space on the D:\ drive
There is no setting within iTunes to change the location of the backup.
(if the partitions are on the same physical disk
There are ways to transfer space from D:\ drive to C:\ drive) if you like to see a video about that you can write to me in the comments.
there is a way to tweak windows and make it save the file on another drive that has enough space in it using mklink command.
this works with iTunes and with other software that won't allow you to change the saving location like the camera app on windows 10
that saves only to "C:\Users\your user name\Pictures\Camera Roll
so this trick helped me in some cases and I hope it will help you too.
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THANK YOU
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in the video the location of iTunes backup goes to:
c:\users\username\apple\Mobilesync\Backup
but in some windows10 builds it can go to
C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup
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Your GREAT! So informative and Step By Step!! Thank you So Much!! Trying now!!!
mklink/j "C:\Users\Yorim\Apple\MobileSync\Backup" "D:\Backup"
use this template : Mklink /j “original source folder location” “new backup location”
man i love you more then everything in this world holy shit i ttried to fix this shity problem for days and you are my holy savior thank you so much
@@גיאוויסבקר Thank you for your very kind words,I sure understand how frustrating it is not to be able to buckup your phone due to iTunes limitations and that is the reason I made this tutorial, thanks again for your comment that means a lot to me.
Excellent video, well explained. I’ll give this a shot sir.
Bro when backing up I had enough storage and it said I didn’t then it took my space on my laptop and it won’t let me get it back
same here
new backup location
iTunes 2022-04-
Recycle Bin
mklink/j "C:\Users\Yorim\Apple\MobileSync\Backup"
Worked as planned but a little more space still needs to be cleared from main drive
try to run the windows disk clean up tool with v marked on the system files
Brother….i have paste from notepad to cmd….they says that ..Cannot create a file when that file already exists….
Give me solution
if you get this error this means that you forgot to rename the original folder name to " backup.old" (01:41)
@@SAMUELDIY am already rename this folder to backup.old
@@private8112 paste here the command that you try
@@SAMUELDIY okk
mklink/j "C:\Users\Yorim\Apple\MobileSync\Backup" "new backup location"
Thorough, effiient and EXCELLENT work here!! Keep Posting!!
Very good, keep it up!
hey bro , I have a bit different problem here. I wanted to restore my 56,6GB-Backup from Itunes in my IPhone after resetting the Phone (because of too much GB Storage...). But when I clicked on "restore iPhone" (Itunes), it showed error: "iTunes could not restore the iPhone because not enough free space is available on the iPhone".
My Backup is too big or rather I really dont have enough space. So when I reset my iPhone, I have no pictures, apps, messages etc. and got left 10 GB (10GB because of "Other", "Systemcache",...)
So now I thought, that I have really less storage, the backup restore into my iphone should work... But again the error that I have not enough free space came. My backup is 56,6 GB and my IPhone X got 64GB. 64-56,6=7,4GB. Therefore I should have less then 7,4GB (instead of 10GB) on my Phone so then I can restore. But I cant clear more storage (10GB) and I cant reduce the GB of the backup (56,6GB) So what can I do??
I am despairing. Can you help me, I am really stuck since 6 hours
1.Did you try to restart your computer?
2. did you try to restart your phone?
if yes
3. try to update your itunes to the latest version
4. try to update your iphone ios to the latest version
i have the same exact problem. did u fix it?
@@luhhawaa There is a solution but you have to pay Money. Look, if you have your Backup in Apple Itunes on PC, it transfers your whole data/backup into your phone(but its too big/much, Right?) . But There are tools where you can select (from backup) which data you want to transfer into your phone. So therefore if you select, lets say, only to transfer your photos and apps,(through this Tool) it will be less GB for your phone- the data is not that big, no problem. - fixed
Me for my self, I didnt want to pay. I had an IPhone X with 64 Gb, sold it and I bought a new IPhone 8 with 256 GB where I can restore the backup in the new phone :) these are the only 2 options
@@florentin4061 Okay thank you so much!
@@luhhawaa Yes , I did What Is Shown In This Video and it Solved my Problem with this error. this is why I posted the video To help Others with the same error
I need some help please. In case, I have already backed up the data to the C drive, it appears that the C drive doesn’t have enough space to restore. what can I do next. I’m trying to clear and delete everything that I can but it still doesn’t have enough
try to run the disk cleanup tool from windows and don't forget to check the V on clean up system files, if that will not give you enough space you can download and run a free tool called "tree size" to locate the bigger files on your C: drive and then you can delete them if you don't need them or temporary move them to another location like a flash drive or removable disk.
I don't have the option from my menu when I right click backup.old "copy from path". That is not an option that is given for me
you need to HOLD DOWN the SHIFT key on the keyboard while Right-Clicking "Copy As Path" 👍👍
Hi Samuel - well explained and i completed these steps but unfortunately I am unable to restore from the backup I took based on this. Do you have any suggestion? The iphone is throwing an error occurred error as soon I click on restore.
you are getting the error on the iphone itself not on the itunes software? did you update the computer and the phone to the latest version?
@@SAMUELDIY Hi Samuel, sorry I am getting this error on the itunes, when I try to restore from it.
And the computer as well as Itunes, and the iphone are on latest versions
Excellent ❤
you saved me from a massive proplem, thank you so much sir it works for me to restore my data from my computer to my iPhone not to back up, thank you very much and I hope everything good comes to your life.
Thank you caveman it's always nice to ear about a problem solved, can you elaborate on restoring data with the mkdir method
@@SAMUELDIY I need help please send me the set buy step to do this I have a USB drive
@@Car_los-kz1fh well this video is the step by step guide to fix this exact message just take in mind that it was made almost two years ago and itunes version has been updated and also windows is no longer using the same locations for storing the backup files. So paths needs to be verified before taking action
Ive got a problem - now it says that my Backup History is empty and I cant restore from an older Back up File - what do I do now? It usually had my back up history with older files where I could simply click on and hit "restore from this back up file"
hi, if you followed the instruction correctly then it shouldn't happened. anyway you can look in the original folder that now supposed to be called backup.old, if you have a folder there with a long name or some folders those are your previous backups, try copy the last one to the new location if you created one the try to restore again.
Finally I updated my phone thanks
That is absolutely great
hi samuel. I followed all your steps and was successful in creating the junction. but even after that when i try to backup from iTunes or even another third party app, it shows the same error i.e. not enogh space. i have more than 300 gbs space free in both c and d drive. pls help.
Hi, can you copy here the exact error message? it possible that you are getting another error that is regarding availble free space on your device
itunes is not showing my backup now
I am not sure what are you saying here exactly since the video explain how to fix a problem that is prior to creating a backup means it is not letting you to make a backup because there is no disk space on the computer, so what exactly happened to you and how did you try to fix it?
it took my space on my laptop when the backup fails, and it won’t let me get it back. please helpp
you need to do exactly as the video don't miss a step it works ,I just did it on my computer, one thing different in windows 11 you don't need to click the shift to find the copy as path menu, THANK YOU SAMUEL
dude i cant even find the apple folder ?
what version of itunes do you have installed?
Bro I can not do success on command prompt
if you are getting an error about premission then you should run cmd as administrator, if it is another error then I need more information to assist you.
Doesn't work on latest version?
you just need to change the commant to the current buckup loation save path depending on your itunes version and windows version also
Thanks 🙏
i got this message "Cannot create a file when that file already exists."
Need help. Thanks!
Did you Rename the Folder name in the original path from backup to backup.old ? 01:47
Yup! Did that already. Still having the same error.
@@ibanyezvideo the command will not work if you already have the folder name in the path location maybe something is wrong with your view setting and if rename doesn't work for you try to delete the folder completely just remember that if you have inside files that you need to make a copy of them before you delete the folder.
or read this post:
superuser.com/questions/597551/mklink-error-cannot-create-a-file-when-that-file-already-exists
can you do it in macos with finder
yes
read this:
www.switchingtomac.com/tutorials/osx/how-to-create-symlinks-on-your-mac/#:~:text=Find%20the%20file%20or%20folder,as%20the%20original%20file%2Ffolder.
How do I undo doing this?
In cmd, type rmdir path to junction link
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02:24
I keep getting “the syntax of the command is incorrect”
Now getting parameter format not correct
@@RudeQueenC paste here what you typed in the command promp and maybe I can help
@@SAMUELDIY Here is what I have tried.
mklink /j"C:\Users\ccall\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup old" "D:\ccall\MobileSync\Backup"
MkLink /J "C:\Users\ccall\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup" "E:\MobileSync\Backup"
mklink /j"C:\Users\ccall\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup old" "D:\ccall\MobileSync\Backup"
Mklink /j "C:\Users\ccall\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup old" "D:\ccall\Backup" with this one I'm getting Cannot create a file when that file already exists.
@@RudeQueenC if you changed your original backup folder to backup old or backup.old please try to type this: Mklink /j "C:\Users\ccall\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup" "D:\ccall\Backup"
Ha ha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You funny !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you I suppose