Big problem with Lion

[ajaswal]

I don't know exactly where this would go but here it is...

I'm trying to find the location where iTunes stores it's backups in Lion...I'm currently using beta 3 for iTunes and it does backup my phone just fine but I can't find the location of the backup.

When I go to Library/Application Support there IS NO Mobile Sync folder or anything like that, I do not know where iTunes is keeping them at all. Further more when I go to users/myusername/ there isn't even a Library folder at all. No matter what I try I can't find the damn backups does anyone know where they are now stored or if I am doing anything wrong?

 

[frunkis54]

I don't know exactly where this would go but here it is...

I'm trying to find the location where iTunes stores it's backups in Lion...I'm currently using beta 3 for iTunes and it does backup my phone just fine but I can't find the location of the backup.

When I go to Library/Application Support there IS NO Mobile Sync folder or anything like that, I do not know where iTunes is keeping them at all. Further more when I go to users/myusername/ there isn't even a Library folder at all. No matter what I try I can't find the damn backups does anyone know where they are now stored or if I am doing anything wrong?

are you backing up to icloud? if it does it says it won't keep one your local drive.

 

[ajaswal]

are you backing up to icloud? if it does it says it won't keep one your local drive.

No and that's the thing, I chose not to backup to iCloud its doing it all on the computer.

The thing that's just annoying me is that I can't find the MobileSync folder at all

 

[BlaqkAudio]

Where are you looking? /Library/Application Support or ~/Library/Application Support? Mine is located in ~/Library/Application Support, but I'm using iTunes 10.3.1

 

[ajaswal]

Where are you looking? /Library/Application Support or ~/Library/Application Support? Mine is located in ~/Library/Application Support, but I'm using iTunes 10.3.1

For my drive structure I've looked in:

/OSX Lion/Library/Application Support
/OSX Lion/System/Library
/OSX Lion/Users/aniteshjaswal/

What's so frustrating is that where the thing usually is located, in the username/library I don't have a Library folder, just the usual desktop, documents, downloads et al.

 

[mrapplegate]

For my drive structure I've looked in:

/OSX Lion/Library/Application Support
/OSX Lion/System/Library
/OSX Lion/Users/aniteshjaswal/

What's so frustrating is that where the thing usually is located, in the username/library I don't have a Library folder, just the usual desktop, documents, downloads et al.

The folder is hidden in Lion.

 

[PurrBall]

Open the Go menu in Finder and hold down the Option key- there you can access your ~/Library folder as before.

 

[JohnDoe98]

For my drive structure I've looked in:

/OSX Lion/Library/Application Support
/OSX Lion/System/Library
/OSX Lion/Users/aniteshjaswal/

What's so frustrating is that where the thing usually is located, in the username/library I don't have a Library folder, just the usual desktop, documents, downloads et al.

You do have a library folder it is just hidden in Lion. So it is likely in /Users/Aniteshjaswal/Library/Application Support

 

[mrapplegate]

When you unhide your Library it should be here:
~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup

 

[ajaswal]

Open the Go menu in Finder and hold down the Option key- there you can access your ~/Library folder as before.

Everyone thank you so much! I've avoided a decent headache, I had all my backup files on a external drive so I was kinda ******** myself that I couldn't transfer them over.

This might be a rant, but why the hell is Apple now hiding the Library folder by default? This was just an annoyance, a stupid one.

 

[mrapplegate]

Everyone thank you so much! I've avoided a decent headache, I had all my backup files on a external drive so I was kinda ******** myself that I couldn't transfer them over.

This might be a rant, but why the hell is Apple now hiding the Library folder by default? This was just an annoyance, a stupid one.

My theory is they are hiding it to keep inexperienced users from getting into trouble. Easy enough to get to by just holding the option key down, but complex enough to stop people like you ha ha

 

[Mr Gee]

Same problem with Skype file

My Skype folder used to be library/application support but in Lion it is not in the application support folder, can anyone help please?

 

[Mr Gee]

Same problem with Skype

I have the same problem with my skype file. This was in application support but isn't any more. Can anyone let me know where this is hiding. Its not in library/application support in lion like it was in snow leopard.

Thanks