Step 2: Move your backups to an external hard drive
Select Show in Finder from the list of available options. You can also find the backups for specific devices from Finder. You can find them by typing ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup into Spotlight. Your backups are stored in a MobileSync folder. That being said, if you're still bent on moving them to an external hard drive, we're here to help. If you're thinking about using iCloud, here's how you can choose which iCloud storage plan you should get. It's a better, more straightforward option, but you might need to buy some extra iCloud storage. We highly recommend syncing on iCloud and then deleting the backups on your Mac, rather than relocating them.
