Hi Stephanie, You have not said what OS X you are using... If it is Lion your home library is hidden. You have to unhide the home user library in OS X 10.7 Lion.
Show User ~/Library in OS X Lion Launch Terminal from Spotlight or Launchpad -> Utilities, and enter the following command to show or hide the directory: chflags nohidden ~/Library/ The users Library folder will immediately become visible again. OR, even easier: Just press and hold the “option/alt” key, and you can choose “Go to Library” in the Go menu of the Finder. Also if you have not backed up before, there won't be a backup file in ~Library/Applications Support/MobileSync/Backup Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 04/07/2012, at 9:25 PM, stephanie dowden <stephanie.dow...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi again, > > Long story, but transitioned from old iBook G4 and old mini mac to MB > air and ipad, but sorting out to do (when back from hols) so just > needed an interim solution (thanks). BTW nothing called mobile sync or > back up under ~Library/Applications Support... > > Stephanie > > On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 8:38 PM, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: >> Hi Stephanie, >> >> As I mentioned before you set up what you wish to sync to each iPhone. >> Select what Apps, books, music etc. When iTunes backups the iPhone it will >> backup everything you have synced to the iPhone. >> >> You indicated you were using both iPhones on one computer with two user >> accounts? >> Now you mention you have a MacBook Air? >> >> iTunes stores the iPhone backups in ~Library/Applications >> Support/MobileSync/Backup >> The ~ indicates your User home library. >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> >> Sent from Ronni's iPad >> >> On 04/07/2012, at 8:16 PM, stephanie dowden <stephanie.dow...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi Ronnie, >>> >>> Wonderful response (as per usual) - and it's worked so far: I Backed >>> Up (photos went to iphoto and I assume remainder went to itunes. Do I >>> need to specify sync of apps, music etc or will it do this as part of >>> the back up? Also - where does itunes store the iphone back up? (I've >>> a new MacBook Air) >>> >>> Stephanie >>> >>> On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 7:43 PM, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: >>>> Hi Stephanie, >>>> >>>> Glad to see you have come down from hovering ;-) Welcome to WAMUG. >>>> >>>> You mention you have separate administrator user accounts on the laptop. >>>> >>>> iTunes will see the iPhones as two totally different iPhones, so there are >>>> no issues with multiple iPhones. >>>> The way to manage different music is to set up a playlist or playlists for >>>> each iPhone and just sync those playlists to the iPhone you want. >>>> >>>> Instructions: >>>> 1.The first step to hooking up two iPhones to one computer is to make sure >>>> that the iPhones have different names. Chances are your two iPhones >>>> already have different names as they are probably used by different people. >>>> When you first connect the iPhone to a computer, iTunes will ask you to >>>> name the iPhone. Just make sure that you name the two seperately. >>>> >>>> 2. Next, sync up each iPhone one at a time. When you connect each iPhone, >>>> iTunes will recognize the unique name and allow you to set up your >>>> playlists, photos, etc. unique to that iPhone. >>>> When you are done setting up the first iPhone, do the same with the second >>>> one. >>>> >>>> 3. To have two separate sets of contacts, create two groups of contacts in >>>> your address book (on a Mac). Then under the Info tab in iTunes (after >>>> selecting your iPhone icon), select which contact groups you want to sync >>>> for that iPhone. >>>> 4. That's it! It's that easy to set up two iPhones on one computer thanks >>>> to Apple's simple programming. >>>> Cheers, >>>> Ronni >>>> >>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad >>>> >>>> On 04/07/2012, at 6:47 PM, stephanie dowden <stephanie.dow...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> A query about syncing an iphone... >>>>> >>>>> We are going on hols and taking laptop, ipad and 2 iphones. One phone >>>>> has been unlocked (as out of contract) which will take '5-72hrs' so we >>>>> need to back up the phone, restore to factory settings and then >>>>> restore it from the back up. >>>>> >>>>> Do I need to install another itunes (as we have 2 separate accounts), >>>>> or can all our devices be on one itunes? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> >>>>> Stephanie >>>>> >>>>> (Proudly paid up WAMUGer after being a hovering in the background, >>>>> reading and learning lots freebie for the last year) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Stephanie Dowden >>>>> >>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > > > -- > > Perth > Western Australia > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
