Every time you sync between your Apple device and iTunes, this media combiner creates a fresh backup. This very useful feature of the program can be a great help if for some reason you have lost all the information from your iPhone. And iTunes will help you return all the information to its place in just two clicks. However, if you, for example, reinstall Windows on your computer, you can easily lose the backup copy. In this case, you should also play it safe by copying the backup data to removable media or any cloud service. So today you will find out where the iTunes backup is stored on your computer.
Backup location on Mac OS X.
In order to access the backup files, you need to go to: ~//Libraries/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/. Now copy the Backup folder and save it in a safe place.
Backup location on Windows XP.
The backup copy on a computer running Windows XP is located at the following address: \Documents and Settings\(username)\Application Data\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\.
Location of the backup on Windows 7/8.
To access backup data on Windows 7/8, open Windows Explorer and go to: C:\Users\(username)\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\.
Please pay special attention that the data in this folder may not be displayed because... they are hidden. To see the files contained in the Backup folder, open the Start menu and select Control Panel. In Windows 8, move your mouse to the very right side of the screen to open the navigation bar and select the Settings button. The “Control Panel” section we need is located in “Settings”. Once you open Control Panel, go to Folder Options. A window will open in which you need to go to the “View” tab and activate the “Show hidden files, folders and drives” option. Then click “Apply” and the “OK” button. 
It is also worth noting that there is only one backup for each Apple device. With each new synchronization of the device with iTunes, the old backup copy will be replaced with a more recent one, i.e. all previous data will be hopelessly lost. You can securely save the backup copy in any cloud storage, for example,
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