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Where does iTunes Save iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad Apps on Windows & Mac [Featured]

Mayur Agarwal by Mayur Agarwal
August 1, 2021
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Are you wondering about the location where iTunes saves the Apps and data, downloaded and installed by you on your Apple devices like iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad? The app’s setup (.ipa files) can act as a good backup or in case you just need them.

Note – All the iPhone applications are saved on your computer if they were downloaded and installed straight using iTunes. However, if the apps are installed directly on iOS devices using Wi-Fi or 3G, then you must first Sync the device with your system (using iTunes) to find the installation files on your computer.

To locate the Apps on Windows, launch iTunes. Now click the ‘Apps’ option under Library. Right-click on any app and click the ‘Show in Windows Explorer’ link.

windows_itunes apps

The directory where iPhone apps are saved on Windows will now open, and all the apps will appear with a .ipa extension.

Alternatively, you can access setup files of installed apps by opening this directory in Windows Explorer. C:\Users\User\Music\iTunes\iTunes Media\Mobile Applications

iPhone apps save location on windows

To locate the Apps on Mac, launch iTunes. Now click the ‘Apps’ option under Library. Right-click on any app and click the ‘Show in Finder’ link.

mac_itunes apps

Alternatively, you can access setup files of installed apps by opening this directory on your Mac. usr/Music/iTunes/Mobile Applications

Thanks, Vinay for Mac-related help.

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  3. luvzz says:
    12 years ago

    TY so much. Now I can save these apps in my pc incase itune erases accidently once in a while, and it drives me nuts to look for about 400 apps to redownload! ty ty ty

    Reply
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  5. Richi says:
    12 years ago

    Freaking amazing….!!! Thankmyou so much, i didn’t loose my payed apps…
    Thanks for the tip.
    Richi

    Reply
  6. amin says:
    12 years ago

    Great article 😉 thanks i was wondering how can i backup my apps thanks

    Reply
  7. Chandra Sekhar Bejugam says:
    12 years ago

    Thanks so much… I needed this information. I wanted to remove the OS in my PC and re-install it. But before doing it i wanted to back up all the apps that I downloaded for iPad. Now I can copy them to a back up directory before I re-install windows 🙂

    Reply
  8. Ankit says:
    12 years ago

    Thanx for the information.I am using the latest version of itunes and after Right clicking on apps it gives only one option that is “open in new window”.But simply write “Mobile application” in search box and you will get the address.The applications are saved at “C:\Users\xxxxxxxx\Music\iTunes\iTunes Music\Mobile Applications”

    Reply
  9. nipu says:
    11 years ago

    Got it ThankX all

    Reply
  10. Adeline says:
    11 years ago

    Ok, so they are there

    Now how do I open them ?? I have been struggling with this for days … How do they open ??
    If I right click, and open . It just takes me back to the iTunes

    Reply
    • Fallendohingy says:
      11 years ago

      You double click on the app (in finder or windows explorer) (it’s also the same thing as -right click- -open-), and it opens in itunes (it now recognizes it)
      Now you just sync your ipod with itunes, and viola, you have your apps

      Reply
  11. Gill says:
    11 years ago

    Is there any way to store these on another drive and have Itunes use the new location as my C: drive is filling up and I want to use the D: drive on my Windows PC?

    Reply
  12. Daniel says:
    11 years ago

    This didn’t work in the version of iTunes I am using (v10.5.2.11 in Windows). However, I discovered from help that you can identify the location of the files by going to Edit ¬ Preferences ¬ Advanced. The default location is My Documents/My Music/iTunes/iTunes Media.

    Gill, I was having the same problem as you, but have now moved the storage location to an external hard drive. As the help file notes, this will only change the location of future files, but I have copied the existing files to the new location in my external hard drive and will delete the old ones from my C-drive.

    Reply
  13. Raed says:
    10 years ago

    Thanks guys for the information. however i have some other applications downloaded using Installous; some of them were synced and saved but others were not even appearing. could you advise please !

    Reply
  14. absinthe says:
    10 years ago

    if i have payed applications and i copy them to another computer, will they work? i need the same account or i can use another itunes account?

    Reply

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