If you’re used to backing up your iPhone data to a Mac computer, you’ll find that space is at a premium. While Apple doesn’t make it easy to back up your iPhone to an external hard drive, it is possible. This guide will show you how to do it with iOS 13 and macOS Catalina (or later).

Since it is a complex task, we have divided the steps you need to perform before moving iPhone backup to external hard drive into multiple steps.

First, you need to know where the backup is stored on your Mac. It’s not hard to find.

Connect your phone to your computer with a USB cable so that it appears in your Finder.