Quick Answer: What Happens If I Delete iOS Files from My Mac?
Contents They’re Used to Restore Your iDevice Without Needing a Download If There Has Been No New Update to iOS. If You Delete These Files and You Later Need...
They’re used to restore your iDevice without needing a download if there has been no new update to iOS. If you delete these files and you later need to restore your iPhone, iTunes will update to the newest iOS version by uploading the appropriate installer file.
Can I delete iOS files on Mac?
Search and destroy old iOS backups
Click the Manage button and then click iOS Files in the left panel to view the local iOS backup files you have stored on your Mac. If you no longer need them, highlight them and click the Delete button (and then Delete again to confirm your intention to permanently delete the file).
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