Installing ipod update 5.0.1 deleted Backup

[Honeykay]

My ipod prompted to install the update 5.0.1. Before doing that, I decided to take the backup and so I did the same and did the update. But after the update, I found that there is just log for that backup but not the actual backup file. I am in trouble now and expecting some help from you people. If you have some solution for this then please let me know that.

[Donatien]

I think that once the update is finished then the iTunes goes ahead and it backed up your iPod again and because of this, it overwrites the previous backup. This is the only reason seem to me now. Lets see if someone else can post with some other possibility.

[Aachman]

What you can do is just look for the folder manually which has the backups and check that is there are some more available there. To have more information on this, please go through this article and this will give you better idea regarding this. I hope that it will be useful for you. If you have any further doubt about it then please reply back.

[Uganda]

Sorry for posting inbetween but I want to ask that how can I delete the backup from the iTunes. I am new to this and really dont know that how that can be done. If you know the procedure to do this then please let me know that. I will be thankful to your replies.

[Gaganvihari]

Just go through the steps below for this:

1. Open the iTunes preferences:
   
   • Windows: go to Edit> Preferences.
   • Mac: go to iTunes> Preferences.
2. Click the Tools icon at the top.
3. Choose the device you want to delete the backups.
4. Click Delete Backup (Mac) or Delete Backup (Windows).
5. Confirm that you want to delete the backup.
6. Remove any other backup and close the screen.