Up next Show hidden files in Snow Leopard’s Open/Save dialogs Published on 05 August 2010 Tagsbackup,gadgets,iOS,iTunes Delete unused iOS device backups to reclaim space – Apple support document via Shawn Blanc, who deleted a few and recovered over 3GB of space. iTunes creates a new, separate backup every time you restore your device from scratch (i.e., you choose not to “restore from backup”).