Practical Mobile Forensics - Third Edition

iExplorer

iExplorer is a free tool for macOS X and Windows, which can be downloaded from https://macroplant.com/iexplorer. This tool supports both Windows and macOS, and is capable of browsing iTunes backups too. Here is how to use it:

1. Launch iExplorer, and click on Browse iTunes Backups.
2. To add a backup from a custom location, click on Add / Modify Backup Location.
3. Now click on the Add Backup Location button, and choose the path:

Adding a custom path

4.  The backups from your custom location should now be available. 

Also, there is an interesting option—iExplorer can gather SQLite databases for you. To do this, click on the Raw Databases ...