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Forgot encryption password to be able to restore iPhone

I tried to update my iPhone / and received an error / and have had to restore from my MacBook / I need the encrypted password which is stored on my iPhone and which I can't access.


Will the password be the same for all my devices?


please help




iPhone 6s, iOS 13

Posted on May 28, 2020 12:09 PM

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Posted on May 28, 2020 12:55 PM

The password might be the same. It depends on what you set as the password.


See the 'If you can’t remember the password for your encrypted backup' section in the article below.


Backups - encrypted backups in iTunes.   

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Forgot encryption password to be able to restore iPhone

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