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i have a backup file but i forgot the password, What can i do to get the password back?

During update to IOS 14, itunes backed up my phone. unfortunately IOS 14 update stopped in the middle, after repeating the process i found my found updated but i lost all my data, try to restore from last backup file but i cannot remember the password. any ideas?

iPhone 6s Plus, iOS 14

Posted on Sep 20, 2020 8:31 PM

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Posted on Sep 20, 2020 8:34 PM

you cannot bypass the password for your backup.

I believe you have unlimited tries to get the password right, so you'll have to try some of your 'usual' passwords and see if you can get it

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i have a backup file but i forgot the password, What can i do to get the password back?

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