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Restore from a lost encrypted password

Team,


I forgot the password of my encrypted iphone backup. I have cleaned the iphone and now I need to restore from the backup.


Please help!

iPhone 8

Posted on Nov 4, 2020 3:08 PM

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Posted on Nov 4, 2020 4:05 PM

Hello Muhammad,


You are not going to be able restore from that encrypted backup file without the password. Good news is that you will get unlimited tries to input the correct password. Bad news is that without the password you will not be able to get the restore completed..

Do you use a Mac computer by any chance? You may be able to find the password by looking in the Keychain Access app on the Mac.


Axel F.

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Nov 4, 2020 4:05 PM in response to muhammadfromfremont

Hello Muhammad,


You are not going to be able restore from that encrypted backup file without the password. Good news is that you will get unlimited tries to input the correct password. Bad news is that without the password you will not be able to get the restore completed..

Do you use a Mac computer by any chance? You may be able to find the password by looking in the Keychain Access app on the Mac.


Axel F.

Restore from a lost encrypted password

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