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To reset encrypted data do you lose any information

If I reset encrypted data do I lose information? We have forgotten the password for an old iPad and it suggests resetting the encrypted data.

Posted on Jan 12, 2022 1:53 PM

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Posted on Jan 12, 2022 2:20 PM

What suggests resetting encrypted data?


”Encrypted data” … where?


If you’re talking about an encrypted backup on a Mac or in iTunes, for example, it cannot simply be “reset”. You can attempt to reset the encryption passcode, but that would apply to future backups and then you can never access the old backup.

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Jan 12, 2022 2:20 PM in response to Daisy—bee

What suggests resetting encrypted data?


”Encrypted data” … where?


If you’re talking about an encrypted backup on a Mac or in iTunes, for example, it cannot simply be “reset”. You can attempt to reset the encryption passcode, but that would apply to future backups and then you can never access the old backup.

To reset encrypted data do you lose any information

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