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I am trying to restore a backup and get a message that I have the wrong password

I backed up my iphone 6s and now have a new 11 that I want to restore the backup on - I get a message that I have the wrong password but I had never changed the password.

iPhone 11, iOS 15

Posted on Mar 21, 2022 4:13 PM

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Posted on Mar 21, 2022 4:22 PM

Note: Backup password is not the same as Locked screen password (unless you use the same).

You can only restore from backup if you have the correct password.

Also note: After setting it up, you do not need the password doing encrypted backup.

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I am trying to restore a backup and get a message that I have the wrong password

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