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KJPacini1 Author

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encrypted password

I am unable to restore my new iphone because my password doesnt match the encrypted password from the backup.

iPhone XR

Posted on Jan 28, 2023 7:48 PM

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Answer 1

turingtest2

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Jan 29, 2023 6:23 PM in response to KJPacini1

See Disable iOS backup encryption - Apple Community. In particular:

If you have forgotten the password, or were not aware that encryption had been enabled, consider that it might be any computer, Apple ID, Wi-Fi password or device PIN that you've used in the past, working from the assumption that you might have reused a common password that you were using when encryption was first activated. See About encrypted backups on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support for details.

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KJPacini1 Author

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Jan 28, 2023 8:34 PM in response to muguy

When I typed it in then confirmed it, it said passwords don't match and it never actually took any of my passwords, regardless of how many different passwords, both simple and complex, I tried. When looking at the step by step through google, I never made it past "set a password that you'll remember" because it never accepted any passwords that I tried.

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KJPacini1 Author

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Jan 28, 2023 8:35 PM in response to KJPacini1

But I am seeing confirmation that a backup was completed and time stamped for last night, so I am trying to access that backup and its asking me for a password, which again, never went through. So I didn't even think the backup went through, but I see one there.

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muguy

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Jan 28, 2023 8:30 PM in response to KJPacini1

If you elect to encrypt your backup, you are asked for a password. It's something that you create.

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muguy

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Jan 28, 2023 8:22 PM in response to KJPacini1

Without knowing the encryption password, you will be unable to restore the backup.

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KJPacini1 Author

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Jan 28, 2023 8:28 PM in response to muguy

It never took a password in the first place- so there has to be an automatic password that was generated or some place I can look for it on my computer...

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