Are computer backups device specific or will a new computer prompt me to create a password for an encrypted backup?
Are computer backups device specific or will a new computer prompt me to create a password for an encrypted backup?
iPhone 12 Pro Max
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The encryption setting lives on the device. If you're currently using encrypted backups then when you backup to a new computer it will use the same key without prompting.
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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