iTunes asking for backup password???

1. Disconect your USB cable from the computer to your Iphone
2. Sign out of your I Tunes account in your computer
3. Connect your USB again back to your computer
4. Sign in again with your I tunes password

That did it for me.

jared275 wrote:

Computer logic 101 dictates that I should be able to delete whatever encrypted local backup may exist and create a non-encrypted local backup.

That demonstrates that you don't get it ... if I had access to your stuff and wanted to unencrypt your backup, and all I had to do was delete the existing (encrypted) backup and make a new (unencrypted) one from what's on your iPhone,that would completely defeat the purpose of passwords and encryption. Think about what you're proposing and you'll see the flaw in your logic.

jared275 wrote:

I don't want to restore my iPad. That scares me. It says that it only backed up the most important data to iCloud. It also takes time, and how am I supposed to know if it will allow me to backup unencrypted to my computer? .... Ok I read the rest of the troubleshooting guide and apparently I have to spend a bunch of time, and lose whatever data is deemed unimportant in order to turn this checkbox relating to local computer backups off. I am not impressed.

Yes, restoring your device takes time and not loading a backup means losing information that was in your encrypted backup. Backing up to iCloud is a viable alternative to a local backup and does not require restoring, but the difference in what is backed up in iCloud vs. locally is minimal. Apple used to document what was different but that article has since changed, so perhaps the backup content is identical now.

Yes these are inconveniences, but since you set the password and don't remember it, and the encryption process is doing what its supposed to do, I fail to see how this is Apple's fault or responsibility to give you an out. Personally I'm glad that the system is solid and that there are no workarounds to get at my information.

If you can’t remember the password for your encrypted backup

You can’t restore an encrypted backup without its password. With iOS 11 or later, you can make a new encrypted backup of your device by resetting the password. Here’s what to do:

1. On your iOS device, go to Settings > General > Reset.
2. Tap Reset All Settings and enter your iOS passcode.
3. Follow the steps to reset your settings. This won't affect your user data or passwords, but it will reset settings like display brightness, Home screen layout, and wallpaper. It also removes your encrypted backup password.
4. Connect your device to iTunes again and create a new encrypted backup.

You won't be able to use previous encrypted backups, but you can back up your current data using iTunes and setting a new backup password.

If you have a device with iOS 10 or earlier, you can't reset the password. In this case, try the following:

• If someone else set up your device, ask them for the password.
• Use an iCloud backup instead of iTunes. If you don't have an iCloud backup, you can make one.
• Try using an older iTunes backup.

Funjunkie6 wrote:

"Use an iCloud backup instead of iTunes. If you don't have an iCloud backup, you can make one."

iCloud can only back up 5gb, but my iPhone is 120gb, so how does the iCloud backup work?

This support article explains how it works: How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support. You may have a 120GB device, but you select what you want backed up, so you have control over how much of the device's contents is backed up. However, if you want to start backing up to iCloud, I would recommend that you purchase at least 50GB, which is only .99 per month.

Cheers,

GB

regisyracuse wrote:

For people having this problem in 2018 as well. I just typed in my very first apple id password, back when you didn't need numbers or capslock and it worked

Yes, that was one of the passwords that people have found that was the correct one. Here are a few others:

• First iTunes account password (40 different users)
• Old iTunes account password, but not the oldest one
• Password used for almost all accounts (3 different users)
• All digit Password created a long time ago
• Computer/laptop login password (4 users)
• Laptop password (2 users)
• Computer password (4 users)
• Email password (3 users)
• iTunes with no capital letters
• Password not used anywhere else
• All numeric used in the past
• Password for old gaming site
• PC password (5 users)
• “iphonelogin”
• work computer password
• Current app store password (2 users)
• Paypal account password
• iPad unlock passcode
• Strongest variation of the base password I have ever used
• Old password
• Old work password
• Macbook password (2 users)
• Restriction passcode
• Gmail password (2 users)
• Current Apple ID password (2 users)
• Apple MobileMe password
• Apple ID password, but all lower case (8 users)
• Apple ID password, first one ever used, but all lower case (2 users)
• iPhone passcode when corporate profile was installed
• Passcode for a website
• iPhone screen unlock passcode (9 users)
• iPhone unlock passcode at the time the first backup was made (3 users)
• First password for work computer
• Old password used over 2 years ago (2 users)
• Previous owner’s iTunes password
• Current laptop password
• Wireless network password
• Electric bill and Skype password
• icloud password, all lower case
• Windows login for very old laptop
• iMac password (3 users)
• First iPhone 4 digit passcode
• iTunes password from last year
• 4 year old password
• iTunes password (current) (3 users)
• Old PC password
• Password for “Good” application
• Password used for everything+1234
• 1234 (4 users)
• 12345 (2 users)
• 0000
• Password I use for everything else (2 users)
• One of my husband’s passwords
• Some old non-Apple product password
• Screen passcode of the first iPhone that was backed up (2 users)
• Old password with different case on first letter
• “password” (2 users)
• Windows Administrator password (2 users)
• Original Windows Administrator password
• Mackbook administrator password
• “iphone”+4 digit unlock code
• Voicemail password
• asd
• “herpderp”
• “darwin” (first name from credit card account)
• First name, all lower case
• Ms Exchange account password
• Facebook password
• Browser password
• Network admin password

Lawrence,

I don't understand why you are so interested in fighting with everyone in this thread.

You are going to ridiculous lengths to argue with users that have a very simple request. If I create a backup, with the "Encrypted" checkbox unchecked, and I go to load that backup and it asks for a password that I DID NOT ENTER at that specific time and the helpful "feature" of remembering a previous password isn't described in advance, that sounds an awful lot like a bug.

it is your itunes account password

as also try ur password without special charatcers and caps

it's the password of your PC/MAC if don't put one.

I had the same problem and mine was just the 4 digit password you set up to unlock your phone...

My iTunes password without the numbers also worked for me. Although, it could be that this password was a password I may have originally used.

Same for me, I just kept trying tons of variations of my current password, like skipping numbers and eventually one worked that I hadn't used in awhile so I guess it's just a really old one?

i finally did it after 5 days of being on the phone to apple an constant emails which of course didnt help but reading through all these help alot turned out it was my password with out the numbers in it.

im silly restore the wrong back up so had to redo it oddly enough the later backup needed the p/w with the numbers in it

thanks every1

good luck

Same problem. I got in using a password I'd originally set...BUT...like many others posting here I am 100% certain that I tried that password several times and it got rejected. Good luck to all those having similar problems. The responses from the Apple folks indicate a degree of arrogance that appalls me.

So there are two major bugs here:

1) iTunes tells you that the password is wrong (several times over) when it is in fact correct. VERY annoying. I can only assume that the post about the server being busy causing this is correct - poor show.

2) One cannot just delete a backup and then start again with a new backup and new password (or no password). I can think of no good reason on this earth for that. Apple people, please tell me if you have one. I get the one way encoding stuff, but many people just want to start backing up again and don't need to restore the existing backup. Not being able to do so is just ********.

I had a short love affair with Apple when I got my iMac and again with the iPad, but recently I have frankly become very disillusioned with Apple. I paid the extra money so that things would just work. But recently my experience has been that they often don't (my experience upgrading to Lion was a case in point). Shame on you Apple. I will be going back to the PC world when I need new hardware.

Rant over.

Thanks for your useful advice Forde. I used the elcomsoft software on my wife's iphone after we updated to IOS5 and got 2 of the 3 digits used in the encryption.

Then I simply wnt through the rest of the numbers until I got the phone to restore. The annoying thing is that the password was certainly not set by my wife. We would never have guessed it.

Apple need to get this mess sorted!!

Thanks again