reset backup password

Question

Venkat491 Author

Level 1

1 points

reset backup password

how to reset the iphone backup password. I forgot the existing password

iPhone 5, iOS 6.1.4

Posted on Jun 29, 2013 11:11 AM

Reply

Answer 1

Best reply

Venkat491 Author

Level 1

1 points

Oct 12, 2017 10:47 AM in response to Venkat491

Heyyyyy,

I got it. It works. May be I cannot restore from iTunes if I lost the encrypted password. But iPhone has an option from the device to backup to the iCloud. We can backup all the data ( yes!!! everything...) to iCloud.

Once you have a new device, while setting up the device, just restore from the iCloud. Tats it....

Vasu

Reply

Answer 2

jhappahc

Level 4

1,140 points

Jun 29, 2013 11:12 AM in response to Venkat491

do you mean an Encrypted backup password?

Reply

Answer 3

wjosten

Level 10

95,321 points

Jun 29, 2013 11:18 AM in response to Venkat491

Venkat491 wrote:

how to reset the iphone backup password. I forgot the existing password

You can't.

If on a Mac, and you elected to save such to your Keychain, you can recover it from your Keychain. Otherwise, you can't.

While you can continue to sync/backup, if you can't remember it & want to remove it, you'll have to delete your existing backups & restore the phone as a new device. Your data will be unrecoverable.

Reply

Answer 4

Venkat491 Author

Level 1

1 points

Jun 29, 2013 11:30 AM in response to wjosten

if i save my backup and restore my phone as a new device, can i use the old back to restore?

Reply

Answer 5

wjosten

Level 10

95,321 points

Jun 29, 2013 11:31 AM in response to Venkat491

No.

Your data will be unrecoverable.

Reply

Answer 6

Venkat491 Author

Level 1

1 points

Jun 29, 2013 11:32 AM in response to jhappahc

I selected encrypted backup on my old windows laptop and later i forgot the password. But even now, when I am trying to use my mac book it is still asking the password. Is the settings saved based on the apple id?

Reply

Answer 7

wjosten

Level 10

95,321 points

Jun 29, 2013 11:35 AM in response to Venkat491

Copied from my initial post:

"If on a Mac, and you elected to save such to your Keychain, you can recover it from your Keychain."

You would have had to do that when first electing to encrypt..too late now.

Has nothing to do with your Apple ID.

Reply

Answer 8

Jun 29, 2013 11:37 AM in response to Venkat491

No. I am sad to say that unless you can remember the password for the encrypted backup, you will be unable to recover that content and information. The password is not stored on any server or in connection to an apple id. It doesn't transfer to other devices. It stays with that backup.

Reply

Answer 9

wjosten

Level 10

95,321 points

Jun 29, 2013 11:38 AM in response to Venkat491

As already provided:

Copied from my initial post:

"If on a Mac, and you elected to save such to your Keychain, you can recover it from your Keychain."

You would have had to do that when first electing to encrypt..too late now.

Has nothing to do with your Apple ID.

Your data is unrecoverable.

Reply

Answer 10

Venkat491 Author

Level 1

1 points

Jun 29, 2013 11:46 AM in response to Venkat491

I donn need an old back up. I tried a backup now and then restore it. at time of restore it is asking for password. Is there any way to skip that like trying on a different machine

Reply

Answer 11

wjosten

Level 10

95,321 points

Jun 29, 2013 11:53 AM in response to Venkat491

Again:

You need to delete all of your existing backups: iTunes>Preferences(under the edit menu in Windows)>Devices...highlight & delete here.

Then, restore your phone as a "NEW" device.

That's the only way to fix this.

Reply

Answer 12

Jun 29, 2013 11:54 AM in response to Venkat491

Are you trying to restore from a backup? Or, are you trying to backup and then restore? If you are trying to backup in iTunes on the computer it gives you the option to uncheck the encryption.

Reply

Answer 13

wjosten

Level 10

95,321 points

Jun 29, 2013 11:55 AM in response to somethingsomethingtoo

somethingsomethingtoo wrote:

If you are trying to backup in iTunes on the computer it gives you the option to uncheck the encryption.

Only if you know the existing encrypted passcode, which the OP does not.

Reply

Answer 14

Jun 29, 2013 11:58 AM in response to wjosten

On the windows computer, he will not be able to. However, on the new mac, he will be since he has never created a backup to that computer. He will not be able to unecrypt the original backup but he can stop it from happening in the future on the new Mac.

Reply

Answer 15

wjosten

Level 10

95,321 points

Jun 29, 2013 11:59 AM in response to somethingsomethingtoo

Sorry, but you are wrong.

The directions I gave the OP are the only way out of this mess.

Reply