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Iphone itunes encryption password

I have forgotten backup encypt password. If I do a full software restore will it lose all the apps and data from my phone?

iPhone 5, iOS 6.1.4

Posted on Jul 17, 2013 12:17 AM

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Jul 17, 2013 1:46 AM in response to sparky089

If the backup you're trying to restore from is encrypted, you will not be able to use that backup if you can't remember the encrypted backup passcode.


If on a Mac, & you elected to save the passcode to your Keychain, you can recover the passcode from your Keychain. Otherwise, your data is unrecoverable.


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.

Iphone itunes encryption password

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