I am attempting to restore my iPhone which was last backup this morning. When I enter my password, I get an error message stating that my password is incorrect. That can't possibly be right. In fact, I just entered my password to get access to Apple Support.
iPhone 4S, iOS 7
In my opinion, fromsouth gave the correct reference ...
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5162
This article made me realize it could be any of several previous passwords; for me, it was my hard drive encryption password ... I would never thought of that one. Keep trying folks.
Someone remind me in two years to change the Encryption password before my final backup before loading my new iPhone 6S.
Thanks Sharky3456! This worked for me:
Since it was not my Apple ID, MacOS user, or iPhone password, I went back to old passwords. Apparently there is a SEPARATE "iTunes backup password" that iTunes must have prompted me to set a long time ago. One of my old passwords worked.
So that worked at a cost, little cost in cash, massive in time. now i have to reset my iwatch to get it to pair. last investment in apple after 5-6 generations.
feck feels like xmas again setting up my iwatch, 8 hours all in and i am tech savvy most by now now would have decide i have lost them memories and started from scratch...not good enough apple
Why it say that my apple ID password is incorrect?
I can't restore my iPhone to a new iPhone 7 because it wants my pass
This worked for me... as soon as I remembered my first password from iTunes, my backup started to download.
The original post is four years old, and concerns password encryption for iOS device backups, not device access passwords. 😕
tt2
Apologies, I'd missed the fine print the first time around. 😊 I see that there is a useful change in behaviour with iOS 11 and I've updated my user tip accordingly.Thanks. 🙂
tt2
Hello! I had the exact same problem. What worked for me was 0000, I've also read that 1234 has also worked. Hope this helps.
Restoring Backup - Incorrect Password
