Q: Restoring Backup - Incorrect Password

cheers

This was really helpful

It also turned out to be my wifi password, which I found very strange, but a relief after 2 days with no phone. Try every password you can think of.

That helped me a lot! Ran into same issue and tried some old passwords until I got the correct one

This clue certainly helped ... I had no idea encryption was involved and that the password was my encryption password not my apple id p/w or cloud p/w!

I tried with all of my passwords around 1 hour then i can solve that problem. It worked with my first apple password.

Don't worry guys, it's just a password I haven't used in about 6 years.  About 70 tries in and I nailed it.  Good luck to you all! 

what do you mean when you say encryption password?  so not tech savvy.  i have been locked out of my phone for so long.

well I now join the gang: i had tried every password I could think of  using every suggestion in this string....and i finally found one I'd stored in "contacts" : an encryption password from a previous iPhone back up....whew......

Curious why this isn't a clear part of the iTunes / iPhone back-up instruction set?

Thanks, this helped me in  getting my backup working.

This Problem is Ridiculous!

THERE IS ONLY ONE SOLUTION.

Try all your previous passwords. One will work.

Shobhit Banga wrote:

 

This Problem is Ridiculous!

THERE IS ONLY ONE SOLUTION.

Try all your previous passwords. One will work.

I agree with you statement wholeheartedly the problem is just as ridiculous as the cause.

No. The password it wants is the password for the computer you backed the phone up to.

No other passwords will work.

buffing1 wrote:

 

No. The password it wants is the password for the computer you backed the phone up to.

 

No other passwords will work.

Yes you are correct in some cases encryption is using administrator password. And you are wrong in most it is the password provided by people creating first encrypted backup. That is why I wholeheartedly agreed with previous poster, that problem is as ridiculous as the cause.

yes its usually your computer password  with no capitals

Thanks. IT worked. i was surprised too. why they (Apple Inc.) linked the log-in password instead using the Apple ID password as it implies during the restore starting point.