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Ikram Ahmed Author

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How to reset the password of the backup?

hi,
It was a long time ago I locked my backup in itunes by password.Now I forgot my password and I neeed that backup urgently.

How to reset the password of the backup?

iPhone 3G, iOS 4.2

Posted on Feb 5, 2014 9:05 PM

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Feb 5, 2014 9:40 PM in response to Ikram Ahmed

You cannot recover that backup.

You must restore the iPhone as new.

-> http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4946

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Jul 6, 2014 9:24 AM in response to Chris CA

Why can't you recover that back-up?

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Jul 6, 2014 11:12 AM in response to Gojoforth

Because it is password protected and you don't know the password for that backup.

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