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Q: FORGOT THE ENCRYPT IPHONE BACK UP PASSWORD
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Feb 17, 2015 9:27 PMby sberman,See "Encrypted Backups" here:
Create and delete iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch backups in iTunes - Apple Support
In particular:
"If you can't remember the password and want to start again, you must perform a full software restore and choose set up as a new device when iTunes prompts you to select the backup from which to restore."
