Reset iTunes backup password
I forgot my iTunes backup password. I don't need to restore my iPhone but need to reset the password. If I uninstall iTunes and reinstall it can I then change the password?
iPhone 4S
I forgot my iTunes backup password. I don't need to restore my iPhone but need to reset the password. If I uninstall iTunes and reinstall it can I then change the password?
iPhone 4S
Hi I am a iPhone 6s user. I have a problem with my iPhone. My Apple ID is **** @hotmail. com
But when I want to enter Apple Store to updates it's ask me this I'd **** @gmail.com . It's not my I'd . Once one of my friend used my iPhone but I remove his I'd from this device. I use normally good with my iPhone. But when I want to update this problem occurs. Help me please
Thank you
<Emails Edited by Host>Perhaps there is still an app on your device that your friend downloaded to it. When the device wants to update that app you'll see their Apple ID. Try updating apps one at time to see if you can work out which it is.
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Just sharing hoping it may help someone
My husband's MacBook had run out of space for backup. I took backup of his iPhone 5S in my MacBook to switch over to a new 6S. But restore from backup prompted incorrect password. I tried changing the iTunes backup password but it continued prompting incorrect password. I thought I almost lost my iTunes password.
Then I connected my iPhone and noticed, I could change my iPhone's iTunes backup password.
Finally, I understood that the iPhone backup password is different for each phone and that my husband's iTunes password is the one he specified in his laptop.
So I connected his iPhone to his laptop and changed the iTunes backup password. Using the new password, I succeeded in setting up the new iPhone by restoring the backup from my laptop. (You may also look up for the password from keychain of the machine where the password was set and then restore the backup.)
General information about IOS backups, including encryption: iTunes: About iOS backups - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4946
help with Iphone backup encryption password lost but stuck on itunes settings - https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4983671?answerId=21834101022#21834101022 - delete your existing backups: iTunes>Preferences>Devices
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7044041 - Option to remove encryption not available
About encrypted backups in iTunes - Apple Support - http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203790
This did not answer my question. Can I uninstall iTunes then reinstall and allow me to set a new password?
No, that will not do it. The iTunes program and the iTunes backup are separate. You will need to delete the backup and start over again with backups on the device. Make sure you do not select encryption for the new backup. There is no way to restore, recover or change the backup password. Only delete and start over.
ChrisJ4203 Thanks for the response.
I have deleted the backup and started over again. That did not solve the problem. I've deleted all the backups for my devices, restarted iTunes, then did another backup. But the new backup had the encryption checked and still needed a password. What am I missing?
From the support document that Limnos provided you earlier, About encrypted backups in iTunes - Apple Support
How can I turn off iTunes backup encryption?
To turn off iTunes backup encryption, enter the password and uncheck the Encrypted backup box in iTunes. Your encryption password is always required to turn off backup encryption.
You can't use an encrypted backup if you don't have the password. If you forgot your password, the only way to turn off backup encryption on your device is to erase your device and set up as new. Erasing removes all data from your device. If you don't want to erase your device, restore from an iCloud backup instead.
I used a really, really OLD itunes password that did unlock my backup....
I did not set up my backup to use a password, I am not sure how it got one that I have not used in years, strange.
My son came up with the idea, and remembered the password. He is a senior at the U of I (UIUC) in EE / English.
Thanks son, your the best and the brightest!
If you forgot iTunes backup password, you can't access to your iTunes backup unless you enter the correct the password. But there is a software called iSeePassword iTunes backup password recovery program could recover your lost password.
This is the guide:
http://www.iseepassword.com/forgot-itunes-backup-password.html
Maybe it works.
The password recovery tools I've seen only work on PC, not mac - with one exception (Elcomsoft), which wants ridiculous amounts of money.
I'm ridiculously annoyed by this as I only created an encryption yesterday before making a backup, in preparation of upgrading my 6S to a 7. Except now I'm being told the password is wrong! I only set it yesterday! I've tried all the variations and all old passwords/pass codes/generic passwords and codes, no joy. I understand I can make a backup and restore from icloud but I'll lose a lot of passwords and old messages (imessage and whatsapp) doing this - and I only bought a new iphone to avoid these kind of stupid compatibility problems! Sort it out Apple - I'm about to take the phone and new macbook back, and not get the imac and go back to PC/Android... this is ridiculous! AAAAAGGGGGHHHHHHH
A cheaper and more efficient approach, assuming your device is currently working, is to back it up to iCloud, then restore that backup.
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Reset iTunes backup password