HT204306: If you forgot the passcode for your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, or your device is disabled

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Wordsetc
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Q: forgot iphone backup password

How can I retrieve my password to restore my backup?

Posted on Jun 18, 2016 11:25 AM

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Q: forgot iphone backup password

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  • by KiltedTim,

    KiltedTim KiltedTim Jun 18, 2016 11:31 AM in response to Wordsetc
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    Jun 18, 2016 11:31 AM in response to Wordsetc

    You can't. If you can't remember it, you're out of luck. If there were a way to bypass it, the encryption wouldn't serve a purpose at all.

  • by sberman,

    sberman sberman Jun 18, 2016 4:15 PM in response to Wordsetc
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    Jun 18, 2016 4:15 PM in response to Wordsetc

    To add to KiltedTim's response, with which I agree ...

     

    You posted an article above that does not address your situation.  This one does address it:

     

    About encrypted backups in iTunes - Apple Support

  • by mrfi76,

    mrfi76 mrfi76 Sep 7, 2016 12:11 AM in response to Wordsetc
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    Sep 7, 2016 12:11 AM in response to Wordsetc

    No, if you can get around it then the encryption is worthless.

    Do you have the contacts etc.. on your iPhone?

    If so, delete the backup in iTunes > Preferences... > Devices.

    In iTunes with you iPhone connected and selected, Summary Page: make sure Encrypt local backup unchecked.

    Right click on your iPhone (left panel) under DEVICES and choose Back up.

     

    If you don't want to loss your backup content, another way is try some third party app to remove backup password,like UUkeys, Tennshre, ISeePassword and more...

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  • by ouzu4,

    ouzu4 ouzu4 Sep 7, 2016 1:12 AM in response to mrfi76
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    Sep 7, 2016 1:12 AM in response to mrfi76

    mrfi76 wrote:

     

    No, if you can get around it then the encryption is worthless.

    Do you have the contacts etc.. on your iPhone?

    If so, delete the backup in iTunes > Preferences... > Devices.

    In iTunes with you iPhone connected and selected, Summary Page: make sure Encrypt local backup unchecked.

    Right click on your iPhone (left panel) under DEVICES and choose Back up.

     

    If you don't want to loss your backup content, another way is try some third party app to remove backup password,like UUkeys, Tennshre, ISeePassword and more...

    <Edited by Host>


     

    You can't. If you can't remember it, you're out of luck. If there were a way to bypass it, the encryption wouldn't serve a purpose at all.

  • by rniu124,

    rniu124 rniu124 Sep 8, 2016 2:54 AM in response to Wordsetc
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    Sep 8, 2016 2:54 AM in response to Wordsetc

    What if you don't think you "Forgot" the password because your sure you never set one.  Why would I.  I have also tried every password combination I would conceivable use.   I don't even want to restore - I want to turn of encryption and I want to know that if I did need to restore I could.

     

    If you do not know the password you cannot use the backup, maybe you can consider to with some third party apps.