LauraC22

Q: iphone backup password lost

Hi all,

 

I too forgot my password for my iPhone backup in iTunes.  I spent a lot of time on this forum and also trying a huge array of passwords to no avail.  I read in one of the replies that from my computer, I should backup my old phone (iPhone 6S) to the iCloud on my computer, which I did.  I then switched my SIM card to the new phone (iPhone 6S) and did a restore from my new iPhone of the backup I just did from the old phone and I was able to do this without using a password.  I am back in business.  It did take a while for all the pictures to come back, but besides for a few iPhone app passwords I am still trying to figure out, I am all good.

 

I did have a question.  So I have forgotten the iTunes backup password.  I think I set this years ago and never needed it up until now.  Is there a way to start from scratch with my iTunes backup?  I have all the data I need and would like to start fresh with a new password (written down and filed away).  I hope this explanation is sufficient.

 

Thank you.

iPhone 6s, iOS 9.3.5

Posted on Sep 10, 2016 10:59 AM

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