Hello, I'm new here for help, I can't access to my iTunes backup, I forgot the password and can't remember it at all, I erased all content and settings on my iPhone by accident and now I can't restore my previoius iTunes backup, I want to unlock iTunes or recover the password, how ? ? ?
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Forgot iTunes backup pasword, how can I unlock it?
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Can't really help you with that.
But I'm always curious about the people who "accidentally" Erase All Contents and Settings.
Considering that there's several prompts that require you to press OK in order to even start that process, I always wonder what people are thinking (or not) when presented with all those prompts.
But I'm always curious about the people who "accidentally" Erase All Contents and Settings.
Considering that there's several prompts that require you to press OK in order to even start that process, I always wonder what people are thinking (or not) when presented with all those prompts.
Pretty sure you have to enter your password in order to Erase All Contents and Settings....
Edit: Now that I think of it that's probably not the same password.
Edit: Now that I think of it that's probably not the same password.
OP is talking about a password protected backup I think, not the LogIn once you restore your phone.
With that being said, I don't believe there is a way to recover the backup.
With that being said, I don't believe there is a way to recover the backup.
Yep, the password is requested when you do an encrypted backup and I do not think anything will recover it.
That's another part of the question. If it's important enough to put a password on it, why it it not so important that you REMEMBER the password? Or at least important enough to write it down?
Can't be done I'm afraid. The backup encryption is air tight. Unless you somehow remember the password, you're never restoring that backup.
The one good thing is you can keep trying as many times as you want as it will not lock you out, even after hundreds of tries.
This is a hard lesson learned.
The only workable method is to guess all the possible combinations. There is no other way around. Do it yourself or use auto program to do that. Check out this itunes backup password recovery tutorial, it should do some help. As there are positive reviews from the users.
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These threads are amusing. How can it be that you forget a password? Seriously.
I forgot my password for a credit card.
Oh wait, I was suffering from a concussion.
8 days later I remembered it. Bet your butt that I now have a password list.
What is even more amusing is why put a password on the backup to start with?
Is the information that sensitive? Really?
You're right, my bad read to quickly. Didn't realize OP accidentally wiped phone as well.
I know that...I question whether it's really necessary for encrypted backups when it's your phone that we're talking about. Just saying...
There's no way you can erase all your content and settings by "accident". It asks "are you sure" at multiple times before it erases. This whole post is suspect.
I agree with you that I don't care if my backups are encrypted but if you want to save your health data it forces you to use encryption.
If you want email passwords backed up, you have to encrypt the backup. Do you want your passwords in an unencrypted backup?
OP posted Monday. Its now Wednesday. OP is gone, so it does sound suspect