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forgot password for encrypted backup

forgot password for encrypted backup

iPhone XR, iOS 16

Posted on Nov 8, 2022 6:33 PM

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Posted on Nov 8, 2022 7:18 PM

See Disable iOS backup encryption - Apple Community. In particular:


If you have forgotten the password, or were not aware that encryption had been enabled, consider that it might be any computer, Apple ID, Wi-Fi password or device PIN that you've used in the past, working from the assumption that you might have reused a common password that you were using when encryption was first activated. See About encrypted backups on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support for details.


tt2

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Nov 8, 2022 7:18 PM in response to krishnakishor

See Disable iOS backup encryption - Apple Community. In particular:


If you have forgotten the password, or were not aware that encryption had been enabled, consider that it might be any computer, Apple ID, Wi-Fi password or device PIN that you've used in the past, working from the assumption that you might have reused a common password that you were using when encryption was first activated. See About encrypted backups on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support for details.


tt2

Nov 8, 2022 7:29 PM in response to krishnakishor

krishnakishor Said:

"forgot password for encrypted backup"

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Troubleshooting a Forgotten Password:

Having forgotten the password, look for it in a location you may have stored a recored of it. Take this as a learning experience, knowing to always keep a handwritten journal of your passwords. That way, you can have something to refer to for instances such as this. Store this in a location on only YOU are knowledgable of, and only YOU have access to.

forgot password for encrypted backup

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