Restore backup from ITunes to my new iPad. Suddenly its asking for an unknown password.

I'm trying to restore my Itunes backup from 2013 from my windows PC. Now its asking for an unknown password which I never set. plz any ideas?

iPad, iOS 10

Posted on Nov 17, 2025 5:15 PM

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Nov 18, 2025 2:55 AM in response to big_al62286

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.


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Restore backup from ITunes to my new iPad. Suddenly its asking for an unknown password.

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