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I forgot my backup password how do i reset it

iPhone 7, iOS 13

Posted on Aug 25, 2020 05:40 PM

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ckuan

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Posted on Aug 25, 2020 05:45 PM

You can't.

If you setup to use encryption backup then only with the correct password that you can restore from it.

FYI, you don't need a password to do backup but correct password is required to restore from it.

Or start fresh and make sure Encrypted option is OFF.

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ckuan

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Aug 25, 2020 05:45 PM in response to inocent128

You can't.

If you setup to use encryption backup then only with the correct password that you can restore from it.

FYI, you don't need a password to do backup but correct password is required to restore from it.

Or start fresh and make sure Encrypted option is OFF.

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