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how to recover itunes backup passwordQ: I have forgotten my iPhone backup password in iTunes. So I cannot access to my iPhone backup made in iTunes. Is it possible to crack the iTunes backup password? Please help!! --- Cathering

We know that iTunes will help us back up settings, Messages, Camera Roll, documents, saved games, and other data of your iPhone/iPad/iPod. This backup data is helpful when you need to restore your iOS device. When we sync the iDevice with iTunes, it will make backup copies of the device automatically. If we encrypt the iPhone/iPad/iPod backup, it means that the file cannot be read by anyone else unless they know the key. It is helpful when we need to take security of your personal information such as contact information or email account passwords one step further. And it also prevents other people from accessing the location data which is stored on your iPad, neither the log of location info.

Here we need to note that you have to remember the iTunes backup password. Or your backup files will be unusable. It is fatal when you need to restore your device with backup files.

Well, it does not mean we can do nothing when we forget iTunes backup password for iPhone/iPod/iPad. There are still some possibilities for us to recover iTunes backup password.

Here we will tell you how to decrypt forgotten iTunes backup password step by step. If you are troubled by this problem, just follow us.

Guide: How to Find iTunes Backup Password for iPhone/iPad/iPod?

Method 1. Try Possible Password to Recover iTunes Backup Password

It's not probably we set many varies password for one device. You may try all possible password to check whether they are the one. Here we list several possible passwords. Please try them.

* 1234, 1111 or 0000(it may be the default password sometimes)

* your windows login password (password of your computer)

* password of itunes

* password on apple device

* password for any app

Try any password that you set for anything related to Apple Online Store, Apps, etc.

Method 2. Try Recovery Menu

Step 1. Turn to the page where you sign in.

Step 2. There will be a button to the right of the password field that is labeled "Forgot Password?". Click it.

Step 3. Enter your username for the account. Then you may use the preset email account to reset the password. Or if you haven't set the email or don't want to go through the email reset process, you can have it ask you your secret question.

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