2 Ways to Remove iTunes Backups Password if Forgot

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Here will show you two effective ways to remove encryption from iTunes backups:

Option 1: Recover iTunes Backups password by use iTunes Password Refixer

Option 2: Remove iTunes Backups Encryption by Deleting Default Backup Files

Way1: Recover iTunes Backups password by use iTunes Password Refixer

If you forgot backup password, there's no way to remove encryption from iTunes backups. Don't worry! You still have chance to do that, if you can find out the correct iTunes backup password.

Here is how to use iSumsoft iTunes Password Refixer to recover encrypted password.

Step 1: Download and install iTunes Password Recovery software

Download and install iTunes Password Refixer. After installing, launch it on your Windows computer.

Step 2: Import iTunes backup file into this program Click Open button to choose your iTunes backup and add it to this recovery tool. Tip: If it isn't able to automatically find iTunes backup file on PC, click Add file button to add it by yourself.

In Windows: C:\Users\(username)\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup In Mac: Click search bar in the menu bar, enter ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/.

You can add your backup files in Windows, go to path as follows:

Step 3: Select your password type

Select Brute-force from the drop-down box. Then set the password range and length.

Step 4: Recover forgotten iTunes backup password

Click Start button. Then it immediately starts to decrypt lost iPhone backup password and find it for you.

Step 5: Find iTunes backups password

Just wait a few minutes, and you will view the forgotten backup password showing in the new window.

Step 6: Use backup password to remove Encryption from iTunes Backup. To remove iTunes backup encryption, locate to Backups section, and then uncheck Encrypt iPhone backup box. Enter backup password you have found. Then encryption will be remove from iTunes Backup.

Way 2: Remove Encryption from Backups by Deleting iTunes Backup Files

You can easily remove iPhone default backup password by deleting iPhone iTunes backup then do backup again. In this way, you can erase all the data of your iPhone back, including the iPhone encrypted backup password.

Step 1: Go to find iTunes backup files on Mac and Windows PC: In Windows, navigate to C:\Users\(username)\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup/.

In Mac, click search bar in the menu bar, then enter ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/.

Step 2: When you see the list of backup files, delete all of the files. Step 3: Do iTunes Backup again, but uncheck Encrypt iPhone backup box.