I forgot my iPhone 5 passcode..how to back it up to itunes without the passcode?

I changed my iPhone 5 passcode recently because my friend knew my old one & was going through my phone, so I changed it, but I forgot it.
Now it's disabled & says to connect to itunes. I try to connect it to iTunes & it doesnt connect unless I enter my passcode, which is kind of dumb, how does that help me?
So now I know I have to restore my phone (unfortunately), and apparently that is the only way I can fix this.
Now, I really don't want to lose everything on my phone, contacts, photos, music, etc. so I'd like to back it up onto iTunes on my PC, but I can't because in order to do that I need to know the passcode. Now I can't try to remember it because it doesnt give me hour restrictions to enter my passcode again anymore. How do I back everything up or sync it to my computer without the passcode? Is there anything Apple can do about it?
I don't use iCloud because people used to be able to get into it and save my personal photos and stuff.
thank you.

No apple can't do anything to help you.
You should already be backing up your phone on a regular basis, not when an accident occurs.

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