If you forget the password to unlock

if you forget the password to unlock

Hi trikits,
Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities.
If you forget the passcode to unlock your iPhone, see this article for help:
iOS: Forgotten passcode or device disabled after entering wrong passcode
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1212
If you forget your Apple ID password, the steps in this article can help:
Apple ID: If you forget your password
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5787
Best,
Jeremy

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Connect to iTunes on the computer you usually Sync with and “ Restore “...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
If necessary Place the Device into Recovery mode...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
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Look below your /Users/username/ folder, the one with the House icon. The name is your username.
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Reset Admin Password Using The Terminal
You can reset the password by printing out (or writing down) and carefully following these steps.
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Hi I'm Zeina Halim. I have an iPad 4 and I forgot its password. So I kept trying over and over again till it said iPad is disabled connect to iTunes. One problem I've never synced my iPad and apple is telling me the only way to reset the password is to erase all data from the iPad. So I'm asking is there another solution or can I atleast import the photos on some device before I erase it. Pls answer fast because I REALLY need to use it. Thank you
~Zeina

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http://www.apple.com/support/ipad/assistant/itunes/

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2. Type: mount -uw /
3. Press Return.
4. Type this:
passwd (user's short name)
Replace "(user's short name)" with the short name of the user account whose password you wish to reset. If you are not sure what the account name is, you can get a list of user names by typing: ls /Users
5. Press Return.
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7. Press Return.
8. Type: reboot
9. Press Return.
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i restored my iPhone and and get get all my stuff back without this passwod but i have no idea what it is anymore... someone please help me!!!

Nothing we can do to help you if you can't remember your password. There's no way around this. If you can't remember your password, you can't use the backup. Pure and simple.

HT4113 what happens if you forget the password?

What happens and what can you do if you forgot your passcode? is there anything you can do?

If you have a passcode to the screen lock that you've forgotten, restore the iPod from the computer to which the iPod is synced. For information and instructions, see:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1212
If that will not work, you'll need to put the iPod into Recovery Mode and then try the Restore again:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1808
If that still doesn't work, as a last resort try DFU mode:
http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=1034
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How do you get into a iPad when you forget the password?

I have been locked out Of my iPad For months now and it is now really annoying if anyone knows how to fix this problem I'd be more than happy to know.
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Then you're pretty much out of luck.
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Can I just point out the obvious? (Well, it is to me at any rate!)
If there was a URL that "needs to be entered" (I assume you mean a URL to be visited), in order to retrieve your password when you forget it, wouldn't that enable those people you know and wish to prevent getting in to your iPod (which - presumably, is why you put the password on it) to go to that same URL, get your password and use it to get into your Touch?
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