Never set a backup password

Does Apple have any plans to help those of us who never set backup encryption passwords clear the encryption so we can backup? I have no use for iTunes if I can't at least backup my phone. Apple should never have encrypted the backups without giving those of us with unencrypted backups a way out.
I have tried every password I have ever used for anything on my computer (and some I would never have thought of) and have had no luck.
Thanks

Do you use an exchange account? Depending on the security settings set for your exchange account it will automatically encrypt your phones backup.
You will need to get the password from you exchange account admin.
You would need the server password for the exchange account.
SRO

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HT203790 How do I set a backup password?

How can I set my backup password now, before I discover I haven't and cannot access my info?

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It doesn't want your Apple ID password. It wants your computer's admin account password that you use to log into the computer.
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I never set a restrictions password, but their is one. What do I do?

Restrictions password- I never set one! ******
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Restrictions password- I never set one! ******
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I ve never set up master Password ; was going to set one but it says to give current passwor and put new?

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sergio,
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See [[Forgot my master password]] and http://kb.mozillazine.org/Master_password
If using the chrome url (chrome://pippki/content/resetpassword.xul) doesn't work then delete [http://kb.mozillazine.org/key3.db key3.db] and signons.sqlite (Firefox 3.5) and all signons#.txt files (if any exist, Firefox 3.0 uses signons3.txt) in the [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox Profile_Folder].
You need to set a new Master Password after renaming or deleting [http://kb.mozillazine.org/key3.db key3.db] and you lose all your currently saved passwords.

HT1438 iphone is disable contact itunes. i downloaded blacklist app it asked for a password but i never set up a password now i'm locked out my phone

iphone is disable contact itunes. I downloaded blacklist app. my phone locked and when I would slide to unlock it asked for a password. I never created one. I tried several passwords and they were incorrect. so it disable my phone and gave the message to contact itunes

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Backup requests a password .... which password i should enter ?? and i didn't set up backup passwords

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I presume the eBay seller did not also sell his or her Apple ID along with the iMac?
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