URGENT! Encrypted backup password recovery on a Mac?

I just upgraded to 5.0 on my iPod 3rd Gen and lost everything except music! I lost all my notes, photos (!!), contacts, apps and everything. I'm literally on the verge of tears here because I had 3 years worth of data in there. I thought I could restore it using backup data BUT I lost the password (i set it up 2+ years ago on a whim, totally my mistake and should have remembered it...) and now whenever it prompts me to enter, I can never get it. I have tried everything but I just cant seem to get it.
I tried using some software like Elcomsoft but it is only avilable for Windows and I have a Macbook Pro. Is there any way around this? Any way I could retreive my backups or crack that password? I have tried everything. Please help!

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Backup password recovery

How do i find out a password for a backup - i dont remember putting a password on and have tried entering everything i could think of? can anyone help me please?

If you encrypt an iPhone backup on iTunes and then forget your password, you will not be able to restore from backup and your data will be unrecoverable. If you forget the password, you can continue to back up and use the device, however you will not be able to restore the encrypted backup to any device without the password. You do not need to enter the password for your backup each time you back up or sync.
If you cannot remember the password and want to start again, you can use a SmartKey iTunes Backup Password Recovery to unlock iTunes backup password at first.
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"How to Unlock iPad encrypted Backup -Password When Forgoten?"

"How to Unlock iPad encrypted Backup -Password When Forgoten?"
I can't remember my password for the encrypted backup.

Look at this link http://osxdaily.com/2013/06/26/recover-lost-encrypted-backup-password-ios/
 Cheers, Tom

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Anyone can do this from the terminal without even a CD, so no it's not very scary.
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Encrypt backup password

Hello Folks,
I am not very good with forums so please excuse my language.
I have an iPhone 5 which i got unlocked from AT&T and was doing Restore iPhone. I forgot the encrypt backup password. Now my phone is getting restored to last BackUp done on icloud which is from 4 months ago. Please tell me how can I get into my most current backup. I am using the most current ios.
Thanks for all your input.

If you have an encrypted backup, the only way to use that backup is to remember the password. If you cannot remember the password, you will have to delete that backup and create a new one. If you have already restored the phone, you will only be able to use the latest un-encrypted backup to restore with if you cannot remember the password.

What to do , i forgot my encrypt backup password

what to do , i forgot my encrypt backup password......? pls help
i want to change it or re set it or de activate it ...?

Warning: If you encrypt an iPhone backup in iTunes and then forget your password, you will not be able to restore from backup and your data will be unrecoverable. If you forget the password, you can continue to back up and use the device, however you will not be able to restore the encrypted backup to any device without the password. You do not need to enter the password for your backup each time you back up or sync.
If you cannot remember the password and want to start again, you must perform a full software restore and when iTunes prompts you to select the backup from which to restore, choose set up as a new device.
The above comes from this article:
iTunes: About iOS backups

HT1766 how to recover my encrypted backup password

how to recover my encrypted backup password

There's no way to recover a password if you forget. If you are using a Mac and you have enabled Keychain to store your password backup, you can use it.
Otherwise, you can still do backups but to restore from backup you need the password.
Warning: If you encrypt an iPhone backup in iTunes and then forget your password, you will not be able to restore from backup and your data will be unrecoverable. If you forget the password, you can continue to back up and use the device, however you will not be able to restore the encrypted backup to any device without the password. You do not need to enter the password for your backup each time you back up or sync.
If you cannot remember the password and want to start again, you must perform a full software restore and when iTunes prompts you to select the backup from which to restore, choose set up as a new device.

How can i get my iPhone Backup Password Recovery if i forget it

plz plz plz help me i want to get my recover password for my iphone 5 backup ios 7
and i have works and mybe 1400 contact num i want a way to retern it
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Is this what you mean... iTunes and encrypted backups
See here > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4946
NOTE:
If you cannot remember the password you will not be able to restore the backup

Encrypt Backup Password Problem

I checked the option to encrpyt the back up using a password. Any password I try cannot be used - I've tried my itunes password and a variety of others - I just keep getting a message saying the password cannot be set. It worked fine until a couple of days ago. Any ideas?

Yeah I just noticed I have the same issue. Google and Bing search doesn't help much either but I did land on this Apple Support page:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766
To summarize:
WARNING: If you encrypt an iPhone backup in iTunes and then forget your password, you will not be able to restore from backup and your data will be unrecoverable. If you forget the password you can continue to do backups and use the device, however you will not be able to restore the encrypted backup to any device without the password.
If you cannot remember the password and want to start again, you will have to do a full software restore of the device, erasing all data.
But to be honest, I don't recall even setting a password for any kind of encryption backup. Even if I did, I would know since I use a set of passwords for everything... Was there a bug in iTunes since the new update?
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TS3683 lost my encrypted backup password

I've lost my "Encrypted Local Backup" password. I can't restore my Ipad... please help me...
Thanking you
Netbugg

It's not stored anywhere, so unless you can remember it or find where you write it down, then you won't be able to restore to that backup. From http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4946 (which applies to iPads as well as iPhones) :
Warning: If you encrypt an iPhone backup in iTunes and then forget your password, you will not be able to restore from backup and your data will be unrecoverable. If you forget the password, you can continue to back up and use the device, however you will not be able to restore the encrypted backup to any device without the password. You do not need to enter the password for your backup each time you back up or sync.
If you cannot remember the password and want to start again, you must perform a full software restore and when iTunes prompts you to select the backup from which to restore, choose set up as a new device.

If I forgot my "Encrypted backup password" can I make backup on icloud and restore it again on another iphone without asking about the forgotten encrypted password ?

I Did encrypted backup to my iphone to save passowrds and all things on itunes and i forgot it now and tried everything I could remember and can't remember the password. Now I wanna backup my iphone again on icloud if I backed up my iphone and need to restore from icloud backup again is it will ask for the same forgotten password ?

Thanks Brett L,
Thanks for your reply. I'll read this article and I wish it helps. Have a good day too Brett L. Another question please when we backup to itunes its approximately (12 GB my backup) and in restoring apps downloaded back from computer but in icloud its only 5 GB I have so this apps will be downloaded from beginning but with my data right ? Which means in this case it will not difference which backup I do cause in two cases i'll have what i need, is this right ?
Many Thanks, Brett L.
K_M_K

HT4946 i forgot the encrypted backup password

I dont know what password i kept for encrypted back-up

Delete the backup, there is no way to break the encryption.

How to Change Encrpytion Backup Password?

I currently know my encryption backup password. But it was set one I dont commonly use so fear I'll forget it eventually. How can I change the password? I have same issue on iPad 2 and iPhone 4. Thanks.

On the device's Summary tab when connected to your computer's iTunes, under the Backup heading there should an Encrypt iPad Backup tickbox and next to it a Change Password button

HT201269 Restore backup password

hey
im am trying to restore to a new i phone 5S a backup i made from another iphon earlier today
when tryng there is a message pooping on i tunes saying "enter the password to unlock your iphone backup"
i of curse didnt made a password for the back up
i tried the unlock screen passcod and the apple id passcode and it didnt work.
what should i do??????

so, you lost iPhone 4 backup password, now need restore backup! Take it easy, friend. Now, read thread on how to remove encrypted backup password:
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=16602889#post16602889

How do u reset my restore backup password?

How do u reset my restore backup password?

Hello Rissey,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
The encrypted backup password stays unless you want to restore the device as new.
iOS: Troubleshooting encrypted backups
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5162
You need the backup password to disable backup encryption or to restore from an encrypted backup.
You can keep trying to restore the device from backup until you remember the password. If you're having trouble, try:
Leaving the password field blank
Your Apple ID password
Your computer account password, if you have one
Email passwords you may have used
Your Wi-Fi network password
Website passwords you may have used
A password for hard-disk encryption software, if you use it
iTunes: About iOS backups
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4946
If you can't remember the password and want to start again, you must perform a full software restore and chooseset up as a new device when iTunes prompts you to select the backup from which to restore.
Have a nice day,
Mario

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