什么是iTunes备份密码？

To protect iTunes backups of your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, you can use set a password to encrypt and protect it. Many people may be confused between iTunes backup password and iTunes password.

This post will show everything about iTunes backup passwords. In addition, if you forget your iTunes backup password, you can get some tips here as well.

You may be confused between the iTunes password and iTunes backup password. Keep reading and distinguish between the two passwords.

内容指南 Part #1: The Difference between iTunes Password and iTunes Backup PasswordPart #2: What Data and Information Can You Encrypt in iTunes?Part #3: iTunes Backup Password: Encrypt Your Backup in iTunes

Part #1: The Difference between iTunes Password and iTunes Backup Password

iTunes password: It is a password when you need to sign in to iTunes Store. In other words, the iTunes password equals the Apple ID password. iTunes password is along with the Apple ID account. If you forgot your iTunes password, you can change your Apple ID.

iTunes encrypted backup password: Also named as iTunes backup password, it is used when you want to protect iTunes backups of your iPhone, iPad, or iPod. When the password is created, the feature of encrypted backup will automatically lock and encode your files in iTunes. Compared with the iTunes password, no account is needed for an iTunes backup password.

您可以继续阅读并了解有关iTunes加密备份以及设置iTunes加密备份密码的更多信息。

Part #2: What Data and Information Can You Encrypt in iTunes?

You can choose to encrypt backup in iTunes to lock and encode your data, and this feature can do more than other backups (those unencrypted ones). Besides contacts, videos, music, and other regular data, it can back up other information:

• 无线网络设置
• 所有保存的密码
• 健康数据
• 网站历史

iTunes不会自动加密您的备份。 要首次加密iTunes中的备份，需要打开受密码保护的“加密备份”选项。 然后，iTunes将默认从那时起对该设备进行加密备份。

注意事项：

No Way to recover your information or turn off Encrypt Backup when you forget or lose the password.

Part #3: iTunes Backup Password: Encrypt Your Backup in iTunes

Here we will show you how to set an iTunes backup password for you to encrypt your backup in iTunes. Also, we share some tips for turning off such a feature if you want to unencrypt the backup.

How to create an encrypted backup password in iTunes

iTunes won't automatically set an encryption feature. If you want to encrypt a backup of your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch for the first time, you need to turn on the feature by creating iTunes backup password. After that, iTunes will automatically help you make encrypted backups.

Step #1: Download and launch the latest iTunes.

Step #2: Plug your iOS device into a computer with a USB cable, and then iTunes will detect it. Click the device icon in the top-left corner to enter the "结语”窗口。

Step #3: From the main interface, you will not miss the "加密 iPhone/iPad/iPod 备份“ 选项。

Step #4: iTunes will prompt you to create an iTunes backup password. Make an easy-to-remember password, or it will be difficult to recover the iTunes backup password and then get access to iTunes backups.

Step #5: Confirm the password. Then iTunes will overwrite your previous backups and make an encrypted backup afterward.

Check if you manage to encrypt the backup

选择“编辑" (for Windows) 或iTunes" （适用于 Mac） >“优先“>”设备", and then a lock icon appearing right of your device name, as well as the date and time of iTunes backup.

Turn off iTunes backup encryption

To shut down the iTunes encryption feature, you need to enter the password and uncheck the box of encrypted backup.

The iTunes backup password is a must-have. If you don't remember it, you have to recover your iTunes backup password, make an iCloud backup instead, or reset your iPhone/iPad/iPod to factory settings.

What if you lose your iTunes backup password?

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An iTunes backup password is necessary when you want to get access to an encrypted backup. If you lose the iTunes backup password:

Apple 关于恢复 iTunes 备份密码的建议

没有密码，您将无法还原加密备份。 但是不用担心。 使用运行iOS 11或更高版本的设备，您可以通过重置密码对设备进行新的加密iTunes备份。

Step #1: On your iOS device, go to 个人设置 > 常规 > 重设.

Step #2: Tap 复位所有设置 并输入您的 iOS 密码。

Step #3: Follow the steps to reset your settings. This won't affect your user data or passwords, but it will reset settings, including your old encrypted backup password.

Step #4: Connect your iOS device to iTunes again and make a new encrypted backup.

以前的加密备份不再可用，但是您可以使用iTunes备份当前的设备数据并设置新的iTunes备份密码。

For devices running iOS 10 or earlier, you can't reset the password. Maybe you can get backup the old iTunes backup password using the following hints:

• 你自己。
• 如果其他人设置了您的设备，请向他们询问 iTunes 密码。
• 请改用 iCloud 备份。 没有 iCloud 备份，创建一个新的。
• 尝试使用较旧的 iTunes 备份。

您恢复或重置iTunes备份密码的其他提示

尝试使用已知密码

常用密码包括：

• Apple ID密码
• iPhone 或 iPad 密码
• 主电子邮件密码
• 您的计算机用户帐户的密码
• 简单的密码，例如 0000 或 1234

在Mac上使用钥匙串访问

Maybe you save your iTunes backup password to Keychain if you are a Mac. Navigate to Keychain Access and find out if you can get the iTunes backup password.

Step #1: On your Mac, open 实践应用 > 实用工具 > 钥匙串访问. Or you can search Keychain from the spotlight.

Step #2: Click on 所有项目 来自“分类 ".

Step #3: In the upper right search field enter "iPhone" and look for an "申请密码" named "iPhone备份". If you see it, double-click it.

Step #4: A new window will open, tick the checkbox of "显示密码", enter your keychain password, and click the "让“按钮。

Then you will see the iTunes Backup password for your iPhone in the pop-up window.

尝试一些iTunes备份密码恢复工具

If all the above methods can't help you out, then you have no choice but to try some iTunes backup password recovery tools, which may help you access iTunes backup.

In this post, we let you know what iTunes backup password is and offer some tips if you forget your iTunes backup password. If you have something to say, welcome to tell us.