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How do I get rid of my encrypted iPhone backups to start from scratch?
Is there a way I can delete all my encrypted iPhone backups for which I forgot the password, so that I can start backing up from fresh?
At the moment I'm stuck in this loop (below) which I can't ...
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GitHub-Style Collaborative iTunes Backup?
Alright, here's a funny question. I'm a DJ, and I use iTunes locally on my MacBook Air for my music. I also have my backup hard drive, to which I have copied my iTunes library to as the master ...
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Question on iPhone 5 backing up in iTunes and Restoring [duplicate]
Question on iPhone 5 if I back it up to iTunes now and if I want to restore my phone and a new one just to get the yellow other down some how do I get my contacts back on my phone and my email? Thanks ...
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Wipe iphone, switch carriers, get new carrier-locked iphone, restore?
Let's say I have an AT&T iphone 5. I regularly back it up with itunes.
I decide to switch carriers to Verizon. I wipe my iphone, sell it, and get a brand new Verizon iphone 5.
Can I simply plug ...
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Create backup iPhone with forgotten encryption password
I'm trying to make a backup from my iPhone, however it's set to be password protected.
I do now know the password, as I've never set one. I've tried all the passwords I know, which I've ever used to ...
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Accessing archive of iPhone backups?
So I dun goof'd up (tm) while updating a friends iPhone 4 to the latest OS.
I obviously started by creating a back up of the device, but I think I messed up and after the device had factory reset due ...
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How can I backup my entire iTunes Match library to an external disk?
My built-in SSD is relatively limited when it comes to storing all my media files, which is why most of my iTunes library lives in the cloud via iTunes Match, for streaming on demand.
In the near ...
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iPhone error message - “Last backed up to icloud: Unknown”
I tried to back up to iCloud through my computer with my phone attached and I get a message that says:
Last backed up to iCloud: Unkown.
I went to settings on my phone (iPhone 4) and to the ...
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Where does iTunes store my iPhone and iPad backups?
Where does iTunes store data for iPhone and iPad backups? I know that—on a Mac—the following folder is ostensibly the only location.
~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup
I actually ...
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Permanently save iOS backups
Whenever I connect my iPad to my mac itunes backs up it's current state. This is great and I want to keep it this way. Though it overrides the previous backup, which is ok most of the time, but now I ...
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Unable to uncheck the “Encrypt Backup” box, in iTunes 11
I am running iTunes 11, and have just plugged in my iPad 2 (running iOS 6.1.2) in.
I would like my back-ups to be unencrypted, but I can't uncheck the check box that would allow me to, as you can see ...
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How to backup iPhone without first deleting all data?
So I bought a new iPhone 5 64GB and I enabled iCloud backup. For a while now it has not been able to backup my iPhone, since the 5GB of iCloud storage quickly ran out. I didn't feel like upgrading my ...
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Can an iPhone backup folder be retrieved after deletion on Windows?
I accidentally deleted my iPhone backup file from the backup folder.
Where are other places a backup could be stored for someone using Windows and iTunes?
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iPhone 4 doesn't allow me to backup to new PC
My old laptop has crashed so I have a new one. When I plug my iPhone 4 into the new laptop it doesn't give me an option to back it up.
What can I do? I haven't been able to get any updates for my ...
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Extract Camera Roll from iTunes backup
I had to restore a friend's iPod because they forget their passcode and they lost their camera roll. I can't restore FROM a backup, as the backup has the forgotten passcode on it.
Anyways, on my Mac ...
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Changing Apple ID on iPhone - how is non-iTunes data affected?
My sister's iPhone had been irreversibly damaged. When she got a new one some time later, she had forgotten her Apple ID's password and created a new one. I managed to reset the password just ...
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iPad: Using iTunes to restore causes automatic sync?
I had a iPad mini(miniA) several months ago, and I got a new iPad mini(miniB) recently. On miniB's first run, when I was asked whether to set it up as a new device or restore from a backup, I chose to ...
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Location of Message Attachments in iOS 6 Backup?
I'm trying to get all my Messages (not E-Mail) and connected attachments out of a iOS 6 backup. I know there are tools like Wondershare Data Recovery for iTunes but they are not cheap and I'm trying ...
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Backing Up iTunes 11 Library
All the articles I've read suggest that the correct technique to make a local backup of my iTunes 11 library is to:
Connect the pertinent device (iPod)
Go to the Summary Tab
Click "Backup Now" and ...
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How to make an iPad backup when buying a new device?
I'm going to resell my iPad 3 to buy a new one.
I need a simple way to backup everything from current iPad to be able to restore to the new one. This includes iBooks library with pdfs aded from ...
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Requirements for backuping large OSx to some larger external storage? Some easy Apple way to do it? [closed]
My iTunes stores my OS X, iPhone and iPad settings. I got this kind of problem in OS X that stores the essential things such as settings and backups. According to this thread here, I need to format ...
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iPhone synced with multiple Apple ID's- how do I create a backup?
I bought a new iPhone and downloaded (transferred) content from my friend's computer through iTunes. Later, I used a different Apple ID to purchase few apps. Now, I want to backup all of my apps on my ...
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iTunes 10.7: Does listening to songs change their mp3-files?
I use iTunes to listen to music and I use Wuala to backup my mp3-files. Before recent versions of iTunes, I never had any problem with that.
But with more recent versions (I don't know when it ...
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What exactly is included when I backup my iPhone 4 using iTunes?
I have read this question Does an iTunes iOS device backup include everything on the device? but it doesn't seem to be explicit/succinct enough and I can't find a clear list of what exactly is and ...
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New Computer bought will information be deleted?
I bought a new computer recently and have not plugged my iphone into it yet. I had my phone synced with my old computer which crashed and cannot retrieve any information off of it including my music. ...
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How can I manage two different contact lists in iTunes?
I'm trying to work out how to best manage having two separate contacts lists, mine and my husbands, to back-up in iCloud and sync to our individual phones through iTunes?
Could you assist with this?
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How to back up iPhoto and iTunes using Dropbox
Could someone explain in simple terms exactly how to back up iPhoto and iTunes (and if possible keep it synced) using Dropbox, please? I have purchased some additional space with Dropbox to do this, ...
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I forgot my Encrypt Local Backup password. How can I start over?
In iTunes (Windows 7) Encrypt local backup is checked, and I can't remember the password. I don't need to restore my iPad; I just want to be able to back it up. If I attempt to uncheck this, iTunes ...
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Creating Multiple iPhone encrypted backups
Is it possible to create multiple encrypted backups with different passwords in different iTunes?
For example, if I create an encrypted backup in iTunes 1 with password 'abc' and then plug the ...
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1answer
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Sync iPhone and dead mac
I have an iPhone 4 loaded with data (apps, contact, and photos)
iOS 4.x (not using iCloud), This phone was synced with my iMac and worked fine... Suddenly, my hard drive crashes. All my data was on a ...
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How to make full back up of iPhone?
With iTunes popupmenu
I have just restored my iPhone from a backup from March 2012. However all my apps made with Xcode was sadly not restored.
How can I back up everything?
Besides Xcode apps, ...
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How do I create and save multiple iPhone backups in iTunes?
I had a near death experience this weekend. After purchasing a new 13" MacBook Pro I migrated all my data from my old MacBook Pro over to the new one and in the process with iTunes ...
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Reinstalling my Windows machine and wanting to preserve iTunes backups
Is there a way to preserve the backups from all my iDevices stored into the iTunes folder - photos, audio notes, SMS etc. and move them to the new Windows installation.
Is this possible? How?
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Scripting iPhone backup
Is it possible to use AppleScript to automate backing up an iPhone via iTunes? I've come across a script that uses the update command and that simply syncs rather than performing a back up. This is ...
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How do I restore itunes library onto another computer
I followed all the steps as suggested for backing up and restore iTunes library in the apple support website: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1751 but I have problems with the 'choose library' part in ...
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How can I automate keeping historical versions of iOS apps on the Mac?
I find that iTunes management of backing up Apps isn't ideal for a number of reasons. It will happily keep a copy of the most recent App in it's own area within the iTunes library, but it's archival ...
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Does an iTunes iOS device backup include everything on the device?
Does an iTunes iOS device backup include all of the application data on the device? I assume it doesn't include a second copy of your iTunes data as this is already on your Mac anyway. But I ...
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Extracting text notes from an iOS 5 backup file?
So, I have backuped my ipod touch ios 5, and downgraded to iOS 4.1 (the only with SHSH available)
Now i can't restore my backup to iOS 4...
I am only interested to my notes, do I have anyway to ...
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Every single iPhone backup has disappeared - from PC and from iCloud
Today my mother was going to upgrade from the iPhone 4 to the iPhone 4S, so, naturally, I backed up her iPhone so that she could restore from it when we came back with her new one. As I know that ...
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How do I prevent iOS devices from being backed up in iTunes when plugging into a friend’s computer?
Say you plug your iPhone or iPad into a friend’s computer. If iTunes is installed on this computer (which it will be on every Mac, for instance) it will automatically open and take a full backup ...
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New password after restoring iPod Touch from backup
I restored my iPod Touch from an iTunes backup and my old password no longer works to get into the iPod. Any idea how I can figure out what the new password is? How can I change it back to the old ...
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Proper backup procedure for upgrading to iOS 5?
I keep telling my Dad to upgrade his iPod touch from iOS 4 to iOS 5, and his response is "but I'll lose all my data". Can I be confident that simply backing up by right clicking in iTunes and clicking ...
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iTunes Match - No More Backups Needed?
I subscribed to iTunes Match the other day (it just came to the UK) and was thinking - now that iTunes Match is backing up my library, ratings, playcounts and all that awesome stuff, I no longer need ...
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Export and import data from iPhone after restoring with iTunes (or 3rd party apps)
I want to backup my iPhone to my Mac with iTunes, but the problem is I cannot backup because my iPhone needs to be wiped first but I have no backup data on my Mac and I don't know how to force it to ...
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How can I move photos from iPhone to my local disk?
This has me stumped. I have nearly 4GB of photos and videos on my phone, and I want to put them into my computer's pictures folder.
I have opened Windows Explorer and found the photos in the weird ...
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Remove backup on Windows PC iTunes
Now that iCloud is available, I don't need to backup my iPad to my Windows PC. Is it possible to remove backups from my PC or do I have to uninstall iTunes?
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Stop my old iPhone from backing up
tl;dr How can I tell iTunes to not back up my old iPhone 3GS when I plug it into iTunes
I have an iPhone 4S, and an old 3GS I'm using as an iPod touch. I asked the salesperson at the apple store ...
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How can I regularly move movies in iTunes to an external drive?
I have been adding a lot of movies to iTunes lately. Problem is, the size grows very quickly. I appreciate having the metadata in one place, but I would want to move the actual files to an external ...
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How to backup iPhone to iTunes for the first time (data stored on the iPhone, not on iTunes)
I've upgraded to Lion OS X on my MacBook a while ago, but never connected my iPhone to iTunes for quite some time, however, there is no backup data on my iTunes but my iPhone has everything I need it ...
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New restored iPhone getting “iTunes couldnt not back up the iPhone because the backup session failed”
I looked everywhere and I can't solve this.
I looked at Error trying to backup both iPhone4 and iPad (1) after 4.3/iTunes/XCode updates and didn't solve my problem
EDIT: I have a used phone (1st ...
