How to Use Dictionary Attack to Recover Forgotten iTunes Backup Password?

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How to Use Dictionary Attack to Recover Forgotten iTunes Backup Password?

26 January 2021 Ashley S. Miller Specialist of Customer Service Dept.

Summary
Many people prefer to encrypt their backup data when backing up iPhone with iTunes. That can avoid data being disclosure or stolen. But someone may forget the password. Don’t worry. In this essay, we will talk about how to use dictionary attack to recover the forgotten iTunes backup password.

Content

Part 1: Recover iTunes Backup Password with Dictionary Attack

1. What is Dictionary Attack?
2. How to Recover iTunes Backup Password with Dictionary Attack?

Part 2: Use Renee iPhone Recovery to Recover Data

What is Renee iPhone Recovery?
How to Use Renee iPhone Recovery?

Part 3: How If iTunes Encrypted Backup Password Forgotten

1. Back up from iCloud
2. Create New Backup

Part 1: Recover iTunes Backup Password with Dictionary Attack

1. What is Dictionary Attack?

Dictionary attack is a common decryption way. It can test a series of the potential characters in the dictionary, in order to find out the correct password. The words in the dictionary will be input into such kind of software and then the software will check if the word shall be a part of the password. If the dictionary you use contains the password characters, dictionary attack is effective.

Next, we will talk about how to recover the forgotten password with dictionary attack.

2. How to Recover iTunes Backup Password with Dictionary Attack?

Many password crackers supports the dictionary attack, such as Tenorshare 4uKey-iTunes Backup, the welcomed password recovery software.

It offers three ways to decrypt iTunes backup password, including brute-force attack, brute-force attack with masks and dictionary attack. You can select the encrypted iTunes backup file and choose one of the password attack types, like dictionary attack, and then the iTunes backup password will be recovered soon from the dictionary.

Of course, you can try the other applications, like Jihosoft iTunes Backup Unlocker and iSunShare iTunes Password Genius. It is noted that the iTunes backup data may be lost when you are using the password crackers. To recover the lost data, we suggest using the professional data recovery software, Renee iPhone Recovery.

Part 2: Use Renee iPhone Recovery to Recover Data

What is Renee iPhone Recovery?

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2、How to Use Renee iPhone Recovery?

TipsHow to Use Renee iPhone Recovery?

If you want to recover the lost data from iOS deives, we recommend Renee iPhone Steps. You only go through 3 steps to get the data back:

Step 1: Download and install Renee iPhone Recovery in the computer. Then, connect your iPhone to the computer. Select [Recover Lost Data].

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Step 2: Select [Recover from iOS Device] at the left side. Continue to click on [Start Scan].

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Step 3: After the scan, select the target photos to recover and click on [Recover].

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Admittedly, the password cracker contains the potential risk. If you don’t prefer to use such kind of tools, you can try the following methods before recovering the iTunes backup with dictionary attack.

Part 3: How If iTunes Encrypted Backup Password Forgotten

1. Back up from iCloud

If you forgot the iTunes backup password, try to recover from iCloud backup. But the free storage space of iCloud is merely 5GB. That means you cannot get the whole backup data of your iPhone.

How to get iCloud backup:

Open iPhone and go to [Settings]. Then, tap your Apple account and find [iCloud]. After that, enter into [iCloud Backup] and tap on [Backup Now]. Please note that your iPhone is fully charged and under the stable network connection.

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If you want to recover the iCloud backup to the new iPhone, you shall log in iCloud (www.iCloud.com) and get the backup file.

2. Create New Backup

In iOS and the latter versions, you can reset the password to create the new backup file. Here are the steps:

① Go to [Settings] – [General] – [Reset] – [Reset All Content and Settings]. Then, enter your Apple ID password to reset your iPhone. All your iPhone settings, like brightness, wallpaper, screen layout and the backup password will be removed.

② Connect iPhone to iTunes again and create a new backup.

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