MacOS Encrypted Backup??

[Clueless_Gamer]

today, i backed up my iphone 11 onto my m1 macbook, i erased everything on my iphone, when i tried to restore my backup onto the same iphone, my macbook pro is asking me for an encryption password, which i never was given the chance to set, is there anywhere out of this, or do you know anyway where i could guess the password without having my iphone reset each time, maybe there is a command on terminal or something?? i get an unlimited password guesses but each time i make a guess the iphone has to fully reset back to factory settings which takes sometime.  i tried over a hundred times, but no luck. both devices are the latest software update, if anyone knows a way i could restore my backed up files from my mac to my iphone, please let me know.

[Eigenvektor]

If the backup is encrypted and you don't know the password, there's no way to restore it, outside of making a lucky guess.

 

See also:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205220#help

[Nightshade94]

Most people I troubleshooted this issue for have one of following passwords set as their backup-encryption password:

Their Mac's password(they were prompted for a password and thought this was to continue)

Their iPhone's Passcode(very common 'mistake')

Their Apple ID Password

 

If you haven't tried these, I highly suggest you do so.

 

If you can't remember the password. Sorry, your data is gone. There is no way to retrieve it ad Eigenvektor said.