If Decipher Backup Repair is prompting you for a backup password, the program has detected that the backup you're fixing was made with backup encryption turned on.
Decipher Backup Repair does not transmit your password or save it. Your password is used only on your computer for the following tasks:
Decipher.exe is the Decipher Backup Repair's main executable file and it takes circa 1.01 MB (1061824 bytes) on disk. The executable files below are part of Decipher Backup Repair. Hindi typing master software. They take an average of 3.33 MB ( 3490680 bytes) on disk. Decipher Backup Repair promises to fix corrupt iTunes backup files on your computer, enabling you to access the content saved from your iOS device once more. Wizard-like interface to guide you. Designed as a wizard, it carefully guides you through the process of recovering your data, providing clear instructions throughout the way. As you mentioned, Decipher Backup Repair made another copy of the backup to do its repairs - the program doesn't edit the original backup. However, if the same iPhone was plugged in to iTunes and a new backup was made iTunes itself has a nasty penchant for overwriting the backup with a new backup of the freshly wiped iPhone unfortunately. As you mentioned, Decipher Backup Repair made another copy of the backup to do its repairs - the program doesn't edit the original backup. However, if the same iPhone was plugged in to iTunes and a new backup was made iTunes itself has a nasty penchant for overwriting the backup with a new backup of the freshly wiped iPhone unfortunately. A free version of Decipher Backup Repair 14.4 can be found on our website. The minimum amount of storage to launch the file is 73.3 MB. You can find Decipher Backup Repair in the System Utilities category on our website.
Your backup password is used to do verification and repairs to the encryption in your backup.
For backups made with iOS 10.2 and higher, the list of files in the backup is encrypted, and Decipher Backup Repair needs to read that list to do any repairs.
For backups made with iOS 10.1.1 and lower, the backup password is optional and some repairs can be done without it. However having the backup password allows Decipher Backup Repair to do the encryption verification and repairs mentioned in the first bullet which may be necessary to get your backup restoring.
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If you don't remember setting your backup password, or don't know what the password is, we have another FAQ article dedicated to ways to remember your iPhone backup password if you've forgotten it!