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iTunes Password Genius iTunes Password Genius FAQ

iSunshare iTunes Password Genius FAQ

Questions list:
1. What can iTunes Password Genius and iTunes Password Genius for Mac do?
2. Which version of Windows operational systems iTunes Password Genius could run?
3. Which version of Mac OS iTunes Password Genius for Mac can run?
4. Which version of iPhone/iPad/iPod iTunes Password Genius could work for?
5. How could I recover iTunes backup file password with iTunes Password Genius effectively?
6. How can I recover iTunes backup password fast with iTunes Password Genius for Mac?

Q 1: What can iTunes Password Genius and iTunes Password Genius for Mac do?

iTunes Password Genius: Recovering encrypted backup file password for iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch on Windows operational systems. So it is usually used to unlock iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch backup file while forgot iTunes backup password.

iTunes Password Genius for Mac: Recover iTunes backup password on Mac and then you can use the password to unlock iTunes backup, which you can restore iPhone/iPad/iPod from.

Q 2: Which version of Windows operational systems iTunes Password Genius could run?

iTunes Password Genius could work on all of Windows operational systems that iTunes could run, including WinXP/Win2003/Vista/Win7/Win8/Win 10.

Q 3: Which version of Mac OS iSunshare iTunes Password Genius for Mac can run?

iSunshare iTunes Password Genius for Mac can run on all of Mac OS, including Mac OS X 10.12/10.11/10.10/10.9/10.8/10.7/10.6/10.5/10.4/10.3/10.2/10.1/10.0 and other Mac OS.

Q 4: Which version of iPhone/iPad/iPod iTunes Password Genius could work for?

Both iTunes Password Genius for Windows and iTunes Password Genius for Mac could recover unknown password for all of iPhone/iPad/iPod backup file, including iPhone 11/X/10/8/8 plus/7/7 plus/6/6 plus/6s/6s plus/5s/5c/5/4s/4, iPad 5/4/3/2/Mini 2/Mini 4/Air/Air 2/Mini Retina and iPod touch.

Q 5: How could I recover iTunes backup file password with iTunes Password Genius effectively?

Four password attack types are provided for iTunes backup password recovery. Choose one appropriate according to your backup password details, would save time to recover iTunes backup password.

  • Brute-Force: Apply to time when you have no idea about backup password.
  • Mask: Choose it when you remember part of password, and set "mask" parameter.
  • Dictionary: If you know backup file password is regular or common, maybe you can choose this password attack type.
  • Smart: This is not chosen generally, because when above three types have solved your problem. But you can also try it.

Other tips you should pay attention to:

  • iTunes Password Genius has two versions, trial version and full version. Trial one could only recover password no more than 3 characters.
  • iTunes backup file is generally located here: C:\Users\isunshare\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\eb0ca3444a913012170cedc74ce013c4d79603b4

Q 6: How can I recover iTunes backup password fast with iTunes Password Genius for Mac?

iSunshare iTunes Password Genius for Mac also provides four password recovery tool methods, Brute-force, Mask, Dictionary and Smart. Besides the general settings you make on iTunes Password Genius, there is another new option "Hardware" that will largely improve iTunes backup password recovery speed, if you have multi-core CPUs on Mac. The more CPUs join the iTunes backup password recovery, the faster iTunes backup password will be recovered.