Encrypt your iPhone Backups

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<p>iPhone backups contain a surprising amount of personal data, from various account and service logins, to <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/07/08/read-iphone-sms-backup/">fully readable SMS conversations</a>, anyone can <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2009/09/11/iphone-backup-location/">easily dig around in the backups locally</a> if they want to. For this reason, it’s a good idea keep these locally stored iPhone backup files encrypted. </p>

<h2 style="font-size:1.3em;">How to Encrypt iPhone Backups</h2>

<p>This sets encrypts and password protects your iOS backup files, and works the same in Mac OS X or Windows:</p>

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<li>Connect your iPhone to the computer and launch iTunes</li>

<li>Select the iPhone in the iTunes sidebar, and under the “Summary” tab scroll down to ‘Options’</li>

<li>Click the checkbox next to “Encrypt iPhone backup” which will bring up a screen to set an encrypted backup password</li>

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<p>Do not forget this password! Without it you will not be able to access backed up data. Likewise, you will need to enter the password anytime you <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/10/21/restore-iphone-from-backup/">restore your iPhone from the backups</a>.</p>

<p>For further securing your iPhone, don’t forget to set an access passcode. You can also take the passcode a step further by activating the <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/08/12/run-iphone-in-james-bond-mode-set-your-iphone-to-self-destruct-and-erase-all-data-after-failed-password-attempts/">“self-destruct” feature of iOS</a> which will automatically erase all data on the device after multiple failed login attempts.</p>

<p>And yes, all of this applies to iPod touch and iPad as well.</p>

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