On a Mac with macOS Mojave 10.14 or earlier, or on a PC with iTunes, from the menu bar at the top of the iTunes window, choose Edit > Preferences, then click the Devices tab. On a Mac with macOS Catalina 10.15 or later, open the Finder, click the General tab, then click Manage Backups.When the process completes, make sure that your encrypted backup finished successfully: If you forgot your password, learn what to do.Īfter you confirm your password, your backup will start and immediately overwrite and encrypt your previous backups. When asked, make a password. Create one that you'll remember or write it down and store it safely, because there's no way to use your backup without this password.From the General tab or the Summary tab, select 'Encrypt local backup' under the Backups section.
On a Mac with macOS Mojave 10.14 or earlier, or on a PC, open iTunes.
