Decrypt and restore iOS backup(`Manifest.db` is encrypted) for restoring my iOS photos.

README.md

Setup

Use https://github.com/jfarley248/iTunes_Backup_Reader

git clone https://github.com/jfarley248/iTunes_Backup_Reader
cd iTunes_Backup_Reader
# apply https://github.com/jfarley248/iTunes_Backup_Reader/pull/12
gh pr checkout https://github.com/jfarley248/iTunes_Backup_Reader/pull/12
pyenv install 3.7.7 # can not use 3.9 @ 2021-06-06
pyenv local 3.7.7
pip install -r ./requirements.txt

Usage

• mac backup: /Users/{user}/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/XXXXXX-XXXXXXXXX
• $YOUR_BACKUP_PASSWORD is your iTunes backup password

$ python iTunes_Backup_Reader.py -i ./path/to/backupdir -o out -t db -r -p $YOUR_BACKUP_PASSWORD


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Written by Jack Farley

06-06 15:56 root         INFO     Starting to read backup at: 00008030-001575443612802E
06-06 15:56 root         INFO     Starting decryption of the Manifest.db
06-06 15:56 root         INFO     Successfully decrypted Manifest.db!
06-06 15:59 root         INFO     Program ended in: 206.0960659980774 seconds

Decrypt your itunes backup and restore the directories in out/