Secure folder restored backup- forgot password

[hgbDoubleA]

Hoping someone has a solution to this- my phone broke and I had to restore the data from the smart switch backup. Unfortunately, I don't remember the encryption password for the data and so when it prompts me to restore secure folder data, I click that option but I have to enter a password I don't know.

Is there any way other than bruteforcing this?

[GaryB82]

Sorry but no if you don’t remember the password to decrypt the backup that data is lost

[realaud]

Unfortunately, if you cannot remember the password, there is nothing that can be done. Don't encrypt things if you are likely to forget the password. At least write the password down someplace - but then you'd also need to remember where you stored the password.

[Oxford]

Again, I always have to ask when a similar question as this posted to this forum. My first inclination is always that someone is trying to break into someone else's phone or they stole or found a phone and now want to get into it. With the current events in the United States my trust for humanity continuing to be Humane to one another is sinking quickly.

[officialguy]

Yeah, i always cringe when someone asks how to hack into a password protected phone.

[realaud]

I agree, it's either that or some SO trying to get into their partner's private space or some parent trying to spy on their child.  I cannot believe anyone encrypts or password protects something and then promptly forgets the password.  The only time that is possible for that to happen is if someone used a password generator and did not bother to write the generated password down.  This is actually the reason why you cannot recover the data if you don't have the password.