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Update libimobiledevice docs about backup password reset 

In this stage, the user is likely to want to run `idevicebackup2` in
interactive mode, so clearly specify the `-i` flag in the right place
(just dropping `-i` at the end of the command does not work as
expected -- i think `idevicebackup2 backup encryption on -i` tries to
set the password to `-i`).

More importantly, note that resetting the password by resetting all
the settings runs a risk of removing some of the forensic information.
Etienne identified a file that he thought was wiped as a result of
this in the call this morning, but I don't remember which file it was.

Maybe `id_status_cache.json` ?  If you have more concrete info, please
add it here too!
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If you have correctly [installed libimobiledevice](../install.md) you can easily generate an iTunes backup using the `idevicebackup2` tool included in the suite. First, you might want to ensure that backup encryption is enabled (**note: encrypted backup contain more data than unencrypted backups**):
```bash
idevicebackup2 backup encryption on
idevicebackup2 -i backup encryption on
```
Note that if a backup password was previously set on this device, you might need to use the same or change it. You can try changing password using `idevicebackup2 backup changepw` or resetting the password by resetting only the settings through the iPhone's Settings app.
Note that if a backup password was previously set on this device, you might need to use the same or change it. You can try changing password using `idevicebackup2 -i backup changepw`, or by turning off encryption (`idevicebackup2 -i backup encryption off`) and turning it back on again.
If that fails, as a last resort you can try resetting the password by [resetting all the settings through the iPhone's Settings app](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205220), via `Settings » General » Reset » Reset All Settings`. Note that resetting the settings through the iPhone's Settings app may wipe some of the files that contain useful forensic traces, so try to reset the device's password using `idevicebackup2` as described above first.
Once ready, you can proceed performing the backup: