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iTunes Backup Password: What Is It? How Can You Change It?

Last updated on November 26, 2018 By Serhat Kurt Leave a Comment

To protect yourself, you can use password protection and encrypt your backups in iTunes. This will let you secure your personal information. In this article, I explain what is iTunes backup encryption, how you can disable it and what you can do when you forget your password. There are two ways to make a backup of […]

iCloud: Some Files Were Unavailable Error, Fix

Last updated on December 21, 2016 By Serhat Kurt 17 Comments

Some users have reported that they are unable to make backups with iCloud. Users have stated that they are receiving an error about files being unavailable. More specifically iOS users claim that they see an alert message saying “some files were unavailable during the last backup”. Using iCloud as a backup location, Apple’s cloud storage service, […]

“APL*ITUNES/BILL”, What Is This?

Do you see a charge that starts with “APL *” (like APL*ITUNES/BILL) in your billing or bank statement? This is an Apple purchase such as the apps, songs, movies, TV shows, books, or other items (Apple Music, iCloud Storage, etc) using an Apple ID. You should pay close attention to every transaction on your credit […]

Windows iTunes Store Showing Gray Square Boxes Instead Of Artwork, Fix

When you open the Windows iTunes Store app, do you see gray boxes instead of the album covers? If you are having this problem on your PC, this article explains how you can resolve it. See also: Cannot Play Songs From iTunes Artwork Screensaver Mac? This problem is annoying as the iTunes Store will not […]

Sidecar Not Woking? How To Troubleshoot

Apple’s new macOS operating system (Catalina) let you use your iPad as a second screen for your Mac, if your Mac and iPad models support this feature called Sidecar. You can also use this feature wired or wirelessly. Sidecar also lets you use your Apple Pencil. This article reports common Sidecar problems and explains what […]

Activity Monitor Columns Are Missing, Fix

Activity Monitor is one of those essential applications that I use frequently. Activity Monitor has a five-category tabs at the top of the Activity Monitor window: CPU, Memory, Energy, Disk, Network, and Cache. Each of these main categories includes subcategories called columns. Sometime you may realize that some or all of the columns items are […]

iPhone Not Ringing, Fix

Is your iPhone not ringing when someone calls you? Thus, you are missing incoming calls? This article explains how you can troubleshoot when your iPhone does not ring when receiving calls. If you are experiencing this problem, it is highly likely that you will find it very annoying because it may cause you to miss […]

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