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As indicated, I have forgotten the password to my iPhone backup on iTunes (on Mac). I have deleted the previous backup and would like to simply create a new one, with a new password. But I see no way to change the password (box stays greyed out).

Some research on Google seems to indicate that I am screwed. Am I? Thanks.