How do I view or retrieve iCloud backup from my Windows 10 laptop?

iphone_backup_decrypt is a completely free, open-source Python tool designed specifically to decrypt and extract files from encrypted iPhone backups . Unlike the iCloud for Windows app, it can open the encrypted backup file and pull out specific files by name or type.

There is one critical detail you need to understand before proceeding. This tool works with local backups stored on your computer, not directly with backups sitting in iCloud's servers . This means you must first download your iCloud backup to your Windows 10 laptop. Once that backup exists as a local folder on your hard drive, iphone_backup_decrypt can open it and extract whatever you need.

How to retrieve iCloud backup:

bash

pip install iphone_backup_decrypt

python -m iphone_ backup_ decrypt /path /to /backup -- password YOUR_PASSWORD --output ,/extracted _files

How to retrieve iCloud backup? You follow this three-step process: download the backup to your PC using iTunes, install iphone_backup_decrypt, and run a simple Python script to extract your photos and videos. The entire process uses only free, open-source tools and leaves your iPhone completely untouched.