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  1. Sep 16, 2024 · If you forgot the password to log in to your Mac user account, or the password isn't accepted, try these solutions to log in or reset your password. Before you begin Enter your login password, not the password for your Apple Account.

  2. If no other solution is successful, you can reset your password by erasing your Mac. Shut down your Mac, then start up from macOS recovery as described previously. When asked to select an admin user you know the password for, choose Recovery Assistant > Erase Mac from the menu bar.

  3. Aug 17, 2024 · Use your Apple ID to reset your Mac's password. Ideally, you'll have linked your Apple ID to your user account on your Mac during the initial setup, which will make it possible to reset...

  4. Aug 18, 2023 · Boot up your Mac and hold down the power button until the message ‘Enter your system lock PIN to unlock this Mac’ pops up on your screen. Type in your PIN and your Mac will restart. When your Mac reboots, your password will be reset, and you can login again.

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    • View the password hint. Foundry. If you are lucky your Mac’s password has been set up with a hint and you can view this on the log in screen. You need to be in the log in screen to be able to access this option–just waking your Mac from sleep will not display the ?
    • Change the password from another account. Foundry. Do you share the Mac with another person – some people do, in these days of remote working and hot-desking – and do they have their own account?
    • Reset your password using Recovery Assistant and your Apple ID. Foundry. When you start up your Mac and select the user you wish to log in as you should see a ?
    • Use Recovery mode, Terminal and your Apple ID to reset your password. Foundry. If you didn’t see the option to “restart and show password reset options” detailed above, you can still enter the Recovery mode and use the Recovery Assistant to change your password.
  5. Apr 7, 2024 · How to reset your Mac password with your Apple ID. If you've forgotten your Mac password, your Apple ID can usually provide a quick solution, letting you reset the login password.

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  7. Sep 16, 2024 · TL;DR. To reset your Mac password: After failed logins, choose to reset with your Apple ID. Enter your Apple ID info. Create a new password. Restart and log in.