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Todays’ article is all about how to Reset Mac password. Even in case, you have forgotten or simply for the protective view of your data for security reasons, if you want to change your Mac password. Then here you go.
Method 1: Reset your login password using a recovery key
If you turned on FileVault encryption and created a recovery key. You can use the recovery key to reset your login password.
With your, Mac turned off, press and hold the Command and R keys on your keyboard, then press the power button. Hold in Command+R until you see a progress bar show up below the Apple logo.
- On your Mac, choose Apple menu > Restart, or press the Power button on your computer and then click Restart.
- Click your user account, click the question mark in the password field. Then click the arrow next to “reset it using your recovery key”.
- Enter the recovery key, then click Next.
- Follow the instructions to reset your login password.
Method 2: Create a Boot Device
If you are unable to boot your Mac, that will be a different story. If your macOS got corrupted or damaged. You can always create a Bootable Drive with Disk Drill to recover your data or rebuild the partition of your Mac OS X. Here’s how…
Get a USB flash drive of 8GB or more, simply connect it to a working Mac, open up Disk Drill. On the toolbar select the “Create Boot Drive” option, then simply follow these steps to boot from your newly created Boot Drive:
- Connect the Boot Drive to your Mac computer.
- Reboot the Mac and after the startup music hold down the OPTION key during the boot process until you see the boot selection menu.
- Select the External Boot Drive and proceed with booting from it.
- Get ready to rebuild the partition or recover your data with Disk Drill.
Method 3: Reset the password of another user
An administrator can reset mac password for, other users.
- On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Users & Groups.
- Click the lock icon to unlock it, then enter an administrator name and password.
- Select a user, then click Reset Password.
Protect Your Data
Due to the fact Recovery Mode provides a nifty means to reset Mac password. You may be wary that anyone can hack your Mac – and once someone accesses your Mac, you’ve usually lost control over it. So, it’s a good job there are some interventions you can make to prevent this from happening.
The best way to protect your data is to activate FileVault encryption. This means that the Password Reset option won’t become available unless you unlock it with Disk Utility. To turn it on and set it up:
Steps to Activate FileVault Encryption:
- Choose Apple > System Preferences > Security & Privacy.
- Click the FileVault tab.
- Tap on the Lock icon, and enter Login credentials.
- Click Turn on FileVault.
The best way to protect your data is to turn on FileVault encryption. This encrypts the contents of your Mac, and the Password Reset utility will not show until you unlock it with Disk Utility. When you set up FileVault you receive a Recovery Key (which you should print out) and a password. If you lose both of these your data will be lost forever.
You can turn FileVault on in System Preferences > Security & Privacy >FileVault.
Steps to Reset MAC password:
Use your Apple ID to reset your password. After entering the wrong user password a few times, you might be asked if you want to reset the password using your Apple ID. Alternatively, you can click on the question mark icon in the password text field followed by the arrow icon to trigger the same process.
After entering your Apple ID email address and password, an alert will let you know a new keychain that stores your passwords will be created, but your old keychain will remain saved on your Mac. If you ever remember your old password, you’ll be able to unlock the old keychain. When this alert shows up, just click OK.
Steps to Create a New Password of Mac:
Follow the rest of the prompts to create a new – easier to remember – password for your user account.
Either method is an effective way of regaining access to your account, or if your child forgot their password. Of course, if you can use this to get into your Mac, so can someone else who has access to your computer.
You can prevent that from happening, you’ll just need to be more proactive with storing recovery keys and remembering your password.
So, these were the steps required to reset a Mac password in case if you have forgotten the password or else for the security point of view. By following the methods and the steps mentioned above you can easily recover the old password as well as a change to password in MAC.
