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Q: internet- recovery saved my wifi- password; how to delete?

Hello,

 

I have a little problem. I wanted to re- install the Mac- OS via internet recovery. I noticed that the recovery is automatically connected to the internet. Maybe i have accidentally saved my wifi password in recovery mode. How can i delete it?

 

Thank you for your help

iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)

Posted on Sep 10, 2014 9:00 AM

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Q: internet- recovery saved my wifi- password; how to delete?

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  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Sep 10, 2014 9:15 AM in response to RbMac0109
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    Sep 10, 2014 9:15 AM in response to RbMac0109

    I don't think you saved it in the Internet Recovery. It is supposed to automatically connect to the Internet. If your computer was connected to the Wi-Fi, it just used that connection.

  • by RbMac0109,

    RbMac0109 RbMac0109 Sep 11, 2014 6:31 AM in response to RbMac0109
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    Sep 11, 2014 6:31 AM in response to RbMac0109

    Thank you for your quick answer,

     

    but still. I haven't saved my wifi password under Mac- OS, so there is no network saved in the network- settings. So there must be another location where the Mac saved the password for the recovery.

  • by RbMac0109,

    RbMac0109 RbMac0109 Sep 11, 2014 8:54 AM in response to RbMac0109
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    Sep 11, 2014 8:54 AM in response to RbMac0109

    ...and of course i don't want it to be saved permanently. So is there a way to delete it?

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Sep 11, 2014 8:56 AM in response to RbMac0109
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    Sep 11, 2014 8:56 AM in response to RbMac0109

    Look in the Keychain.

  • by Kingoftypos,

    Kingoftypos Kingoftypos Sep 11, 2014 9:05 AM in response to RbMac0109
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    Sep 11, 2014 9:05 AM in response to RbMac0109

    Forgetting Internet Recovery for a minute...

     

    How do you connect to your wifi? Do you have to click on the WiFi icon in the menu bar, click on your WiFi hotspot and enter your password every time?

     

    If not, then you've must of saved it in the past. Which will most likely be in the Keychain like Csound1 had mentioned.

     

    KOT

  • by RbMac0109,

    RbMac0109 RbMac0109 Sep 11, 2014 9:54 AM in response to Kingoftypos
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    Sep 11, 2014 9:54 AM in response to Kingoftypos

    Under Mac- Os (no recovery boot- up) i enter my password every time and I don't save it. Still, when i start the mac in 'Recovery- Mode', it can connect to the internet. Maybe i saved my password in recovery mode. Where can i find it in keychain?

  • by Kingoftypos,

    Kingoftypos Kingoftypos Sep 11, 2014 10:08 AM in response to RbMac0109
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    Sep 11, 2014 10:08 AM in response to RbMac0109

    Upper right corner theres a magnify glass icon. That's the Spotlight Search. Type Keychain in there and it'll come up. From there you'll have to look for your wifi "keychain" password.

     

    In the upper right corner of the Keychain's window, theres a little search bar. Type in your WiFi's SSID, it'll show you what it has saved. Delete if you wish. Now test the Recovery.

     

    KOT

  • by RbMac0109,

    RbMac0109 RbMac0109 Sep 11, 2014 10:26 AM in response to Kingoftypos
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    Sep 11, 2014 10:26 AM in response to Kingoftypos

    I searched for my SSID but could not find it in the keychain program. Any other suggestion?

  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Sep 11, 2014 10:38 AM in response to RbMac0109
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    Sep 11, 2014 10:38 AM in response to RbMac0109

    Applications/Utilities/Keychain Access.

  • by Kingoftypos,

    Kingoftypos Kingoftypos Sep 11, 2014 10:43 AM in response to RbMac0109
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    Sep 11, 2014 10:43 AM in response to RbMac0109

    Here's another question, could it be possibly connecting to an open WiFi SSID? And just to be sure that you are using Internet Recovery... You are pressing command+option+r when you reboot?

     

    KOT

  • by RbMac0109,

    RbMac0109 RbMac0109 Sep 11, 2014 3:00 PM in response to Kingoftypos
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    Sep 11, 2014 3:00 PM in response to Kingoftypos

    Oppps. I just used the command- and r- key together.

    I now started 'the real internet- recovery' by pressing command+OPTION+r. But the problem still remains the same. After my Mac downloaded something (took around 18 minutes) it showed the same screen as when i only press command + r at startup. And there is an active internet connection. [And also: the Mac must have been connected to the internet to download whatsoever in the 18 min.. It didn't ask for a password or anything at internet- recovery start- up].

     

    No, it's not an open SSID.

     

    (Sorry. I am a Mac Newbie. So please excuse my error in the post- title. can i change it somehow?)

     

    Also again: Thank you for your quick help! (and your strong nerves...)

  • by Kingoftypos,

    Kingoftypos Kingoftypos Sep 11, 2014 4:32 PM in response to RbMac0109
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    Sep 11, 2014 4:32 PM in response to RbMac0109

    Here's a question for you.

     

    If yyou ou were to login into your wifi, use it and what not. Then Reboot the Mac, does it automatically log you into your SSID?

     

    Now what if you were to ShutDown your Mac then press the power button. Does it still log you into your SSID automatically?

     

    KOT

  • by RbMac0109,

    RbMac0109 RbMac0109 Sep 11, 2014 5:19 PM in response to Kingoftypos
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    Sep 11, 2014 5:19 PM in response to Kingoftypos

    Yes it does. Both when i reboot and when i shut down my Mac and then start ist.

    When i launch my OS 'normally' it won't connect automatically to my SSID.

  • by Kingoftypos,

    Kingoftypos Kingoftypos Sep 11, 2014 5:29 PM in response to RbMac0109
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    Sep 11, 2014 5:29 PM in response to RbMac0109

    I'm sorry. That's what I was asking. When you reboot into Mac normally, with going into Recovery of any kind, do you need to enter your SSID's password? Both for a Reboot and a ShutDown and Turn on?

     

    KOT

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