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Q: Can't Sign In to MacBook

So I changed my email and password for iCloud. Got home only to find that I could not log in to the MacBook any more; old password and new password would not be accepted. After restarting and trying several times, the old password suddenly worked.

 

Then I was told there was a problem with iCloud, that I needed to take care of, so I went to the settings to do so. However, I could not manage the ID because my password, again, would not be accepted. Nor could I sign out, because that would delete my contacs and so forth, and also required a password, which again would not be accepted...

 

I went to my Apple ID and removed the MacBook from devices, in hope that I could attach the new ID to the MacBook. No such luck. Then again I could not sign in to the MacBook, and it has been like that since.

 

Went into terminal and wrote resetpassword, but there is no harddrive to select so I can not reset the password either. Tried to reinstall OSX, but that requires a password to unlock the drive, which does will not be accepted.

 

I read around a little, and seems like this is a problem for other peoples as well. Does anyone know how to fix this? Is the only option left to erase the harddrive and reinstall OSX, or will I be prompted for a password then as well?

 

I'm fed up, and now regret buying a Mac in the first place. Any help would be appreciated.

MacBook Pro with Retina display

Posted on Jun 26, 2016 12:32 AM

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