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Q: Admin account on my Mac missing

I try to change my admin password. My admin account is missing from Mac. When I on my Mac, I saw secondary account and guest only. Help me please 

Posted on Jul 16, 2016 1:19 AM

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Q: Admin account on my Mac missing

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  • by appreciate,Solvedanswer

    appreciate Jul 16, 2016 8:24 AM in response to Ye88
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    Jul 16, 2016 8:24 AM in response to Ye88
    1. Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Users & Groups.
    2. Click the lock icon to unlock it, then enter an administrator name and password.
    3. In Users & Groups preferences, click Login Options.
    4. Click the “Automatic login” pop-up menu, then choose a user, or choose Off.If you choose a user, then whenever the Mac starts up, that user is automatically logged in. If you choose Off, then at startup the Mac opens a login window showing all the users. Automatic login takes effect the next time you restart the Mac. For better security, don’t set your Mac to automatically log in an administrator. If FileVault is turned on, automatic login is disabled.
    5. An apple article is there : OS X Yosemite: Set up users on your Mac
    6. you can delete secondary & guest account by clicking on minus sign .
  • by Ye88,

    Ye88 Ye88 Jul 16, 2016 8:27 AM in response to appreciate
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    Mac OS X
    Jul 16, 2016 8:27 AM in response to appreciate

    Thank you! I can do it admin account now.
    Now, another issue is I can't get my saved applications, files, photos, and password on browsers. Are these deleted?  How to recover it?

  • by appreciate,

    appreciate Jul 16, 2016 8:50 AM in response to Ye88
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    Jul 16, 2016 8:50 AM in response to Ye88

    Saved application state can be found in user library , Click on go > hold option key & don't release it > library > saved application state .

    Also key chains are in user library : password are saved in  alfa numeric folder , login keychain , metadata is for storing all data .

    Photos can be found in : click on finder > users > your username > pictures

    Files : favorites > all my files .

    Please check in your system , i don't think so it might be deleted as when guests login they don't need password .