Administrator Account

My laptop does not come with an administrator account therefore I cannot make any changes in settings. Can someone tell me how to make a new administrator account.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Jul 13, 2020 10:00 AM

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Posted on Jul 13, 2020 7:36 PM

If you bought a used computer, then boot into Recovery Mode or Internet Recovery Mode to perform a clean reinstall of macOS by first using Disk Utility to erase the physical drive.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208496


FYI, here is what the previous owner should have done before selling the computer:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201065

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Jul 13, 2020 7:36 PM in response to person_

If you bought a used computer, then boot into Recovery Mode or Internet Recovery Mode to perform a clean reinstall of macOS by first using Disk Utility to erase the physical drive.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208496


FYI, here is what the previous owner should have done before selling the computer:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201065

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