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How do you recover your laptop password

How do you recover your password for a new device (MacBook Air)?

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Posted on Aug 8, 2020 10:58 AM

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Posted on Aug 8, 2020 11:18 AM

You cannot recover your forgotten password for your user account. You can, however, change it to a new password: Change or reset the password of a macOS user account - Apple Support.

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Aug 8, 2020 11:18 AM in response to BrandiAsh

You cannot recover your forgotten password for your user account. You can, however, change it to a new password: Change or reset the password of a macOS user account - Apple Support.

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