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Password for Touch ID

I bought a new MacBook and it uses touch ID. But now I need a password to unlock it but I didn't set a password. What should I do?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Aug 31, 2020 8:10 AM

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Posted on Aug 31, 2020 8:52 AM

Also, Touch ID works on wake from sleep, but when you boot (or reboot) the Mac, you need to type a password for security reasons.

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