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Is it possible to back up my Mac if I can’t get passed the password screen?

Can you back up the Mac if you can’t get past the Password screen.

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Oct 19, 2020 8:50 AM

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den.thed
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Posted on Oct 19, 2020 9:08 AM

You will need to Login to setup a backup. To reset your iMac's Login Password,

see > https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/reset-your-mac-login-password-mh35902/mac


If you do not currently have good backups in place, then you need to use Time Machine on an external drive.

see > https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201250


And/or use either CarbonCopyCloner or SuperDuper to make bootable backups on a second external drive.

see > https://bombich.com/ or > https://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html

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den.thed
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Oct 19, 2020 9:08 AM in response to Andybere

You will need to Login to setup a backup. To reset your iMac's Login Password,

see > https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/reset-your-mac-login-password-mh35902/mac


If you do not currently have good backups in place, then you need to use Time Machine on an external drive.

see > https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201250


And/or use either CarbonCopyCloner or SuperDuper to make bootable backups on a second external drive.

see > https://bombich.com/ or > https://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html

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