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
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Can you back up the Mac if you can’t get past the Password screen.
iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.15
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
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
Is it possible to back up my Mac if I can’t get passed the password screen?