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Administrator Password?

Tried to download, but was asked for my administrator password. What is that? Nothing I tried gave me access. My MacBook is a 2019.

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Dec 4, 2020 6:27 PM

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Posted on Dec 5, 2020 6:08 AM

In settings, go to the users and groups section and tap on your account. Then look for a drop down menu labeled permissions or admin. Then change it to admin. Do you have any other users on your computer, or does anyone else use your computer?

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Dec 5, 2020 7:44 AM in response to DaCatmaster

Thank you. Might you know about smart tvs and iPhones, too? Bought a small smartie, so that we could watch Netflix. Works for us and we do not need to watch regular tv, so we are fine. But, I understand that I should be able to view my iPhone SE stuff on the screen. Went to connect devices on monitor, but seem unable to make the connection. Any ideas?

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