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Timbitt1 Author

Level 1

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MacBook Air password

Mt wife just bought a new MacBook Air with the new Mac chip .... and every time she opens it from sleep she has to put in her password.... why ? I don’t have to do that with my Mac Book pro ....

Posted on Dec 29, 2020 12:35 PM

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John Galt

Level 10

147,636 points

Posted on Dec 29, 2020 2:10 PM

It's required for new Macs and for startup disks encrypted with FileVault.

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