how to find password on a external hard drive?
how to find the password to open an external drive time machine?
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justinb2603
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Hello rockland16,
Thanks for choosing the Apple Support Communities. If we understand correctly, you are unable to find the password for your encrypted backup with your external storage device. We can understand why you'd reach out for a solution, and we'd be happy to help.
We have provided a couple resources below that can help with what you're experiencing.
Protect your Mac information with encryption
Encrypt and protect a storage device with a password in Disk Utility on Mac
If this is not what you're referring to, reach back out with some more details.
Cheers!