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I recently purchased an Apple Macbook Pro. I set a password and cannot remember it. Can I reset that password to something new? IF so, how do I go about it.

Posted on Mar 24, 2021 2:28 PM

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Phil0124

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Posted on Mar 24, 2021 2:33 PM

Follow the steps here: link-> https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/change-the-login-password-on-mac-mchlp1550/mac

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Phil0124

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Mar 24, 2021 2:33 PM in response to jayna81

Follow the steps here: link-> https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/change-the-login-password-on-mac-mchlp1550/mac

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