Keychain suddenly empty

When moving my keychain to a new Mac, I can not see the data anymore! The data seem to be there (size is the same as in my old Mac), but the passwords do not show in Keychain Access!

MacBook Pro 13″, OS X 10.11

Posted on Apr 6, 2021 5:44 AM

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a brody

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Apr 6, 2021 5:55 AM in response to pommeraie

10.11 is El Capitan, and 11.0 is Big Sur. did you just migrate from El Capitan to Big Sur?

Check Apple menu -> About This Mac.

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