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I have forgotten the password for installer when prompted under my user name.

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.14

Posted on May 17, 2021 10:19 PM

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Posted on May 18, 2021 8:01 PM

Hi madman54,

The password for the macOS installer is your administrator password. If you forgot it or if it doesn't work, these articles might be able to help:

https://support.apple.com/HT202860

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212190

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May 18, 2021 8:01 PM in response to madman54

Hi madman54,

The password for the macOS installer is your administrator password. If you forgot it or if it doesn't work, these articles might be able to help:

https://support.apple.com/HT202860

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212190

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May 18, 2021 3:57 AM in response to madman54

Restore the macbook

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