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MacBook Installer

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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