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why does My I Mac ask for password after sleep but not If I shut it down and then start up? this makes it easy to get all my Passwords !!!

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Jun 12, 2021 10:47 AM

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BDAqua

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Posted on Jun 12, 2021 11:32 AM

Must be a mangled file somewhere!?

Safe Boot, (holding Shift key down at startup), does the problem occur in Safe Mode? Could take 10 minutes.

Safe mode attempts to repair Disks & clears lots of caches & loads safe Drivers, & prevents loading of 3rd party extensions, so if Safe Mode works try again in regular boot.

To find out if it's system wide or user specific, try this...

Open System Preferences>Users & Groups, unlock the lock, click on the little plus icon, make a new admin account, log out & into the new account.

Does it work in the new account?

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