Maddie_Garde Author

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I forgot my password to login to my iMac, what do I do?

iMac 27″, macOS 10.14

Posted on Jul 11, 2021 5:26 PM

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Posted on Jul 11, 2021 5:28 PM

Welcome to Apple Support Communities.

Try this:

Turn off the Mac.
Turn it on, holding Command + R.
Select Utilities > Terminal.
Type resetpassword
Follow the steps.

-Jack

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Jul 11, 2021 5:28 PM in response to Maddie_Garde

Welcome to Apple Support Communities.

Try this:

Turn off the Mac.
Turn it on, holding Command + R.
Select Utilities > Terminal.
Type resetpassword
Follow the steps.

-Jack

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Jul 12, 2021 1:45 PM in response to Maddie_Garde

You will need to reset the password. Instructions are in the link blow.

Change or reset the password of a macOS user account - Apple Support

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Maddie_Garde Author

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Jul 11, 2021 5:42 PM in response to Jack-19

Thank you

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