somehow erased imac Mail password. How do I restore?
Accidentally erased password for Apple Mail. Cannot send/receive emails on iMac 27
What to do to restore?
iMac 27″ 5K, macOS 11.6
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Hi Arthur Thompson,
welcome to the Apple Community.
The password you lost would be the one you would use to log-in to your e-Mail account online,
... on your eMail provider 's website. (Eg: at Yahoo, Google, Aol, or such.)
You may have saved the log-in password in your Safari passwords.
Eg: Safari > Preferences > Passwords > enter your Mac log-in or fingerprint to unlock > retrieve password.
Or
If you go to your eMail provider's log-in page, the log-in password may "autofill".
You may be able to retrieve the password, or change it to a new one, on your eMail provider's website.
Once you have the old, or new, password:
One way to restore your access to your iMac's Mail account would be to:
Click the Apple icon in the top menu bar > System Preferences > Internet Accounts
Remove the current (no password) Mail account (ie: using + / - at the bottom)
Add the Mail account back again .... entering the retrieved password when prompted.
(Internet accounts sets up your account to use with Mail)
Hope this works for you :-)