I have somehow forgotten the password set up for my external disk used for time machine backups and photos library purposes etc.
Keychain can't help either despite having placed a 'hint'.
Complete check mate! 🤔
Any tips to get around this frustrating issue would be most appreciated, thanks in advance.
Cheers
iMac 24″, macOS 12.1
If the drive was Encrypted by the OS and one does not have the Password - sorry but the only option is to Reformat the Entire Drive and re-purpose it again as New TM Backup.
Doesn't your keychain already have the password stored? That said, I remember be prompted on several occasions for the Time Machine volume password. Did this happen only after upgrading to Monterey? If so, would reverting to the pre-upgrade version of macOS allow the Time Machine volume to mount automatically?
- Pie Lover
P.S. Below is an entry from my keychain
Appreciate your response, however, I have a Photo's Library there also unfortunately that I don't wish to sacrifice 😢
Forgotten Password for an external disk
