M1 Recovery key

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M1 Recovery key

I have an M1 Macbook Pro that I havent really used. I guess the battery had died.

I have just tried truning it on and it seems the HD is encrypted and I am being asked for a recovery key (which I have no record for).

How to I go about either retrieving my recovery key, or rebooting the machine? I've had a look on https://appleid.apple.com/ and I don't seem to have any recovery keys listed. Every time I try to reboot I just get back to the same interface asking for a recovery key.

Thanks!

MacBook Pro (2020 and later)

Posted on Apr 12, 2022 3:37 AM

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Chris_C1

Community Specialist

Apr 13, 2022 6:36 AM in response to olderandcolder

Hey there olderandcolder,

Following Use FileVault to encrypt the startup disk on your Mac,

"If you lose both your account password and your FileVault recovery key, you won't be able to log in to your Mac or access the data on your startup disk."

"Reset your password or change your FileVault recovery key

If you forget your account password or it doesn't work, you might be able to reset your password.

If you want to change the recovery key used to encrypt your startup disk, turn off FileVault in Security & Privacy preferences. You can then turn it on again to generate a new key and disable all older keys."

Folloiwng the steps from this resource should help get you up and running.

Have a good one!

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