Can’t unlock my Macbook Pro. Changed my password for my iphone & ipad but still can’t unlock my Macbook Pro

Can’t unlock my Macbook Pro. Changed my password for all my Apple devices but still can’t unlock my Macbook pro

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Posted on Jul 30, 2022 5:25 AM

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Posted on Aug 1, 2022 2:53 AM

You can reset your macbook password by apple id also steps are given below.


If you associated your user account with your Apple ID, you can use your Apple ID to reset your login password.

  1. Click the question mark  next to the password field.
  2. If you don’t see a question mark , press and hold the power button until your Mac shuts down, then press the power button to restart your Mac.
  3. Click the arrow  next to “reset it using your Apple ID”.
  4. If you don’t see an arrow , see the Apple Support article If you can’t reset your Mac login password.
  5. Enter an Apple ID and password, then click Next.
  6. Follow the instructions to reset your login password.




Reset your login password using a recovery key

If you turned on FileVault encryption and created a recovery key, you can use the recovery key to reset your login password.

  1. Click the question mark  next to the password field.
  2. If you don’t see a question mark , press and hold the power button until your Mac shuts down, then press the power button to restart your Mac.
  3. Click the arrow  next to “reset it using your recovery key”.
  4. If you don’t see an arrow , see the Apple Support article If you can’t reset your Mac login password.
  5. Enter the recovery key, then click Next.
  6. Follow the instructions to reset your login password.



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Aug 1, 2022 2:53 AM in response to bambiegracy

You can reset your macbook password by apple id also steps are given below.


If you associated your user account with your Apple ID, you can use your Apple ID to reset your login password.

  1. Click the question mark  next to the password field.
  2. If you don’t see a question mark , press and hold the power button until your Mac shuts down, then press the power button to restart your Mac.
  3. Click the arrow  next to “reset it using your Apple ID”.
  4. If you don’t see an arrow , see the Apple Support article If you can’t reset your Mac login password.
  5. Enter an Apple ID and password, then click Next.
  6. Follow the instructions to reset your login password.




Reset your login password using a recovery key

If you turned on FileVault encryption and created a recovery key, you can use the recovery key to reset your login password.

  1. Click the question mark  next to the password field.
  2. If you don’t see a question mark , press and hold the power button until your Mac shuts down, then press the power button to restart your Mac.
  3. Click the arrow  next to “reset it using your recovery key”.
  4. If you don’t see an arrow , see the Apple Support article If you can’t reset your Mac login password.
  5. Enter the recovery key, then click Next.
  6. Follow the instructions to reset your login password.



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