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MacOS doesn’t accept password

I wanted to retrieve my files after changing my account name .. but when restart found message macOS needs to repair your library and it doesn’t accept my password

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.14

Posted on Aug 10, 2022 2:37 PM

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Posted on Aug 11, 2022 6:24 AM

abdelhamid19 wrote:

I wanted to retrieve my files after changing my account name .. but when restart found message macOS needs to repair your library and it doesn’t accept my password
https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/c9966eb5-3314-41bb-a7f1-ed6fccccdc2c


?

reference—

Change the name of your macOS user account and home folder




Restore from backup—

Restore your Mac from a backup - Apple Support







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Aug 11, 2022 6:24 AM in response to abdelhamid19

abdelhamid19 wrote:

I wanted to retrieve my files after changing my account name .. but when restart found message macOS needs to repair your library and it doesn’t accept my password
https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/c9966eb5-3314-41bb-a7f1-ed6fccccdc2c


?

reference—

Change the name of your macOS user account and home folder




Restore from backup—

Restore your Mac from a backup - Apple Support







MacOS doesn’t accept password

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