how do I recover a password for the migration assistant?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.12

Posted on Dec 28, 2022 9:43 AM

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Sparks0829

Community Specialist

Dec 29, 2022 10:20 AM in response to jesus-jesus

Hi there jesus-jesus,

If you forgot your Mac login password, you'll need to reset it before you can start migrating data. Learn how here: If you forgot your Mac login password

Take care.

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