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Password lock out need recovery key on Mac desktop I can’t get in my Mac desktop because I forgot my password it’s calling for a recovery key I cannot go to utilities and terminal because there is no menu in the left hand corner
iPhone 12
I understand you forgot your login password.
If you forgot your Mac login password - Apple Support describes what to do, including options If you can't reset your Mac login password.
Follow all those steps all the way through to the end.
I understand you forgot your login password.
If you forgot your Mac login password - Apple Support describes what to do, including options If you can't reset your Mac login password.
Follow all those steps all the way through to the end.
More on the matter about which I posted immediately above (thanks to recent post in a related thread by another member).
Encrypt Mac data with FileVault – Apple Support (AU)
Sincerely hope that this is NOT your situation. 🤞
Note the ominous warning the article contains:
WARNING: Don’t forget your recovery key. If you turn on FileVault and then forget your login password and can’t reset it, and you also forget your recovery key, you won’t be able to log in and your files and settings will be lost forever.
Exactly which key is your Mac requesting ?
If you have an older Mac it might be requesting the File Vault Recovery Key.
This key was displayed — ONCE — back when the Mac was initially setup and Whole Disk Encryption was selected as an option.
It unfortunately is NOT readily recoverable if iCloud backup was NOT selected.
Here is a reasonably good treatment of the subject:
https://www.macworld.com/article/231249/how-to-find-your-filevault-recovery-key-in-macos.html
Password lock out need recovery key on Mac desktop
