I forgot the old password for my notes in my Mac. even after forgetting and changing it to a new password, it is asking for the previously set password only. that note was important to me and I am not able to open it now. Please guide me what to do
MacBook Air 15″, macOS 14.4
The note if forever locked with the password used. There is no way to reset it. You can change your password used, but that will only affect new notes that you lock. This is all detailed in the Apple Support article dealing with locked notes here: How to lock or unlock notes on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support
The relevant portions are:
If you use a unique password for Notes, there is no way to access your locked notes if you forget the password. If you forget this password, you can reset your notes password and use your new password to lock other notes. If you access your iCloud notes on more than one Apple device, use the same notes password to lock and unlock all of them.
Apple doesn't have access to locked notes and can’t help you access them if you forget your notes password. If you forget your notes password, resetting the password doesn’t give you access to previously locked notes. If you reset then create a new notes password, that only allows you to lock other notes.
The note if forever locked with the password used. There is no way to reset it. You can change your password used, but that will only affect new notes that you lock. This is all detailed in the Apple Support article dealing with locked notes here: How to lock or unlock notes on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support
The relevant portions are:
If you use a unique password for Notes, there is no way to access your locked notes if you forget the password. If you forget this password, you can reset your notes password and use your new password to lock other notes. If you access your iCloud notes on more than one Apple device, use the same notes password to lock and unlock all of them.
Apple doesn't have access to locked notes and can’t help you access them if you forget your notes password. If you forget your notes password, resetting the password doesn’t give you access to previously locked notes. If you reset then create a new notes password, that only allows you to lock other notes.
I can't test this at the moment but this should work:
The_Knowledge_Seeker wrote:
• I can't test this at the moment but this should work:
If you're sure you forgot the new password you set within Notes, you can reset it.
• Open Notes.
• Go to Notes > Preferences (or Settings) from the top menu bar.
• Click "Reset Password."
• Confirm by clicking "OK" when prompted.
• Enter your Apple ID password and click "Reset Password" again.
• Now you can set a new password for your notes.
Didn't the original poster say they'd already done that?
The_Knowledge_Seeker wrote:
IdrisSeabright wrote:
Didn't the original poster say they'd already done that?
I don't think so, no.
From the original post:
I forgot the old password for my notes in my Mac. even after forgetting and changing it to a new password
IdrisSeabright wrote:
Didn't the original poster say they'd already done that?
I don't think so, no.
Sorry to say sir but this doesn't work. I have already tried this.
Forgot Old password for notes
