Locked out of my Mac Book Pro
I enter my Mac Book Pro’s password and it says you’ve been locked out try again in ?? ( amount of time 1 hour).
I don’t know where a recovery key is so I can’t reset it. What can I do?
MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 14.5
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Card702 wrote:
I enter my Mac Book Pro’s password and it says you’ve been locked out try again in ?? ( amount of time 1 hour).
I don’t know where a recovery key is so I can’t reset it. What can I do?
Mac login password
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202860
Reset your Mac login password - Apple Support
macOS User Guide - Apple Support
If you can't reset your Mac login password
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212190
If you or someone else enters your password or other account information incorrectly too many times, learn how to regain access to your account.
If your Apple ID is locked or disabled:
If your Apple ID is locked, not active, or disabled - Apple Support
If you forgot your AppleID
If you forgot your Apple ID password - Apple Support
If you encrypted your Mac’s boot disk with FileVault 2 —this prevents you from using your Apple ID to reset your password
Note: (since the password is used in FileVault’s encryption). Read this Apple support document for more information about FileVault. ref: Protect data on your Mac with FileVault - Apple Support