Forgot password MacBook Air

I have forgotten my password to my MacBook Air . Its quite old, at least 10 years.

i tried with Apple instructions but I don’t get any “?” or anything else accept as shown in the picture

I tried to hold down the cmd key when restarting etc but all I get is what you see below.

any help ?




Posted on Oct 14, 2024 8:03 AM

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Oct 15, 2024 7:12 AM in response to bertil197

If you forgot your MacBook Air password, follow these steps to reset it:

  1. Restart Your Mac and immediately press and hold Command + R to enter Recovery Mode.
  2. In the macOS Utilities window, select Terminal from the menu.
  3. Type reset password (all one word) and press Enter.
  4. Follow the on-screen instructions to reset your password.

After resetting, you can log in with your new password.


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