MAc login issues .. Pls assist

Hello Genius fellows, help me with my Mac Login issues. My password is correct as I have same password for last 5 years. (MAC Air 2021 )

I am loosing my mind resolving it.

Search chatgpt to youtube videos to community search, no solution.

On top, it seem apple made more complicated to schedule appointment with Genius Bar as it direct you to FAQ/KB


I have taken following steps endless times with no results.. frustrating to throw mac to the wall. Not sure its buggy system , not able to connect to server or I am missing soemthing. I am unable to see the dates when I tried to enter my login password and for some wierd reason before also it was showing wrg time ...


  1. Change the keyboard input source to US< ABC, ABC -AZErty, ABC -qwertz .. still no login
  2. I tried forgot passowrd, entered my email and phone number . received code on my phone ... then it bring me back to reset screen and with no option to reset password
  3. I restarted my mac , tried operating in safe mode> startupdisk > 2 arrow dancing . but nothing happen i see
  4. Restarted mac> recovery assistant > startdisk > forgot my password so i am locked for 10 hours now


I would love to log back in to my system and access my mac. I have schedule interview on Monday and **** MAc gave up on me last minute .


Thank you

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 14.8

Posted on Dec 12, 2025 8:32 PM

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MAc login issues .. Pls assist

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