How to regain access to a locked MacBook Pro 13 inch Intel after prolonged inactivity?

bob.c wrote:

Cannot start up.

My MBP 13 inch intel sat unused for 6 months while I was in hospital, altho I think my wife and so-i-law tried to start t up, so that I cannot even log the MBP in. I try to start up but the password does not wrk - I am sure it was changed but the one they provided does not work. So I go to recovery page but my Apple ID password gets the spin disk.

Any ideas on how together it working again?

Some options here for Mac login password

If you forget your login password on Mac - Apple Support

One account for everything Apple - verify what devices are associated with your ID.

https://appleid.apple.com

Check your Apple ID device list to see where you're signed in

Review devices signed in to your Apple Account - Apple Support

Sign in to your Apple Account at account.apple.com.

"How to regain access to a locked MacBook Pro 13 inch Intel after prolonged inactivity? [...]So I go to recovery page but my Apple ID password gets the spin disk.[...]"

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Have Access to Ethernet?

If so, and there is no Ethernet port, use an adapter such as this one: Belkin USB-C to 2.5Gb Ethernet Adapter - Apple

Your Apple-ID password is not stored on your Mac. For that to work, you need a good connection to the Internet.

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