i forgot my password
Helo I've not using my Mac Mini and I forgot my password to start!!!!
It says that i can change it by using my apple id, but i can not manege
sarajosefina
Mac mini (Mid 2010), iOS 6.1
Helo I've not using my Mac Mini and I forgot my password to start!!!!
It says that i can change it by using my apple id, but i can not manege
sarajosefina
Mac mini (Mid 2010), iOS 6.1
First, make sure caps lock is not on.
If the user account is associated with an Apple ID, and you know the Apple ID password, then maybe theApple ID can be used to reset your user account password.
Otherwise*, boot into Recovery by holding down the key combination command-R at startup. Release the keys when you see a gray screen with a spinning dial.
When the OS X Utilities screen appears, select
Utilities ▹ Terminal
from the menu bar.
In the Terminal window, type this:
res
Press the tab key. The partial command you typed will automatically be completed to this:
resetpassword
Press return. A Reset Password window opens.
Select your boot volume ("Macintosh HD," unless you gave it a different name) if not already selected.
Select your username from the menu labeled Select the user account if not already selected.
Follow the prompts to reset the password. It's safest to choose a password that includes only the characters a-z, A-Z, and 0-9.
Select
▹ Restart
from the menu bar.
You should now be able to log in with the new password, but your Keychain will be reset (empty.) If you've forgotten the Keychain password (which is ordinarily the same as your login password), there's no way to recover it.
*Note: If you've activated FileVault, this procedure doesn't apply. Follow instead the instructions on this page:
thanks it helps, but its not enough.
I can not acces to te keys access, that password haven't been changed. I cannot read the question that helps
sarajosefina
If you mean the keychain, that was reset (emptied) when you reset the password, as I wrote above. It was useless without the password. If you remember the password, restore the keychain from a backup.
i forgot my password