I reset my system keychains to Default accidentally

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I reset my system keychains to Default accidentally

I accidentally reset my system keychains to default. . Now when I'm in Keychain Access under the keychains tab, I no longer have a place that stores my "logins". So when I login to any website, the popup comes up saying "a keychain can not be found to store" How do I fix this?

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Posted on Aug 2, 2013 4:08 PM

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Linc Davis

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Aug 2, 2013 6:39 PM in response to fokus1977

Back up all data.

In Keychain Access, delete the login keychain from the keychain list. Choose Delete References when prompted, not Delete References & Files.

Triple-click the line below on this page to select it, then copy the text to the Clipboard ( command-C):

~/Library/Keychains

In the Finder, select

Go ▹ Go to Folder...

from the menu bar, paste into the box that opens ( command-V), and press return. A folder will open. Rename the file "login.keychain" in that folder to something like "login-old.keychain". Rename the file "login-renamed.keychain" to "login.keychain".

Back in Keychain Access, select

File ▹ Add Keychain...

from the menu bar. Add back the file now named "login.keychain". If any of your needed keychain items are missing from it, also add back the file you named "login-old.keychain". I suggest you transfer any needed items from that keychain to the login keychain, then delete it. The transfers are made by drag-and-drop in Keychain Access. You'll need to enter your password for each item transferred.

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