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I forgot my hidden file manager password,How can i get back my files

I forgot Hidden file manager password,how can i get back my my data

MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.4)

Posted on Aug 14, 2013 9:52 AM

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Jan 10, 2014 2:25 AM in response to anumolu

I had the same issue and was able to resolve it.

There is no way to recover the password, but if you know the where you created the "hidden" folders, you can use the following steps:

1. Open Terminal

2. Enter command: killall Finder

3. Enter command:

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE

and hit enter

4. Now open the location that contains hidden folder/files, you will see them grayed out and locked.

5. Copy to another location and unlock the files


This will of course work only of you have an idea of where the files were stored.


Hope this help!

Mar 2, 2015 1:57 PM in response to ArthurDV

If you are able to

Get Info
on the folder of interest go the the very bottom section
Sharing and Permissions
.

You can gain access to this area by clicking on the lock in the lower right corner of the

Get Info
window.

Once you have input the admin password for the computer you should be able to edit the permissions on that file/directory.


















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