Q: i delete login.keychain file how can i restore it?

i have a proplem with the local keychain bacause i dont know the password, i try to find solution then i delete login.keychain file and i try to search in the trash but i didnt find it and still i dont know the password for local keychain and every time i open safari or twitter and many app it ask for the local keychain and i try many time to rest but didnt work also you should know i didnt do any back up to my macpro

MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2012), OS X Mavericks (10.9.1)

Posted on Jan 6, 2014 2:06 AM

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Grant Bennet-Alder Jan 6, 2014 8:37 AM in response to Najla08
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Jan 6, 2014 8:37 AM in response to Najla08

There is no way to get back a damaged or discarded Keychain. The way to proceed is to create a new Keychain and have it start to accumulate passwords as you work.

Restting your Keychain in Mac OS X
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Najla08 Jan 6, 2014 12:27 PM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder
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Jan 6, 2014 12:27 PM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

i try to rest the keychain but error message appear to me "The specified keychain could not be found."
what should i do?
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Grant Bennet-Alder Jan 6, 2014 3:02 PM in response to Najla08
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Jan 6, 2014 3:02 PM in response to Najla08
To reset your keychain in Mac OS X 10.4, Mac OS X 10.5, and Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard or later:
Open Keychain Access, which is in the Utilities folder within the Applications folder.
From the Keychain Access menu, choose Preferences.
Click General, then click Reset My Default Keychain.
Authenticate with your account login password.
Quit Keychain Access.
Restart your computer.
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