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Q: why can't I log into my mac after yosemite

I had to restart my mac after it froze. It does this a lot since I downloaded Yosemite. When I restarted there were two accounts mine and a guest user. I enter my password and it says it can not log into my account at this time because of an error. ***!! My password is correct I know it is what the **** is going on and can anyone help me fix it please?

MacBook, OS X Yosemite (10.10)

Posted on Nov 7, 2014 6:22 PM

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Q: why can't I log into my mac after yosemite

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  • by TMCtired,

    TMCtired TMCtired Nov 11, 2014 7:55 AM in response to Linc Davis
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    Nov 11, 2014 7:55 AM in response to Linc Davis

    So I deleted the old user while in the new user and i was not asked to keep the home folder it just deleted it. When i look up the users folders i see the folder for the old/now deleted user but when i click on it to open it i get this message: The folder “TinaMarie” can’t be opened because you don’t have permission to see its contents. can you help me fix this new problem please?

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Nov 11, 2014 9:20 AM in response to TMCtired
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    Nov 11, 2014 9:20 AM in response to TMCtired

    Recreate the account you deleted and log in to it.

  • by TMCtired,

    TMCtired TMCtired Nov 11, 2014 12:47 PM in response to Linc Davis
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    Nov 11, 2014 12:47 PM in response to Linc Davis

    So I do this but all my files, photos, music, and documents are gone. The entire folder was wiped clean. How do I recovery all the missing files, photos, etc. There is no backup.

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Nov 11, 2014 1:34 PM in response to TMCtired
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    Nov 11, 2014 1:34 PM in response to TMCtired

    You don't seem to be following the instructions I posted earlier. You would now be at Step 5.

  • by Liz M,

    Liz M Liz M Feb 16, 2015 9:21 PM in response to Linc Davis
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    Feb 16, 2015 9:21 PM in response to Linc Davis

    I was having a similar problem for a similar reason with my son's new-to-him MacBook Pro.  I'm posting here in case someone else has this problem.

     

    He was having trouble logging in immediately after installing MacOS and migrating his data from his old computer.  After he'd reboot, much of the time, the area to type his password would be missing.  When it was there, he'd type it in and hit return and nothing would happen.  It wasn't doing the shake thing to indicate a mistake in the password and it wouldn't log him in.

     

    After reading this discussion, I asked my so if he'd set up a file vault.  He wasn't sure but thought he probably had.  So, we started following the instructions from Linc here.  However, it turned out that he had encrypted the entire disk, not file vaulted his user data.  I suppose something was failing in the decryption process.


    It's also possible that the Mac had Mavericks or Lion installed on it when he started; I know he was migrating from another Mac that was running Yosemite.  If the new one had an older Mac OS, that could obviously cause strange problems.

     

    Since it was a new install, we gave up trying to figure out the problem, erased the disk, and have started a re-install.  We are not going to encrypt the disk this time!

  • by John Sawyer1,

    John Sawyer1 John Sawyer1 Mar 21, 2016 2:47 PM in response to TMCtired
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    Mar 21, 2016 2:47 PM in response to TMCtired

    The best approach for getting into the old Home folder, when you got the message 'The folder “TinaMarie” can’t be opened because you don’t have permission to see its contents', would have been to change the permissions for the old Home folder to allow you to open it from within the new user account:

     

    • Select the old home folder in the Finder (click once on it to highlight it).

    • Select Get Info from the File menu.

    • Click the lock icon in the lower right corner of the Get Info window.

    • Enter the password for the currently logged in user.

    • At the bottom of the Get Info window, click the plus button.  This will display a list of usernames that currently exist on the Mac's drive.

    • From this list, select the currently logged in user.  That username will now appear in the Get Info window's list of usernames, and its entry in the Privileges column will be "Read only".

    • Click the Privilege's column's "Read only" entry for the currently logged in user that you just added to the list; this will display a dropdown menu.  Select this menu's "Read & Write" option.

     

    You should now be able to open the old Home folder. If there are still problems getting into it, follow the same first steps above, but after you unlock the Get Info window's padlock icon:

     

    • From the list of names at the bottom of the Get Info window, click on the name of the currently logged in user.

    • Click on the gear icon at the bottom of the Get Info window.  This will display several options.

    • Select this list's option for "Make [currently logged in user] the owner".

    • Click again on the gear icon at the bottom of the Get Info window.

    • From the list of options that will appear, select "Apply to enclosed items".

     

    The old Home folder's permissions should now all be set to allow the currently logged in user to open all folders and files contained inside it.

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