How do I re-open a Macbook OSX. All the content has been transferred to new Macbook. My name and photo come up on screen but it won't accept any passwords and there are no other icons on screen
MacBook, Mac OS X (10.7.5)
Boot into the Recovery Drive by holding down Command R when restarting.
In the menu bar, select Utilities -> Terminal. Type resetpassword in the Terminal and press Enter.
1 Select your main hard drive.
2 In the dropdown box under "Select the user account" make sure to select your username.
3 Enter new password
4 Re-enter
5 Save
At this point you can restart or do other tasks like running Repair Disk in Disk Utility or Reinstall OS X.
To Restart: Click Mac OS X Installer in the top left and click Quit Mac OS X Installer. Click the Startup Disk button. Click on your main hard drive and click the Restart button.
Boot into the Recovery Drive by holding down Command R when restarting.
In the menu bar, select Utilities -> Terminal. Type resetpassword in the Terminal and press Enter.
1 Select your main hard drive.
2 In the dropdown box under "Select the user account" make sure to select your username.
3 Enter new password
4 Re-enter
5 Save
At this point you can restart or do other tasks like running Repair Disk in Disk Utility or Reinstall OS X.
To Restart: Click Mac OS X Installer in the top left and click Quit Mac OS X Installer. Click the Startup Disk button. Click on your main hard drive and click the Restart button.
Thank you all for your help. I now have it back on and working. Thank you
Great! Glad I could help.
How do I re-open a Macbook OSx after all content has been transferred. It won't accept passwords
