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i have just turned my macbook air on and it will not accept password

i have just tirned my Air on and this is not accepting the password

it will appear to login and then return to the password prompt. i have gone into the sus utills ( comand R ) and it is unable to locate my last backup,

how am i able to get this so that i can login??


Please help

MacBook Air, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)

Posted on Jul 1, 2015 11:08 PM

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Jul 2, 2015 1:47 AM in response to garreth79

Reset Password.


OS X 10.10 Yosemite



Start the computer,then press and hold down command and R keys to start into recovery partition.

When you see the Apple logo, release the keys.

Wait until OS X Utilities window shows up.


Move the mouse pointer to the menubar at the very top of the screen, click "Utilities” and then select "Terminal"

from the dropdown.


Terminal window will appear.

Type in resetpassword and press enter on the keyboard.

Leave the Terminal window open.


Reset Password Utility window will open with Macintosh HD selected.

Select the user account from the popup menu box under “Select user account”.


Enter a new password.

Re-enter the new password for the user.

Enter a hint.

Click the "Save" button.



Click  in the menubar and select Restart.

Log in.


If Keychain dialog box appears, select “Create New Keychain”.

i have just turned my macbook air on and it will not accept password

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