How do I see the WiFi password?

I have the WiFi password for my network saved on my Mac, but I forgot it. How do I see what it is, so that I can enter it on another device?

MacBook Pro TouchBar and Touch ID, macOS High Sierra (10.13.2)

Posted on Jul 9, 2018 8:23 PM

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Posted on Jul 9, 2018 8:51 PM

Search for "Keychain Access" on your computer - it's an application that typically hides in your Utilities folder. Every time a dialog box pops up that asks you if you want ____ to remember this password and you say yes, that entry gets stored here. Once you've opened it, click in the Search field in the upper-right corner of the window that appears and start typing the name of your wifi network - it should immediately filter down the list to all unique entries you've input when adding your computer to that wifi network and agreed to let it remember/save. Double-click on the entry that looks correct from your narrowed search results, and click on the little white "Show password" ticker box at that bottom of the resulting window. It'll ask you for your authorization (via your computer account password) - give it, and it'll show you that entry's password.

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Jul 9, 2018 8:51 PM in response to ericf2000

Search for "Keychain Access" on your computer - it's an application that typically hides in your Utilities folder. Every time a dialog box pops up that asks you if you want ____ to remember this password and you say yes, that entry gets stored here. Once you've opened it, click in the Search field in the upper-right corner of the window that appears and start typing the name of your wifi network - it should immediately filter down the list to all unique entries you've input when adding your computer to that wifi network and agreed to let it remember/save. Double-click on the entry that looks correct from your narrowed search results, and click on the little white "Show password" ticker box at that bottom of the resulting window. It'll ask you for your authorization (via your computer account password) - give it, and it'll show you that entry's password.

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