I don’t know my password.
It’s your dog’s name.
Seriously, if you have forgotten your password, don’t fret. There are four types of passwords that you can forget and each requires a different tactic to recover.
- System password: This is the password you need to log in, install new software, and change some system preferences. See the question, “How do I reset my system password?”
- Login keychain password: This is the password to access your keychain, which stores all the passwords you asked your Mac to remember from websites and other applications. See the question, “How do I reset my keychain password?”
- Website and email passwords: See the question “How do I recover a password I forgot for a website or email account?”
- FileVault password: The encryption for FileVault is very strong, and there’s not much you can do if you forget your password.
Published March 24, 2009 12:00 PM
Last modified on June 16, 2009 5:53 PM
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