RELATED: How to Secure Your Computer With a BIOS or UEFI Password Wasn’t that easy? Almost too easy, which is why you should enable FileVault encryption if you haven’t already. Just head to System Preferences > Users & Groups, click the account for which you’d like to change the password, and then click the “Reset Password” button. And if the account is an administrator account, you can then change the password for your primary account. If you gave that other user account permission to decrypt your Mac with its password, you’ll be able to sign in and access a desktop. If you have more than one user account on your Mac, try signing in with a different user account. First Things First: Try Signing In As Another User If none of that works, you’re files are gone, and you’ll simply have to reinstall macOS. If you have enabled FileVault, you’ve got two potential options: your Apple ID can work if you have one, or you can use the passcode you were shown after starting the encryption process. If you haven’t enabled FileVault disk encryption, there’s an easy password-reset tool you can access. RELATED: How to Encrypt Your Mac's System Drive, Removable Devices, and Individual Files Fail enough times and you’ll be able to reset your password with your Apple ID. Can’t remember your Mac’s password? Don’t worry. With the default settings, you can simply try logging into your Mac.
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