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Login screen will not recognize my password on MacBook Air. Instead of locking me out for a few minutes it locks me out for hours. The password is accepted under recovery mode and 100% certain correct password is being entered.

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.6

Posted on Jan 26, 2023 9:08 AM

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Posted on Jan 26, 2023 1:46 PM

I understand you are 100% certain the password is correct, but the only way to recover use of that Mac is to proceed as described in If you forgot your Mac login password - Apple Support, followed by If you can't reset your Mac login password if necessary.

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