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I forgot my iMac password

a long time ago I made a password for my iMac and now I can't remember it. It now wants me to enter the Mac password to unlock Mac "***'s iMac". It's not the Apple ID password, it's the password for the iMac computer that I named "***'s iMac.


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iMac 21.5″ 4K, macOS 13.6

Posted on Oct 19, 2023 8:02 AM

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Posted on Oct 19, 2023 8:04 AM

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202860


After recovery, write down your PW and keep it safe. Or create some sort of login you can always remember.

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I forgot my iMac password

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