Forgotten password for locked Pages docs

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Forgotten password for locked Pages docs

Is there a way to unlock Pages documents that were locked with a password? My attempts to unlock end up with Apple's warning that I am using a wrong password.

Mac Studio, macOS 15.5

Posted on Jul 29, 2025 3:05 PM

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Answer 1

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Twitcheye Author

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Aug 1, 2025 6:23 AM in response to Twitcheye

Never mind. I found the answer with the help of Safari's 'Search Assistant'. For those who are in a similar situation:

Open Keychain Access;
Select 'Passwords' in the sidebar;
Use search-bar to find your locked document by name;
Double-click the document's entry to get details;
Check the box named 'Show Password';
Enter your Mac's user account password after the prompt;
Your password will be displayed. Copy it to use for unlocking your document.

If your password hasn't been saved in Keychain in the past, the recovery isn't possible.

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VikingOSX

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Aug 1, 2025 11:09 AM in response to Twitcheye

When you set a password on a Pages document, note well and select the ☐ Remember this password in my keychain option on that dialog. Then as long as the document remains in your user account on the same Mac, Pages will query the keychain and automatically unlock the document.

If you are sharing Passwords & Keychain via iCloud, then you should have similar automatic Pages document unlocking across your user account on other Macs that receive the keychain in this manner.

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Twitcheye Author

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Aug 1, 2025 6:31 AM in response to Twitcheye

CORRECTION:

Number 2 should be: select 'Passwords' tab at the top, not in the sidebar.

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