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jhlane3204 Author

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asking for disk password

When is start my Mac Book Air that i just purchased from some one it asks for a disk password. I cant seem to get around this to log in. Ive used control R is there any other options

MacBook Air

Posted on Jul 18, 2022 3:03 PM

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ku4hx

Level 7

23,586 points

Posted on Jul 19, 2022 4:27 AM

You bought a used Mac and it wasn't set up properly for resale.

Take it back and have the seller either swap for a properly set up one, or have this one setup properly.

Or, get the password from the previous user.

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