Access System Preferences > Users & Groups.

Therefore, we encourage you to create hints each time you choose a new password. This is, by far, the most painless way to win back your access. If you forgot Apple password, you can recover it with a hint. If the account you used isn’t registered as admin, you’ll have to go for the Recovery Mode option. Unless you remember the credentials, you’ll have to create a new password with an admin account. The thing is, to unlock all the features that require Mac password, you should be able to access Apple’s password management system, Keychain. Bad news: You still won’t be able to log in to your account if you don’t have the Keychain password and can’t create the new one.

Go back to the login screen and type your new credentials.

Fill in all the fields (type in a new password > verify > create a hint > save).

Select your account and click ‘Reset password’.

Use the password for the account to unlock.

Go to System Preferences > Users & Groups > Lock icon.

Here’s how to recover Mac password, using another account you have a password to: Or, if your mother/brother/girlfriend/dog ever uses your computer to log in to their personal accounts (yes, now you owe them a thank you). Lucky you if you have more than one user account on your Mac. Once you get to the reset screen, input a new password two times, create a hint, and save. Agree to the option to reset with Apple ID and enter wrong login credentials three times to be able to create the new password. To make a go of this, click on the question mark next to the password field that you see on the login screen. Otherwise, you can enable it in System Preferences > Users & Groups > ‘Allow user to reset password using Apple ID.’ The option should be available by default. If you have an Apple ID tied to your user account on Mac, you can use it to reset password from the login window. You’ll be able to use the new password after a restart.

Lastly, change Mac password, create a hint to easily recollect it in future, and click Save.

Go to the main hard drive and choose your user account.Type “resetpassword” (in one word), and click Return.Choose Terminal from the Utilities window.Here’s how to reset password on Mac from Recovery Mode: If you have an M1 Mac, the process is slightly different: Wait for the loading bar to appear on the screen while your Mac boots to Recovery.To activate the Recovery Mode on an Intel-based Mac: For such cases, there’s a method to recover your password via Apple’s Recovery Mode. There are no password hints and you can’t call it to mind, even though you’ve already tried to enter all pet names.

You forgot Mac password and can’t access any of your accounts. Hope this is just a “what-if” for you, but let’s imagine it happened.

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