Don't be locked out because you forgot your Mac administrator username This article discusses how to reset the password of an administrator account on a Mac. Resetting an administrator account isn't ...

This article is over four years old and some details have changed. For up-to-date help, read “Three Ways to Reset a Lost Admin Password in High Sierra” (5 July 2018). Several years ago, I was helping ...

More than four years ago, Alicia Katz Pollock wrote “Five Ways to Reset a Lost Administrator Password” (17 January 2014), and through the vagaries of Google’s search algorithm, it remains our most ...

This tutorial will teach you how to reset your admin password in Mac without Apple ID. If you forgot your Apple ID, there is a way to recover your admin password and unblock the computer using the ...

We all forget a password once in a while. It’s really just a fact of life at this point, but things are a little different when you forget crucial login info for your go-to computer. And if you’ve ...

Passwords are a chief component of an individual’s digital identity, and as such, they require careful consideration when setting them to avoid potential security exploitations. Used by tens of ...

There are a number of reasons why you might want to change the password on your Mac. Perhaps you gave it to a family member and grew to regret that decision, maybe you want to change it to practice ...

One of the most frustrating troubleshooting situations one may come across is when a user has forgotten his or her system password. Luckily, resetting it is pretty straightforward. Joe is a seasoned ...

Reader Lee Benjamin would like to reset his administrator’s password but it doesn’t work the way it once did. He writes: I have a MacBook Pro that is used by myself and a few of my family members. My ...

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