{"id":598,"date":"2021-03-28T17:45:01","date_gmt":"2021-03-28T17:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/?p=598"},"modified":"2021-05-25T12:30:54","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T12:30:54","slug":"lost-your-macs-password-heres-the-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/lost-your-macs-password-heres-the-solution\/","title":{"rendered":"Lost your Mac&#8217;s Password? Try this solution!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>So you have lost your mac password? or perhaps you are locked out of your Mac? Don&#8217;t panic! In this article we provide 3 solutions to forgotten Mac password problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"427\" src=\"http:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/macbookpro-change-reset-password-1024x427.jpg?v=1616952568\" alt=\"Mac book pro incorrect login password\" class=\"wp-image-600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/macbookpro-change-reset-password-1024x427.jpg?v=1616952568 1024w, https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/macbookpro-change-reset-password-300x125.jpg?v=1616952568 300w, https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/macbookpro-change-reset-password-768x320.jpg?v=1616952568 768w, https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/macbookpro-change-reset-password-1536x640.jpg?v=1616952568 1536w, https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/macbookpro-change-reset-password-720x300.jpg?v=1616952568 720w, https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/macbookpro-change-reset-password-580x242.jpg?v=1616952568 580w, https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/macbookpro-change-reset-password-320x133.jpg?v=1616952568 320w, https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/macbookpro-change-reset-password.jpg?v=1616952568 1560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>Table of contents<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-try-apple-id-to-change-mac-password\" data-level=\"2\">TRY APPLE ID TO CHANGE MAC PASSWORD<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-use-another-admin-account\" data-level=\"2\">USE ANOTHER ADMIN ACCOUNT <\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-use-kon-boot-to-bypass-mac-password-easiest-way\" data-level=\"2\">USE KON-BOOT TO BYPASS MAC PASSWORD (EASIEST WAY)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-try-apple-id-to-change-mac-password\">TRY APPLE ID TO CHANGE MAC PASSWORD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have linked your<a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/HT201354\"> Apple ID<\/a> to your user account on your Mac during macOS installation you will be able to reset it with just few clicks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Enter the wrong password three times<\/li><li>You will be asked by the system if you want to restart your computer to use the password recovery options. Use this option.<\/li><li>You will be asked to sign in with your<a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/HT201354\"> Apple ID<\/a>. <\/li><li>Select the target user account (the one you want to reset password for)<\/li><li>Enter new password<\/li><li>Voila you have solved the lost Mac password problem!<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-use-another-admin-account\">USE ANOTHER ADMIN ACCOUNT <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are able to use administrator (admin) account on your mac you can change the password for any user account who lost their password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By default the person who first set up the Mac has an administrator account, but you can verify this by logging in to your account and opening&nbsp;<strong>System Preferences<\/strong>&nbsp;&gt;&nbsp;<strong>Users &amp; Groups<\/strong>&nbsp;and viewing the list of user accounts on your Mac. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to change the lost password:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>From that same&nbsp;<strong>Users &amp; Groups<\/strong>&nbsp;screen, click on the lock and enter your admin name and password when prompted. <\/li><li>Select the user you need to reset the password for and use the <strong>Reset Password<\/strong> button.<\/li><li>Voila you have reset your Mac password and your lost password problem is now solved <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"752\" height=\"565\" src=\"http:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/mac-user-groups-change-password.png\" alt=\"mac change password \" class=\"wp-image-601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/mac-user-groups-change-password.png?v=1616953483 752w, https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/mac-user-groups-change-password-300x225.png?v=1616953483 300w, https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/mac-user-groups-change-password-720x541.png?v=1616953483 720w, https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/mac-user-groups-change-password-580x436.png?v=1616953483 580w, https:\/\/thelead82.com\/how-to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/mac-user-groups-change-password-320x240.png?v=1616953483 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-use-kon-boot-to-bypass-mac-password-easiest-way\">USE KON-BOOT TO BYPASS MAC PASSWORD (EASIEST WAY)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.piotrbania.com\/all\/kon-boot\/\">KON-BOOT<\/a> is the only tool which can bypass Mac passwords without knowing your old password. <a href=\"https:\/\/kon-boot.com\">KON-BOOT <\/a>tool makes the entire process as easy as it gets and the best part is <strong>you don&#8217;t have to remember Apple ID or know any similar information<\/strong>. Just boot with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.piotrbania.com\/all\/kon-boot\/\">KON-BOOT<\/a> USB and it will solve this problem for you.  <strong>This tiny tool can solve your lost mac password problem in a minute. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This entire process is simple:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>CREATE <a href=\"https:\/\/kon-boot.com\">KON-BOOT<\/a> USB ON ANOTHER MAC AND BOOT YOUR MAC WITH <a href=\"https:\/\/kon-boot.com\">KON-BOOT<\/a> USB<\/li><li>PICK <strong>BYPASS<\/strong> OR <strong>NEW ACCOUNT<\/strong> MODE<\/li><li>WAIT FOR MAC TO BOOT, IF YOU HAVE USED THE <strong>BYPASS OPTION<\/strong> PICK ANY USER, PUT ANY PASSWORD AND PRESS ENTER<\/li><li>VOILA YOU ARE IN<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Forgot mac password? Lost mac password? 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