Accounts with two-step verification

  1. Go to your Apple ID account page and click “Forgot Apple ID or password.”
  2. Enter your Apple ID, select the option to reset your password, then choose Continue.
  3. Enter your Recovery Key for two-step verification.*
  4. Choose a trusted device.* We’ll send your device a verification code.

How do I reset my Mac administrator password?

Reset using another admin account

  1. Log in with the name and password of the other admin account.
  2. Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu, then click Users & Groups.
  3. Click.
  4. Select your user name from the list of users.
  5. Click the Reset Password button, then follow the onscreen instructions to create a new password:

How do I unlock my IMAC without the password?

With your Mac now in Recovery Mode, click on Utilities in the menu bar followed by Terminal. A new window will show up, waiting for you to enter a command. Type “resetpassword” as one word, without the quotes, and press Return. Close the Terminal window, where you will then find the Reset Password tool.

What happens if you forget your Mac password?

If you’ve forgotten your password, just try entering the wrong password three times at the sign-in screen. After three wrong answers, you’ll see a “If you forgot your password, you can reset it using your Apple ID” message. Click the button and enter your Apple ID details to reset your password.

How do I reset my Mac password without administrator?

First you’ll need to turn off your Mac. Then press the power button and immediately hold down the Control and R keys until you see the Apple logo or spinning globe icon. Release the keys and shortly afterwards you should see the macOS Utilities window appear.

How do I reset my Mac password without Apple ID?

Turn off your computer and hold the power button + Command R. Wait for the loading bar to appear on the screen while your Mac boots to Recovery. Next, choose Disk Utility > Continue > Utilities Terminal. Type “resetpassword” (in one word) and click Return.

Can a locked Mac be unlocked?

After you locate your Mac, you can unlock it by entering the passcode that you created when you locked it with Find My. If you can’t remember that passcode, you have three options: Sign in to then select your Mac from the Devices menu. Select Unlock and follow the steps to verify your identity.

How do I unlock a stolen Macbook Pro?

First, sign into the and then search for your Mac on the Devices menu. Once you find it, all you have to do is click on the Unlock option. You will be prompted to add in the passcode that you received earlier, and you will also have to follow a series of steps to verify your identity.

How do I bypass the password on a MacBook Pro?

Disable the Password With Firmware Password Utility

  1. Restart your Mac while holding down the Command + R keys to enter Recovery Mode.
  2. When the Utilities screen appears, go the Utilities menu bar, and select “Firmware Password Utility”.
  3. Choose to turn the Firmware Password off.

How do I unlock a stolen MacBook Pro?

How do you get into a locked MacBook?

Power on your MacBook Pro (or restart if it is already on), press the Command + R keys together as soon as the computer starts up, and release the keys when you see the Apple logo. This boots your MacBook Pro in Recovery Mode.

How do I unlock a stolen Mac?

How do you unlock a locked Mac pin?

Here’s how to see the passcode that you used to lock your Mac:

  1. Sign in to on a Mac or PC.
  2. Select your Mac from the Devices menu.
  3. Select Unlock. After you follow the steps to verify your identity, you’ll see the passcode that you need to unlock your Mac.