Have you forgotten your Mac login password? Did you recover it? In this article, I’m going to show you How to Reset macOS High Sierra Password on MacBook Pro, Air, and iMac. If you don’t remember your MacBook password, and you forget it again and again so, this is the right place that wants to help you to reset your forgotten Mac password without losing any data.
Reset macOS High Sierra Password without Losing Data
These are the best and easy way to reset macOS High Sierra password without losing any data. Remembering lots passwords are complicated and challenging. If you don’t get your passwords, so there is some good software that will help you to use them. The very famous software for Mac users is 1Password. You can add your all account password here safe.
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Method #1. Reset macOS Password Using Recovery Mode
This process is very straightforward and easy. You don’t need anything. No, bootable USB for macOS and no macOS DVD. Apple includes a Utility to reset an administrator’s password on every install Recovery HD partition. To use the Reset Password app, you’ll need to start your Mac using either the install DVD or the Recovery HD.
Step #1. First, Restart your computer and then press and hold Command+R until the Apple logo should appear. It means that you boot your device in Recovery Mode.
Command Plus R
Step #2. On the welcome window choose the language then hit at Continue arrow button.
Click Continue
Step #3. A new window will be shown to you and navigate to Utilities Tab> Terminal.
Terminal
Step #4. When you clicked on Terminal, start typing the below command.
resetpassword
Resetpassword
Step #5. Choose the username then click Next.
Select User Account
Step #6. Type New Password with an appropriate hint that should not forget next time. Keep in mind that verify the password. It means you should enter the password for two times. Now click Next.
Enter the New Password
Step #7. Your user account password has been reset. Now you can reboot your computer to sign in with the new password. Click Restart.
Reset Your System
Step #8. Type your new password then hit Enter.
Login to your Account
The System was Unable to Unlock your Login Keychain
If you remember your old password, you can update the keychain password. If you don’t remember your old password, you can create a new login keychain or choose to leave the login keychain using a different password. You have this three options. I recommend you to Create New Keychain.
Create a New Keychain
Method #2. Create New Admin Account to Reset the Old One
Most of the Mac users don’t know how to reset forgotten Mac OS password, so when they don’t remember the password, simply change the operating system. I think it’s not a correct way because they might lose their data that don’t want to lose. Again they believe that there is not any way to reset the password. Don’t worry about losing data or personal files. Because we are going to show a simple way to reset Mac forgotten password.
Step #1. Restart your Mac computer then press and hold on the Command+S from the keyboard.
Command Plus S
Step #2. You’ll be promoted to a black colored screen with white color text. So type the following commands after one another.
mount -uw /rm /var/db/.applesetupdoneshutdown -h now
Enter Command
Step #3. Once your system is restarted, don’t touch any key then let it boot normally.
Step #4. When the system boots, you will see the installation process when you setup MacOS for the first time.
Choose Country
Step #5. Create a new user account. If you don’t know, click here.
Step #6. Once you login to your new account, navigate to Apple logo> Preferences> Users & Groups.
Users and Groups
Step #7. Click the “Lock” icon then enter your “Username” and “Password”.
Enter the Account Password
Step #8. Choose the old user then click on “Reset Password“.
Step #9. Type the new password and verify it. If you would like to enter a hint just type and click “Change Password”.
Change Password
Now, log out of your account and navigate to your old account with the new password you have created in step #9.
Login into your old Account
Conclusion
With these two easy steps, you can reset forgotten macOS High Sierra 10.13 password. Just Create a new user and reset the old user password. You don’t need to know what the password was. Follow this step by step guide. If you have any question feel free to comment below this post and we will try to the response it within 24 hours. Thanks for being with us.
