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Still relevant in 2023!! Thank you so much. Have a very old desktop and your video is the only one that worked for me after searching most of today. I appreciate it and have subscribed 😀
My mom (66 years old) forgot her password on her macOS mojave 10.14 desktop and didn't write it down somewhere when her memory fails. Luckily she has me for a daughter to figure this out for her. I followed your vid guide and presto she's back in business. Thank goodness for your how-to-vid:-)
Thank you so much!!! I have an old computer and I couldn’t remember the password for the life of me 😂 This was a great video! Very easy and straight to the point!
When i use the options key to show my drives there is only one drive. I don't have a back up drive as shown in the video. Does this mean i'm SOL or is there another way to change the password?
I can't get it to the recovery mode. Maybe the machine does not have a hard drive installed? although I get the password screen always. iMac 24" 2009 version 10.6
I had to subscribe because I actually set a new password on my new IMac without knowing and couldn't get into my computer, so I watched this video and got in to my computer, thank you so much, very helpful.
what version of OS X has this feature?? we are faced with this very problem and I dont believe our OS is making the Recovery Drive... thank you for any help you can give me on this...
I have a a different but a similar problem. So I don't know my administrator password, but i don't need to type it whenever I start up my Mac. I just need to type it whenever I'm downloading something, or allow to do changes in System Preferences, and I don't have the CD. PLEASE HELP!!!
At start-up, pressing and holding 'options' key doesn't action... nor does holding 'option' an 'R' keys down together. It loads to the sign in page - where I still can't remember the password!
Thanks so much. I am able to get to the terminal, but at that point my Logitech Bluetooth keyboard isn’t able to enter text. Any ideas? Thanks so much.
I am using Yosemite but when I reboot with option key pressed, it only give me on option (main disk) to boot from, I don't see other options and so it always reboots regular..do I need to do something else?
My Imac does not have a recovery drive and the person i bought it off did not give me a disc to recover. he forgot to wipe his computer and i can not do so without his admin password hhelp!
Mines not locked but seems to have super strict parental controls and literally cant do anything online because of it, and i have an android phone for files so endless loop of gettong nowhrre
After I enter and confirm the password, then I click save. The second window pops up telling me about the keychain password. When I click OK on that box it takes me back to the reset password box but now the two password fields are empty. I can't get past this point!
Hey, as someone has mention...when trying to reset my Administrative Password, I do not have in the Reset Password Box, a Hard Drive. What also hurts, I took (2) pictures of me setting my password. But somehow I CAN'T Remember the Combination. Username & Password. (FYI, I bought my MacBook Pro X from a Pawn Shop, everything works properly.) So what are my options, please help.!!!!!
This is really bugging me now. I'm trying to find a way to get into my iMac because I have forgotten the password and every video I watch tells me to just go ahead a restart the computer and hold this and that down, well I can't restart the computer because I can't log on to do so! I'm stick on the enter password log in page
i need help with my macbook pro, i bought it used at a mac store and i cant change the admin password, the store didnt give me a password for it, when i reset my mac and hold command and r it just loads right up it doesnt go to that loading screen....i need help
When i hold down the option key a lock comes out on my screen i enetered the only password i have but it doesnt do anything i dont know what its asking me.for, I've tried holding down command R and command S and it does absolutely nothing, can you please help me ASAP? THANK YOU in advance
When we did this it worked to open up the Macintosh HD file but the mouse or screen froze up each time and then we couldn’t click on that file. So we still could not reset the password.
Hi there my name is Deno and I just bought this 2007mac10.9.5 I tried to do what you did but it's not working ,is there any other way yo can plz help me
Sir maybe you can help me regarding iMac, I buy this to a friend but his account or name still there, I try to erase all content and setting ,what happen is ,I go to disc utilities,2nd is re install OS X but the problem is I don't know the Apple ID and password of the owner. What happen is I can't open the iMac now stuck up.what can I do now sir?
when I reset my mac and hold down option, it takes me to a blank grey screen with a lock symbol on it promoting me to enter a password. Any way to get around this?
I bought a MAC Mini from a church sale and when i fire it up the Mac OS X Server logo comes up and prompts me to input name and password so i tried these methods. I was finally able to get A small HD icon to pop up so i clicked on the arrow thinking i had begun to succeed...Nope..next screen was Name and Password.. Please help.
I found an old iMac desktop near a trash bin. I brought it home and it starts up fine. The problem is it’s got the original owners name on it and since it’s not originally mine I do not have the password. How can I fix it to have me as the owner and set up a password for it?
Looking for a video about the command line crap on a mac mini...... this must be newer than my machine, says it has os x but not a name like lion or anything
Hey Bro Do You Know How To Unlock The ICloud Pin In MacBook Pro 2010 ? Cause The Apple Told Me There Not Any Chance To Unlock It If I Don't Remember At All My Code!
What do I do if while in the [Reset Password] screen the [Select the volume containing the user account] is “Empty/Blank/With no options to select drive”?
What if you don’t have multiple options for hard drives? No recovery HD option
OMG IT WORKED! Every time I try to learn something from UA-cam, I'm always in the small percentage that it doesn't work for. THANKS!! 😂
Still relevant in 2023!! Thank you so much. Have a very old desktop and your video is the only one that worked for me after searching most of today. I appreciate it and have subscribed 😀
Me too thanks so much
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Jae thanks
@Justin Bill this is a scam don’t do it here
My mom (66 years old) forgot her password on her macOS mojave 10.14 desktop and didn't write it down somewhere when her memory fails. Luckily she has me for a daughter to figure this out for her. I followed your vid guide and presto she's back in business. Thank goodness for your how-to-vid:-)
After I hold the options down what if I only have one option which is the “untitled” drive?
I know that happend to me to sadly
Were you able to find a solution?
Thank you so much!!! I have an old computer and I couldn’t remember the password for the life of me 😂 This was a great video! Very easy and straight to the point!
Still goes in to the log in screen for me
When i use the options key to show my drives there is only one drive. I don't have a back up drive as shown in the video. Does this mean i'm SOL or is there another way to change the password?
I can't get it to the recovery mode. Maybe the machine does not have a hard drive installed? although I get the password screen always. iMac 24" 2009 version 10.6
Once i choose the hard drive (after holdng down the option key) it still brought me to the regular start up screen?
I did all that but the only drive that pop up is OS X Base System. What do I do please help.
I had to subscribe because I actually set a new password on my new IMac without knowing and couldn't get into my computer, so I watched this video and got in to my computer, thank you so much, very helpful.
what version of OS X has this feature?? we are faced with this very problem and I dont believe our OS is making the Recovery Drive... thank you for any help you can give me on this...
I have a a different but a similar problem. So I don't know my administrator password, but i don't need to type it whenever I start up my Mac. I just need to type it whenever I'm downloading something, or allow to do changes in System Preferences, and I don't have the CD. PLEASE HELP!!!
Do what he showed and create a new password first. Then try root as your user name it worked for me.
I have the same issue. Only needing the password to change may time or add adobe software. Hello did you get a resolution to your problem?
Call AGC I have the same problem . If you fixed it , can you tell me how ?
I have the same issue now. What was your solution if you remember it from six years ago?! ahah. So this little trick doesnt help us??
@@callagc5922 Did you find out a solution??? I have the same
Thank you! I changed my password, even wrote it down, but it wouldnt work and I had to reset my iMac- your instructions were very clear and it worked!
When ever I push the option key at the chime it takes me to a lock screen.
@Dean Scott 6 years too late, but thank you lol
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I don’t use an apple keyboard on mine I use a light up gaming one, so what button would I press instead of the “option” button??
You ever figure it out?
At start-up, pressing and holding 'options' key doesn't action... nor does holding 'option' an 'R' keys down together. It loads to the sign in page - where I still can't remember the password!
For some reason I dont have a 'Revovery HD' pls help
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I dont have too
It don’t show 4 me ethier
I was thinking i would never be able to unlock my MacBook not until @exceptional_tools on lG saved my ass thanks so much man..
Saved my day, thanks. Still valuable information in 2020
Does it actually work? Please don’t be lying
I was thinking i would never be able to unlock my MacBook not until @exceptional_tools on lG saved my ass thanks so much man..
2021
Thanks so much. I am able to get to the terminal, but at that point my Logitech Bluetooth keyboard isn’t able to enter text. Any ideas? Thanks so much.
My iMac version 10.9.5 isn't erasing. If I of and power on holding on to command r or s nothing happens but rather boot back to the desk top
Wow I was about to freak out.I forgot my password for my Mac. Found this vid and saved the day. Thanks!
hi! when i type resetpassword, i am not getting any options, instead of that it is saying command not found. what should i do now ? please help.
Henal Parekh did u ever figure it out?
Dude!!! This is such a great help!!! Haven’t touched my Mac in years and forgot the password. Thanks soooo much!!
hi my new iMac keyboard bought this year does not have the command button please help ?
I am using Yosemite but when I reboot with option key pressed, it only give me on option (main disk) to boot from, I don't see other options and so it always reboots regular..do I need to do something else?
My Imac does not have a recovery drive and the person i bought it off did not give me a disc to recover. he forgot to wipe his computer and i can not do so without his admin password hhelp!
Ethan Guthrie omg same problem! Did you ever fix this?
Same prob to :(
Did anyone ever get this fix I literally just bought one from someone and it’s locked
Mines not locked but seems to have super strict parental controls and literally cant do anything online because of it, and i have an android phone for files so endless loop of gettong nowhrre
How are people's passwords safe if anyone can just use this process to get around typing in a password?
Michael, Hi, i tried this and it didn't work. I have no clue what my machine is or processor. Do you have any other options? Thanks, Adriana
I Found an Imac in the garbage. When I try this it asks for AppleID. DO you have a different method to bypass the ID?
I keep getting told the password isn’t saved due to may not have permission to edit disk or a general failure has occurred...
Help please
*I got access to my iMac again through linux0s by 1nstaG, he’s the best*
Okay, I hit create new keychain, and it just logged me in with no additional steps, can i assume new pw is now the keychain pw also? Thanks
Will this work on older Macs? I just bought an eMac and the seller forgot the password.
Seiko The Neko Archive did you get in?
Justin Bill can you not
Do u lose all your data on your computer and do u have to go over all the setting up stuff again
When I do that the select the volume containing their use your account it’s empty there’s no drives so what do I do?
what happens if you only have one drive available? I have no "recovery" drive. just the one I need the password for?
After I enter and confirm the password, then I click save. The second window pops up telling me about the keychain password. When I click OK on that box it takes me back to the reset password box but now the two password fields are empty. I can't get past this point!
Hey, as someone has mention...when trying to reset my Administrative Password, I do not have in the Reset Password Box, a Hard Drive.
What also hurts, I took (2) pictures of me setting my password. But somehow I CAN'T Remember the Combination. Username & Password.
(FYI, I bought my MacBook Pro X from a Pawn Shop, everything works properly.)
So what are my options, please help.!!!!!
This is really bugging me now. I'm trying to find a way to get into my iMac because I have forgotten the password and every video I watch tells me to just go ahead a restart the computer and hold this and that down, well I can't restart the computer because I can't log on to do so! I'm stick on the enter password log in page
i need help with my macbook pro, i bought it used at a mac store and i cant change the admin password, the store didnt give me a password for it, when i reset my mac and hold command and r it just loads right up it doesnt go to that loading screen....i need help
im trying to reset a macbook unibody that has OS X 10.6 im locked out of cmd s , option and p r type resets. what gives? thank you ripper
When i hold down the option key a lock comes out on my screen i enetered the only password i have but it doesnt do anything i dont know what its asking me.for, I've tried holding down command R and command S and it does absolutely nothing, can you please help me ASAP? THANK YOU in advance
does this work for the "Master Password" too or just the regular user login password?
please help, when i click enter it types out more -bash-3.2# and continues to do that if i press enter, and the command is not excecuted
Wht if there isn’t a recovery?
When I hold options to turn it on it comes up with a padlock symbol and I have to pit in a code
Hi I have a Mac OS X I am unable to login to terminal with process you have shown,, need help to login pleas help
Hi I'm stuck on my imack I 4got my password cannot get into pc and triyed yours it's not working
When we did this it worked to open up the Macintosh HD file but the mouse or screen froze up each time and then we couldn’t click on that file. So we still could not reset the password.
I actually cannot thank you enough. I have been searching and trying every password for DAYS. This is so helpful thank you so much.
means your firmware is locked. if it ha a lock and asks for password then firmware is locked. only apple can unlock it for you at this point.
Hey we tried it on our iMac and all that happened was that there was only one drive but no recovery drive came up
Hi there my name is Deno and I just bought this 2007mac10.9.5 I tried to do what you did but it's not working ,is there any other way yo can plz help me
I have change my keyboard but not the original i mac and have diferent keyword dont has command key and utilities how about that?
Is it possible if I have Mac OS X 10.7.5 ?
Please help
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I followed these steps and was able to reset my password! Thank you so much for this video!
Sir maybe you can help me regarding iMac, I buy this to a friend but his account or name still there, I try to erase all content and setting ,what happen is ,I go to disc utilities,2nd is re install OS X but the problem is I don't know the Apple ID and password of the owner. What happen is I can't open the iMac now stuck up.what can I do now sir?
when I reset my mac and hold down option, it takes me to a blank grey screen with a lock symbol on it promoting me to enter a password. Any way to get around this?
i have a question after i put the resetpassword thing in there was nothing in the volume thing and i wasn’t able to reset it can u help!!!!!!
This is what I'm talking about quick and easy tutorial... Thanks a lot....
Hey m8, how can i delete a windows partition on my iMac 10.7.0 something? Thnks in advances and cheers on ur video.
i pressed the option button but nothing happened
I bought a MAC Mini from a church sale and when i fire it up the Mac OS X Server logo comes up and prompts me to input name and password so i tried these methods. I was finally able to get A small HD icon to pop up so i clicked on the arrow thinking i had begun to succeed...Nope..next screen was Name and Password.. Please help.
Mine only has macintosh hd and recovery 10.8.2
Thank you, I found a iMac with a free sign on it and this got me in
If I am holding the option button it us showing lock symbol under which a password to be entered I dont know it so Wt to do
Thank You!!!! From now on, Cult of Mac first to go.... MAC GODs....
I only have one called recovery 10.8.3?! What to do?
Hello. I need to reset my password. Does this work for current version? Thanks @CultofMactv
Okay so I tried restarting it while holding down the option key, but the only thing that popped up was Macintosh HD. Help?
Lexi Calli same that happend to me too
Same
Hi I did hall the steps but I don't see my disc
And the user account says "No available"
Can you help me please?
When I reset my password I kept getting some keychain messages how do I get a new keychain password if I don't remember the old one
Hi micheal ,do this work on an older mac from 2007. 10.9.5
I found an old iMac desktop near a trash bin. I brought it home and it starts up fine. The problem is it’s got the original owners name on it and since it’s not originally mine I do not have the password. How can I fix it to have me as the owner and set up a password for it?
Oh you just casually *found it near the trash bin sure*
Thief
i forget my passe word .i dont have CD,when i put on optin+R, EFI passeword luck-
please help me
Hi, what is I hold option and only have Macintosh HD
I can’t find my old Mac keyboard and mine doesn’t have a options key :(
Fantastic. I’ve just bought a used Mac and needed to reset the user password. Thank you.
when i try to attach file in gmail safari crashes what could be the problem ?
Looking for a video about the command line crap on a mac mini...... this must be newer than my machine, says it has os x but not a name like lion or anything
Every rhing worked untill i got to reset paasword commend instead of letters it wrote numbers plz help
I only have two disks macintosh hd and recovery 10.8.2 what to do ?? Plzz respond asap
rsflipper did you ever figure this out? I know it's 4 years old but...I have the same problem you had
after I press the drive to start up it just takes me to the home page, not the utilities
I don't get this.... it asks me to select the user and then I have to reset it using the apple ID.
Hey I know im late but my mac doesnt show the recovery HD
Help i dony have the recovery hd
Thank you!!!!! I'm almost 14 and my damn family still sets parental controls on everything!! Now I get payback
YES, TEENS, WE RISE UP NOW!!!!!
Is it working on mac osx 10.4 ?
Hi! what if there is no volume containing my user account? I can't remember and i dont have recovery key :(
what do you do if the terminal response is command not found?
Its work with Mac OS X at last?
Hey Bro Do You Know How To Unlock The ICloud Pin In MacBook Pro 2010 ? Cause The Apple Told Me There Not Any Chance To Unlock It If I Don't Remember At All My Code!
Will this keep all of the data on the mac?
it doesnt work. my mac doeesnt have a disc drive and it just goes to the enter passcode page
Did you fix it yet???😑mine didn't work too it just went back to home page
hi, does this work for OS X yosmite 10.10 macbook pro ?
Hi im having trouble on my mac os x when im about to choose my disk i only have one that said macintosh hd i need some help
Anthony Fuentes same
Yeah mine only said that too
hi, is this valid on current iOS ?
What do I do if while in the [Reset Password] screen the [Select the volume containing the user account] is “Empty/Blank/With no options to select drive”?
Oh oh oh oh thanks man i resset my paasword now i was forget the password thank you sooooooooooo much bro
Does it delete anything in that user? when u restart it?