I forgot my MacBook Air password and it won’t let me restart

I forgot my password, and it won’t let me restart

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MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.5

Posted on Oct 23, 2022 04:48 PM

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kaz-k

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Posted on Oct 24, 2022 04:39 AM

Hi,

Following article could help your issue.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202860

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kaz-k

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Oct 24, 2022 04:39 AM in response to Victoriaaa___

Hi,

Following article could help your issue.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202860

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