Hard drive password

Suddenly, my Mac locked me out, i tried all of my passwords and nothing worked. Then i went into the page in which i can repair the hard drive; however, i do not know my hard drive password and i can’t do anything further without it.

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Posted on Nov 21, 2022 11:06 PM

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Posted on Nov 21, 2022 11:22 PM

KAKAden Said:

"Hard drive password: Suddenly, my Mac locked me out, i tried all of my passwords and nothing worked. Then i went into the page in which i can repair the hard drive; however, i do not know my hard drive password and i can’t do anything further without it."

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Encryption is the Culprit:

The hard drive is encrypted. So, you will not get into it without the password. So you're out of luck if your cannot recall the password. Take this as a learning experience, knowing always keep a backup log of your passwords. That way, you can have something g to refer to when you forget the password.

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Nov 21, 2022 11:22 PM in response to KAKAden

KAKAden Said:

"Hard drive password: Suddenly, my Mac locked me out, i tried all of my passwords and nothing worked. Then i went into the page in which i can repair the hard drive; however, i do not know my hard drive password and i can’t do anything further without it."

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Encryption is the Culprit:

The hard drive is encrypted. So, you will not get into it without the password. So you're out of luck if your cannot recall the password. Take this as a learning experience, knowing always keep a backup log of your passwords. That way, you can have something g to refer to when you forget the password.

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