On the Terminal application just write: resetpassword You will have to make the choice of the main language and then go to Utilities > Terminal (1), Or, press and hold command + R key for OS X 10.10 and you will go into Recovery HD. Most important thing is that you look at the Recovery HD This way, the startup disk will display on the Mac screen will display, as you can see on the picture.

You can press and hold the option key when the Mac is turned on. Here, we’re not going to discuss about it further, we will use it to reset the Mac password. What is Recovery HD? It’s a system provided by OS X that can do things related to re-installation, restore from your time machine backup disk and so on. It can be applied for Mac with OS X 10.7 or later. This method is using recovery HD from your Mac. If you don’t see the sign like it’s shown in the picture below, then your Mac is not covered by Firmware Password and you can use the following technique to reset your Mac Password.Press and hold the option key immediately.To keep this short, to check whether your Mac covered by Firmware Password or not: What is Firmware Password? I hope you know something about it, but if not, I will explain it later in another article. This method can only be used if Mac is not covered by Firmware Password.

What to do if one of the requirements I’ve mentioned in that article cannot be fulfilled? This time I’m gonna share another method related to reset Mac password. In the Previous article, we’ve talked about How to Reset Mac Password Using Apple ID.

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