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  1. S

    Forgot macbook air login PW. any hope ? or reset ?

    Hi folks I seem to have forgotten my macbook air password (probably will come back, but tough now :-( ) I have connected the macbook air to my apple id, have my phone on same apple id, and REMEMBER all other PW (phone apple id pw all in tact ) Just the macbook air seems to be little out of...
    • Subu
    • Thread
    • macbook air password password recovery
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: MacBook Air
  2. T

    How can I prevent my mom accidentally logging out of her iPad?

    my mom lives 3 hours away and she uses hr iPad for 3 things - FaceTime, looking at Shared iCloud photos and slot machine games. Lately she has been somehow logging out of her FaceTime account (I think because of the constant ‘in-app’ purchased in the slot games) and she is VERY technologically...
    • ToddJ
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    • ipad log out password
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: iPad
  3. jagooch

    Delivers app continuously prompts for "login" keychain password

    I've only ever set 2 passwords on my Mac . 1) login password to log into the Mac. 2) Apple password. That's it. I haven't changed either recently, and I've verified that both passwords work by logging into my Mac and into the Apple Web site. However, I'm being prompted for a login...
  4. halpin13

    Strange Username Password Error

    Hello all, I am currently having a strange issue with my username and password. I am working on a late 2009 iMac running High Sierra. I wanted to change the username "User" and the password "password". So I went in to the user and groups, unlocked the settings, right clicked advance setting...
  5. A

    Passwords are not saved after entering them

    Hi, I've MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016 with TB), macOS High Sierra 10.13.1 After update to High Sierra I have the following issues: Passwords entered in browsers (Safari, Chrome, Opera), are not saved. I have to enter them each time. Moreover tabs are not saved after quitting the browser...
  6. RowlandPym

    High Sierra 10.13.2 Administrator password

    I've never bothered with a password for admin status on previous versions of macOS's - a blank password always let me in. Now that I've updated to 10.13.2, I have to give a password. A password that I should have had before. How can I create a password for the administrator without being able to...
  7. V

    iCloud sync issue?

    I've first noticed missing text replacement (default one is there) on so i created them again,but since my music app crashes on me on every opening I restored my phone via iTunes. That didn't fix anything,music app still crashes and text replacement still missing (default one is there) and then...
    • vetoes
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    • icloud ios11 music password
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iOS 11
  8. Lynne326

    Mac won't accept correct password

    Hi helpers! My Mac mini suddenly won't accept my password. It was fine yesterday, but when I brought it out sleep mode and entered my password today, it won't take it. I have two users on it and it won't take either one. I made no changes to the Mac, I didn't do anything other than normal...
  9. F

    High Sierra knows password of my other MBP - How and Why?!

    I upgraded to High Sierra, my Mac came up and asked me for usual stuff – and then suddenly, it came up with „please enter the password you use to log in to [my older MBP which is currently used by a friend but I still have a user account there]“. Until now, I trusted Apple to not upload...
  10. K1K1

    Turn on or off password storage?

    Is it necessary to include password storage or not, on Chrome or Safari, actually, is it better and safer?
  11. T

    How to prevent OSX asking for login details every time iMac is booted up, remove login screen and h

    Hey everyone My iMac has just got a new issue that has appeared over night. Everytime the computer is turned on now OSX asks for password to login. On our computer we only have one user so I have only needed it to login automatically. I have tried everything I can think of to get it to log...
  12. P

    Apple Account Hacked - Locked Both Macs

    Hey guys, A quick bit of background. Woke up one morning to an email from Apple saying my account was accessed. Because of this I quickly changed my password and security questions to re secure my account. All seemed well until I turned on my Macbook Air to find the hacker had applied an iCloud...
  13. Macce

    iCloud: Mac Pop-up Message Keeps Asking to "Finish Changing Your Password"

    I keep getting this popup message: "Finish changing your password. Your password also protects access to data stored in iCloud. To finish click"... when I click, iCloud window opens "iCloud Preferences wants to make changes to your account. Type your password to allow this." I do have dual...
  14. H

    Security of safari saved passwords and autofill

    So, I downloaded Newegg onto my 10.5 iPad and when I went to login the app was able to access my safari saved passwords to autofill my password. It was able to do this without me even using touchID or putting in my device passcode. On top of this, the app has the option to "show" the...
    • HylianKnight
    • Thread
    • keychain keychain access password security
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: iOS 10
  15. W

    Local Password Management App With Multiple Databases

    This should be an easy question to answer, or so I thought... I can't find anything good. Except keepass which is not really made for mac (and I don't even know how to install). I realize there is a "macpass" on github, but I'm not sure how secure that is as it seems to be maintained by a single...
    • wesleyh
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    • 1password password password manager
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  16. marcbolh

    Mac Password Manager - Ascendo DataVault - V6

    DataVault Password Manager for Mac version 6.2.23 is now available in the Mac App Store. New features include; - Settings to configure font size and type. - Settings for default Template, Category and Type. - Numerous usability enhancement for Item details screen. - Security setting to Clear...
    • marcbolh
    • Thread
    • keeper manager password safe wallet
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  17. maclad

    Please explain the different use of passwords for mac products

    I have a 6 year old MacBook Pro and a 6 month old iPad mini and am confused about which passwords apply. I use password "Pro" when I download applications or log in to my MacBook Pro. I can only use a numbered password to log into my iPad mini, and use "iPad numbers". When I set up my...
  18. dollyescuadra

    icloud / two factor issue

    hi, I have been locked out of my icloud account for approximately one month now :-( I can't do anything on my phone that requires my password . my password has always been the same so it's not that I FORGOT my password . when I called apple support they advised me that it's because I have a...
  19. marcbolh

    iPhone Password Manager - Ascendo DataVault - V6

    DataVault Password Manager for iOS version 6.5.49 is now available in iTunes. New features include; - 60+ logins for popular web sites such as Airbnb, Amazon, Facebook, Paypal, Expedia, etc. - DataVault Browser to autofill web forms with username and password. - Extension for Safari to autofill...
  20. K

    Locked out of password- no user account to reset! Help!!

    Hi! I'm hoping someone here may be able to share a bit of genius wisdom! Long and short of it - My partner was a team leader, he had a colleagues macbook from when she left- he was then later made redundant and told he could keep said macbook, he told me I could have said macbook (happy days!)...
    • Ktann
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    • locked out password reset
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: MacBook Air
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