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norio

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Feb 9, 2017
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Hi guys. I forgot the login password for my old MacBook Pro. I haven't used it for about a year and a half and when I tried to reset the password earlier today, I tried the command+R terminal method or the single mode. But the disks just didn't show up, and I could not get into single mode. Before login, after several attempts, the window said I could use my Apple ID to reset my login password. However, when I typed in my account and password right, it says "cannot connect to iCloud". Does anyone know how I can solve this problem? Many thanks.
 

jbarley

macrumors 601
Jul 1, 2006
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Vancouver Island
If your computer will not boot into Single User mode when you power on while pressing and holding the "Cmd+S" keys then there is something major wrong.
If it will boot into Single User mode then try following the instructions found on this Link.
 
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