Mac won't accept your password at login
A Mac rejecting the right password is almost always Caps Lock being on, a keyboard language that switched, or confusion between two different passwords. Check these three things first — they take 30 seconds.
Mac login rejections are caused by simple input issues. Caps Lock makes uppercase letters lowercase and vice versa, so a correct password looks wrong. Your keyboard can have switched to a different language like French or Spanish, making the keys map to different characters. Or you can be entering your Apple ID password instead of your local Mac account password — they are two completely different passwords.
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Skip — I just want a technicianCommon mistakes to avoid
- Not trying the Apple ID password before assuming the local password is wrong
- Wasting time trying password variations when Caps Lock is simply on
Signs you need professional help
- Your Mac is company-managed and Recovery Mode will not let you reset the password
- FileVault is on and you do not have the recovery key
- Password reset in Recovery Mode failed
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