Resetting my administrator password

huntjul · huntjul #1 (**permalink**)

02-28-2012, 02:05 PM

I made myself a very secure administrator password, which I now cannot remember.

I understand that to reset my admin password I need to use my Mac OS installation disk and reboot using that.

My question: Will I lose the contents of my hard drive by doing this, such as all my photos, videos, downloads, etc?

Julie

louishen · louishen #2 (**permalink**)

02-28-2012, 02:12 PM

You will only loose access to your keychain. AS long as you are happy to start with a fresh keychain for other passwords, then a password reset will be fine

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #3 (**permalink**)

02-28-2012, 03:57 PM

That is the problem with these very secure passwords - remembering them!

As louishen says just change the the password. You will lose no information from the drive. Is there any special reason you felt the need for a very secure password?

louishen #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 22, 2007 Location: London Posts: 8,654 Mac Specs: Mac Mini Core i7 2012 \| White 2009 MacBook 2 Ghz \| 733 Mhz G4 Quicksilver	02-28-2012, 02:12 PM You will only loose access to your keychain. AS long as you are happy to start with a fresh keychain for other passwords, then a password reset will be fine Member of the Month September 2008 & August 2012 \| Found advice useful? – use the rep system
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Member Since: Feb 28, 2012 Posts: 2	02-28-2012, 02:05 PM I made myself a very secure administrator password, which I now cannot remember. I understand that to reset my admin password I need to use my Mac OS installation disk and reboot using that. My question: Will I lose the contents of my hard drive by doing this, such as all my photos, videos, downloads, etc? Julie
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