Lost Password for Lacie Rugged Drive

berky27 · berky27 #1 (**permalink**)

05-08-2011, 07:42 PM

Hey, I have only used my lacie rugged safe hard disk once and cannot remember my password for the life of me. does anyone know how to retrieve a lost password? or at elast reset the device? this is also the fingerprint scan disk as well and doesnt seem to work

osxx · osxx #2 (**permalink**)

05-08-2011, 08:04 PM

Try keychain in finder.

berky27 · berky27 #3 (**permalink**)

05-08-2011, 08:20 PM

that is a good suggestion but isnt working. is there a way to reset/ restore to factory settings?

chscag · chscag #4 (**permalink**)

05-08-2011, 08:44 PM

Going into the keychain is not going to work because the password is stored on the drive itself in a hidden sector. Try contacting LaCie support and ask if there is a work around or "back door" master password to access the drive. I don't think you can format the drive without the password.

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #5 (**permalink**)

05-08-2011, 08:48 PM

Call Lacie support. Did you register the password with them when new?

chscag #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 23, 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 32,016 Mac Specs: 21.5" iMac 2.5 GHz i5, iPad 3rd Gen., 3 iPods	05-08-2011, 08:44 PM Going into the keychain is not going to work because the password is stored on the drive itself in a hidden sector. Try contacting LaCie support and ask if there is a work around or "back door" master password to access the drive. I don't think you can format the drive without the password. Community Guidelines
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harryb2448 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 28, 2007 Location: Nambucca Heads Australia Posts: 14,095 Mac Specs: iMac i5 2.7GHz OS X.8.3	05-08-2011, 08:48 PM Call Lacie support. Did you register the password with them when new? *Hang on to those original install discs like grim death! Using OS X.7 or later make a bootable USB thumb drive before running Installer!*
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berky27 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: May 08, 2011 Posts: 2	05-08-2011, 07:42 PM Hey, I have only used my lacie rugged safe hard disk once and cannot remember my password for the life of me. does anyone know how to retrieve a lost password? or at elast reset the device? this is also the fingerprint scan disk as well and doesnt seem to work
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osxx #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 19, 2008 Location: houston texas Posts: 3,935 Mac Specs: 15 MacBook Pro 2009 32GB iPad 4 32GB iPhone 5 Apple TV 3 AEBS/AE	05-08-2011, 08:04 PM Try keychain in finder.
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