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file encryption! for the love of god someone help me!!
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<blockquote data-quote="synthemesc" data-source="post: 468140" data-attributes="member: 16585"><p>i decided to use the file encryption feature because i foolishly assumed the feature would actually work like i believed it would. lo and behold, this is not the case. i just started up my macbook and it asked for the password to my user account. fine. i typed it. but apparently this was the wrong password (which it wasnt). i typed it again and again but could not get into my account. a prompt came up telling me to put in the master password so i could reset my user password (a safeguard for just such situations). i typed the master password (which thank god worked) and arrived at a screen at which i was supposed to create a new user password and log in. i created a new password and as i hit enter i got this message, "You are unable to log in to the user acount '[name of it]' at this time."</p><p></p><p>so, i ask, WHAT ????</p><p></p><p>please tell me my files arent lost forever, please please please please pleaseeee!!!!!!!!</p><p></p><p></p><p>edit: i just read the 'read before posting' (har har)... if a mod could move this to the right forum that would be nice... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="synthemesc, post: 468140, member: 16585"] i decided to use the file encryption feature because i foolishly assumed the feature would actually work like i believed it would. lo and behold, this is not the case. i just started up my macbook and it asked for the password to my user account. fine. i typed it. but apparently this was the wrong password (which it wasnt). i typed it again and again but could not get into my account. a prompt came up telling me to put in the master password so i could reset my user password (a safeguard for just such situations). i typed the master password (which thank god worked) and arrived at a screen at which i was supposed to create a new user password and log in. i created a new password and as i hit enter i got this message, "You are unable to log in to the user acount '[name of it]' at this time." so, i ask, WHAT ???? please tell me my files arent lost forever, please please please please pleaseeee!!!!!!!! edit: i just read the 'read before posting' (har har)... if a mod could move this to the right forum that would be nice... :) [/QUOTE]
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