Forgotten master password (but also have file-vault enabled)

Ok to clarify this is not me but my lovely dozy girlfriend and her Macbook...
I did read about deleted some library files somewhere but since she had filevault enabled i hear that method might not work.
To add insult to injury she also didn't make a back up.. So i ask everyone here, is it at all possible to fix this problem and retrieve the data without doing a re-install of Mac OS??
She will bake a cake for anyone who can solve this problem.
Si

julespanopoulos wrote:
Can't you enable root and go in as the super user?
If i had any idea how to do that i would certainly try
@Cathy, sorry my typo... delete not deleted. It was reference to a fix where a user on another forum suggested deleting 2 specific files located somewhere in the library folder. Apparently it removes the master password, however it does not work once filevault has been enabled.
@JSD2: Will ask her to try her login password when she gets home.
Thank you all for the speedy responses.

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