HT4798 I forgot the password to my Macbook Pro

I use OS X Mountain lion. How can I reset my pasword? It does not give me the option to use my apple ID, I have tried to use the method where you hold down either the option key or thecommand and R keys, but when I get to the applications menu where i can select "reset password" it is greyed out and won't let me click on it or drag it anywhere...

Daniel's method is the easiest, but here are some other options.
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I forgot the password to my macbook pro

i forgot the password to my macbook pro

Forgot Your Account Password
For Lion, Mountain Lion, or Mavericks
    Boot to the Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
     When the menubar appears select Terminal from the Utilities menu.
     Enter resetpassword at the prompt and press RETURN. Follow
     instructions in the dialog window that will appear.
     Or see Reset a Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Password, OS X Mountain Lion- Reset a login password,
     and OS X Lion- Apple ID can be used to reset your user account password.
For Snow Leopard and earlier with installer DVD
     Mac OS X 10.6- If you forget your administrator password
For Snow Leopard and earlier without installer DVD
    How to reset your Mac OS X password without an installer disc | MacYourself

Hello everybody, I forgot the password of my macbook. What do i do now?

hello everybody. I forgot my password of my MacBook Pro. What do i do now? I have OS X
Mountain Lion

Look to the right of your post to the column "More Like This" where others have done the same. When you've fixed the issue write down your password and stick it under your MBP.

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I forgot the password to my MacBook White, and it won't let me in . Please give me some help!!!

Put your install DVD into the optical drive (CD/DVD drive) and reboot. Be sure to either use the disc that came with your Mac, or, if you installed a later Mac OS X version from disc, use the newer disc. As soon as you hear the boot chime, hold down the "c" key on your keyboard (or the Option Key until the Install Disk shows up) until the apple shows up. That will force your MacBook to boot from the install DVD in the optical drive.
When it does start up, you'll see a panel asking you to choose your language. Choose your language and press the Return key on your keyboard once. It will then present you with an Installation window. Completely ignore this window and click on Utilities in the top menu and scroll down to Reset Password. After resetting the password use Startup Disk from the same menu to choose your hard drive for startup and restart.
If you're running 10.7 Lion check this article
http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/24/reset-mac-os-x-10-7-lion-password/

I need to reset the password on my Macbook Pro (early-2011) and I don't have the original one. How do I do this?

I need to reset the password on my Macbook Pro (early-2011) and I don't have the original administrator password. How do I do this?

Forgot Your Account Password
For Lion, Mountain Lion, or Mavericks
    Boot to the Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
     When the menubar appears select Terminal from the Utilities menu.
     Enter resetpassword at the prompt and press RETURN. Follow
     instructions in the dialog window that will appear.
     Or see:
       Reset a Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Password
       OS X Mountain Lion- Reset a login password,
       OS X Mavericks- Solve password problems,
       OS X Lion- Apple ID can be used to reset your user account password.
For Snow Leopard and earlier with installer DVD
     Mac OS X 10.6- If you forget your administrator password,
     OS X- Changing or resetting an account password (Snow Leopard and earlier).
For Snow Leopard and earlier without installer DVD
    How to reset your Mac OS X password without an installer disc | MacYourself
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How do I reset the password for my MacBook Pro?

How do I reset the password for my MacBook Pro?

User password.
An administrator can reset the passwords of other users.
Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Users & Groups, click the lock to unlock it and provide an administrator name and password, select a user, and then click Reset Password.
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH4562
Administrator Password.
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-20087723-263/how-to-run-the-password-reset- utility-in-os-x-10.7-lion/

Someone changed the password to my macbook pro

Someone changed the password for my MacBook Pro---and as the administrator I cannot go in and change it back...or least cannot figure out how to do it. Is there some secret way to do it when blocked from the typical password change options?

Resetting or changing an account password:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1274

Forgot the password of my MacBook Air

I forgot the password of my Mac book air can you help me log in using my Apple ID

See http://support.apple.com/kb/PH10924 for procedure

HT3231 How do I change the password on a MacBook Pro that I bought secondhand??

My MacBook Pro keeps asking to update software, eg: Flash Player, and I can't install it because I don't have the User Password.
I bought the laptop secondhand from an Auction – the company that it belonged too has gone bust.
I also own an iMac 27" (2010) with all the relevant start-up disks, etc, and was wondering if I could use these to reboot my laptop

The first thing you should do after acquiring a used computer is to erase the internal drive and install a clean copy of OS X. How you do that depends on the model. Look it up on this page to see what version was originally installed.
If the machine shipped with OS X 10.4 or 10.5, you need a boxed and shrink-wrapped retail Snow Leopard installation disc, which you can get from the Apple Store or a reputable reseller — not from eBay or anything of the kind.
If the machine shipped with OS X 10.6, you need the gray installation discs that came with it. If you don't have the discs, order replacements from Apple. A retail disc, or the gray discs from another model, will not work.
If the machine shipped with OS X 10.7 or later, it should boot into Internet Recovery mode when you hold down the key combination option-command-R at the startup chime.
To boot from an optical disc, hold down the C key at the chime.
Once booted from the disc or in Internet Recovery, launch Disk Utility and select the icon of the internal drive — not any of the volume icons nested beneath it. In the Partition tab, select the default options: a GUID partition table with one data volume in Mac OS Extended (Journaled) format. This operation will permanently remove all existing data on the drive, which is what you should do.
After partitioning, quit Disk Utility and run the OS X Installer. When the installation is done, the system will automatically reboot into the Setup Assistant, which will prompt you to transfer the data from another Mac, its backups, or from a Windows computer. If you have any data to transfer, this is usually the best time to do it.
You should then run Software Update and install all available system updates from Apple. If you want to upgrade to a major version of OS X newer than 10.6, buy it from the Mac App Store. Note that you can't keep an upgraded version that was installed by the previous owner. He or she can't legally transfer it to you, and without the Apple ID you won't be able to update it in Software Update or reinstall, if that becomes necessary. The same goes for any App Store products that the previous owner installed — you have to repurchase them.

What to do if you forgot your password for a macbook pro?

I accidentally logged out of my MacBook Pro and i forgot my password. Please tell me what I need to do. Thanks:)

Resetting Password and/or Home Folder Permissions

How to recover the password for my macbook pro?

how can i recover the password for my macbookpro

chouman1,
which model MacBook Pro do you have, and which version of OS X is installed on it? Was the password for an administrative user account, or for a standard user account, or was it a firmware password?

My wife has forgotten the password on her MacBook Pro. What do I need to do to change the password? The version of the OS she is using is 10.6.8.

i can get.I really want to get to know Apple products better but right now I am very illiterate. I need all the help I can get.

See this Apple Note on changing the password.

I forgot my password to my macbook pro what do I do?

It is the new model macbook pros. I am in the process of signing up for medical school can I call apple or is there an agent for apple products in Grenada?

http://www.macworld.com/article/1164599/reset_password_lion.html

My wife forgot her password to her MacBook Pro.

How does she gain access to the computer without a password?

Depends on what version of OS X you are running.
Resetting or changing a password:
For Snow Leopard or earlier: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1274
For Lion or later: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6022
For Mavericks users:
http://www.macworld.co.uk/how-to/mac-software/how-change-admin-password-mac-3535 328/
This is also useful:
http://www.macworld.co.uk/ipad-iphone/news/?newsid=3463233&olo=email
If it's running Mac OS X 10.6.8 or earlier, insert a Mac OS X install DVD, restart with the Option key held down, click on it, and use the Reset Password utility.
If it's running Mac OS X 10.7 or newer, restart with the Command and R keys held down, open the Terminal, and use the resetpassword command:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4101

Forgot the password of macbook pro

What will i do? I forgot the password of my macbook pro. thanks.

Suggest you post your question in the MacBook Pro forum: https://discussions.apple.com/community/notebooks/macbook_pro. This is the iPhone forum.

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