Password protected account

Hi all,
Is there any way to get in to a password protected account without erasing the whole disk?
Thanks

Please explain more what you desire.
Your account should already have a password, when you setup your Mac for the first time.
You can use System Preferences -> Users & Groups -> Login Options (after unlocking the padlock on the lower left) to turn off "Automatic Login" which will force you to enter your password to login to your account.
You can use System Preferences -> Security & Privacy -> General to "Require password for sleep and screen saver".
That will pretty much require a password to access your Mac.
However, if you want all your data encrypted on your disk, then you would use System Preferences -> Security & Privacy -> FileVault to turn on whole disk encryption.  Pay close attention to the warnings about loosing your password and recovery key, as they are serious that if you loose them, your data is lost and cannot be recovered.
Both of these security features preserve your data, and neither erase your disk.  HOWEVER, if you are going to do the whole disk encryption, I would make a backup first.  Better to be safe than sorry.

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