How do I find my Apple FileVault recovery key?
If FileVault is turned off, open Security & Privacy preferences and turn on FileVault. You should see a message that a recovery key has been set by your company, school, or organization.
What is FileVault key on Mac?
(FileVault also enables full-disk encryption on Intel Macs without a T2 Security Chip. All T2-equipped Macs starting in 2017 and all M1 Apple silicon Macs have FDE always enabled.) When you turn on FileVault, macOS prompts you about a critical backup element, the FileVault Recovery key.
How do I unlock my encrypted Mac hard drive without password?
In order to unlock or decrypt the Mac’s drive, you’d need to know the administrator’s username and password, unless a recovery key was created. You’d go to System Preferences > Security & Privacy > FileVault > unlock the padlock with your username and password to unlock it. Then it’s unlocked.
How do I get Mac to remember passwords?
To be able to recover your Mac login password, do the following steps:
- Restart your Mac.
- While it’s loading back, hold down the Command + R keys until it boots to recovery mode.
- Once inside recovery mode, click on Utilities at the top menu bar.
- Once Terminal loads, type the command “resetpassword” and hit Enter.
How do you unlock a hard drive password on a Mac?
How to Unlock a FileVault 2 Encrypted Mac
- On the client Mac, start up from macOS Recovery by holding Command-R during startup.
- Select “Disk Utility” and click “Continue”.
- Select startup disk in left-hand sidebar and click “Mount”.
- Enter recovery key in password field and click “Unlock”.
How do I enable FileVault on an external hard drive?
Encrypt with FileVault Right click on the external drive you would like to encrypt, then click the option marked Encrypt “Time Machine”. Enter a secure, memorable password and the password hint as required, then click Encrypt Disk.
How do you get into my Mac if I forgot my password?
Here’s how to do that:
- Restart your Mac.
- While it is restarting, press and hold the Command + R keys until you see the Apple logo.
- Go to the Apple Menu at the top and click Utilities.
- Then click Terminal.
- Type “resetpassword” in the terminal window.
- Then hit Enter.
- Type your password and a hint.
- Finally, click Restart.