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1. Reset administrator password for mac os with disk x how to#
2. Reset administrator password for mac os with disk x mac os x#

We dont know what version of OSX is installed, but its probably 1-2 years old. Opening the mac to take out the disk, format it with a PC, then put it back in looks too risky, and we dont have the special screwdrivers, and we dont know if this will help solve the problem and allow us to install Snow leapard, then upgrade through app store.

Reset administrator password for mac os with disk x mac os x#

Mac OS X 10.2.x through 10.3.x: Select Reset Password from the Installer menu (Installer > Reset Password) Mac OS X 10.4.x (Tiger): Choose Reset Password from the Utilities menu (Utilities > Reset Password). If you’ve forgotten your Mac password and you don’t have an install CD laying around, there’s no need to worry There are still a few options to reset your lost Mac OS X password easily without an install disk.

Reset administrator password for mac os with disk x how to#

We dont care about the data, we just want to wipe it and reinstall, which so far seems imposisble. The location of the Reset Password application varies slightly depending on the version of Mac OS X on your installation disk. In my previous post we’ve covered how to reset Mac OS X password with a installation CD. Even if we bought or borrowed a second mac, just to be able to download mountain lion, We do not know if it is possible to convert it from the downloaded format (which is presumably is DMG ) into something bootable, and if this bootable image will work to recover our bricked mac mini. There seems to be no way to purchase a bootable/installable version of mountain lion, as we have no other macs to go to the appstore. I.e it doesnt seem possible to re-install OSX from snow leapard DVD. When we do this, and restart, it says "your computer was restarted because of a problem" then it just goes back to the "enter disk password" again. Enter your new password information, then click Next. Select a user that you want to reset the password for, then click Next. We found an old Snow Leapard disk, and we can boot with this (by holding down option), it then works for a bit, then says you need to restart your computer. You received it when you turned on FileVault and chose to create a recovery key instead of allowing your iCloud account (Apple ID) to unlock your disk. We tried booting with cmd-S to go into single user mode, but it doesnt. The guy who set this up has left, and we dont know what it is. When you switch on, it asks for a "disk password".

We have a mac mini in the office I desperatly need to get working so we can start developing an IOS app.