How To Get Mac Password

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You may have sensitive files like documents, images, videos, voice notes, that you want to keep private from friends and family (if they ever happen to use your Mac). Thankfully, it is effortless to put a password on a folder to shield it from others. So, without further ado, let's get to the steps and show you how to encrypt and password protect a folder on your Mac.

Keychain is a built-in password manager, which stores different types of Mac passwords. Here's how to find passwords on a Mac using Keychain: Navigate to Keychain Access by pressing Command + Space keys and then typing Keychain in Spotlight's search bar. Check the sidebar on your left and go to Category.

How Do I Password Protect a Folder on Mac?

• Now you can reset the password of your old Mac OS X account using this new account, here is the process. Click on 'Apple icon' and then 'System Preferences.' Click on 'Account's icon; Here you can see all Mac OS X user accounts are listed, new account 'TrickyWays' that we have created and 'Susan' the old one that we want to.
• This can be used to get mac address for remote computers also. Below are few examples on how to use this command. It works on XP, Vista, Windows 7, Server 2003 and Server 2008 operating systems. Get mac addresses from CMD. Just run the command getmac to get the mac addresses. Find an example below.

1. Open Disk Utility. For this, open Finder → Applications → Utilities → Disk Utility. Or, press Command + Spacebar to open Spotlight Search and type this app's name.
2. From the top menu bar, click on File → New Image → Image from Folder.
3. Now, select the desired folder you wish to lock and click on Choose.
4. Optional: For ‘Save As:' continue with the same name, or you may also change it. Click on ‘Where:' and choose the desired location to save the disk image. You can move it later as well.
5. Important: For ‘Encryption:' choose 128-bit AES encryption (recommended). The second option here (256-bit) is slower. Please enter the desired password, re-enter it to verify, and finally click on Choose.
6. Important: Click on ‘Image Format:' and choose read/write.
7. Finally, click on Save.
   

You have successfully created a disk image (.dmg file) that is protected with a password. Now, let me show you how to use it.

How to View and Re-Lock the Password Protected Folder on Mac

1. Locate the .dmg disk file.
2. Double click to open it.
3. You will be asked to enter the password. Type the same password you used while creating the disk image and click OK. (Note: Do not check the box for ‘Remember password in my keychain.' If you do, it may defeat the purpose. The saved password will fill in automatically if someone has your Mac or knows its password.)
4. After you enter the password, you will see a disk image on the desktop. It looks similar to an external pen drive. Double click to open it, and you will see the contents in it.
5. Important: Now, delete the original folder so that the content inside it is removed from your Mac and is only available inside this password-protected disk image.
6. To re-lock the protected folder, right-click and choose Eject 'Folder Name.'
7. To reopen it, follow the same process from step 1.

Notes:

• This disk image will have almost the same capacity as the size of the original folder. You can freely delete existing content inside it and replace it with other content.
• Do not delete this .dmg file. If you do, everything will be lost.
• If you want to permanently remove the locked folder (and its contents), open Disk Utility, → choose the disk image from the left sidebar, → right-click on it, and choose ‘Delete APFS Volume.'

Avi files on mac. Signing Off

This is how you can quickly, safely, and freely lock a folder with a password on Mac. I hope this guide was helpful, and you learned something new.

Keychain is a built-in password manager, which stores different types of Mac passwords. Here's how to find passwords on a Mac using Keychain: Navigate to Keychain Access by pressing Command + Space keys and then typing Keychain in Spotlight's search bar. Check the sidebar on your left and go to Category.

How Do I Password Protect a Folder on Mac?

• Now you can reset the password of your old Mac OS X account using this new account, here is the process. Click on 'Apple icon' and then 'System Preferences.' Click on 'Account's icon; Here you can see all Mac OS X user accounts are listed, new account 'TrickyWays' that we have created and 'Susan' the old one that we want to.
• This can be used to get mac address for remote computers also. Below are few examples on how to use this command. It works on XP, Vista, Windows 7, Server 2003 and Server 2008 operating systems. Get mac addresses from CMD. Just run the command getmac to get the mac addresses. Find an example below.

1. Open Disk Utility. For this, open Finder → Applications → Utilities → Disk Utility. Or, press Command + Spacebar to open Spotlight Search and type this app's name.
2. From the top menu bar, click on File → New Image → Image from Folder.
3. Now, select the desired folder you wish to lock and click on Choose.
4. Optional: For ‘Save As:' continue with the same name, or you may also change it. Click on ‘Where:' and choose the desired location to save the disk image. You can move it later as well.
5. Important: For ‘Encryption:' choose 128-bit AES encryption (recommended). The second option here (256-bit) is slower. Please enter the desired password, re-enter it to verify, and finally click on Choose.
6. Important: Click on ‘Image Format:' and choose read/write.
7. Finally, click on Save.
   

You have successfully created a disk image (.dmg file) that is protected with a password. Now, let me show you how to use it.

How to View and Re-Lock the Password Protected Folder on Mac

1. Locate the .dmg disk file.
2. Double click to open it.
3. You will be asked to enter the password. Type the same password you used while creating the disk image and click OK. (Note: Do not check the box for ‘Remember password in my keychain.' If you do, it may defeat the purpose. The saved password will fill in automatically if someone has your Mac or knows its password.)
4. After you enter the password, you will see a disk image on the desktop. It looks similar to an external pen drive. Double click to open it, and you will see the contents in it.
5. Important: Now, delete the original folder so that the content inside it is removed from your Mac and is only available inside this password-protected disk image.
6. To re-lock the protected folder, right-click and choose Eject 'Folder Name.'
7. To reopen it, follow the same process from step 1.

Notes:

• This disk image will have almost the same capacity as the size of the original folder. You can freely delete existing content inside it and replace it with other content.
• Do not delete this .dmg file. If you do, everything will be lost.
• If you want to permanently remove the locked folder (and its contents), open Disk Utility, → choose the disk image from the left sidebar, → right-click on it, and choose ‘Delete APFS Volume.'

Avi files on mac. Signing Off

This is how you can quickly, safely, and freely lock a folder with a password on Mac. I hope this guide was helpful, and you learned something new.

You can also use third-party apps like Encrypto to encrypt and put a password on individual files and folders.

Want to know more? See how to password protect PDFs and lock notes on Mac.

Finally, here's an additional tip for you. If you do not want the folder to show up in Spotlight Search, add .noindex after the folder name.

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View saved passwords in Safari

1. Open Safari.
2. From the Safari menu, choose Preferences, then click Passwords.
3. Sign in with Touch ID, or enter your user account password. You can also authenticate your password with your Apple Watch running watchOS 6 or later.
4. To see a password, select a website.
   
   • To update a password, select a website, click Details, update the password, then click Done.
   • To delete a saved password, select a website, then click Remove.

You can also use Siri to view your passwords by saying something like 'Hey Siri, show my passwords.'

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