It is possible that you will see more than one result. Step 2: The command above will provide the results of where the file is located. Step 1: Find the file by typing in the command below and hit the return key.
Just follow the steps below in the terminal window that you started up in the previous section. We will be using our Mac terminal to find this file and then remove it. So if you are on an older system you may need to search for that. You will now have a terminal window open to start the next section. Click on the Options icon and hit Continue.
Step 2: This will bring your Mac up in recovery mode. You will see a message saying Continue holding for startup options. Step 1: With your Mac powered down, hold down the power button. Use the following steps for newer Macs running macOS Big Sur. Different chipsets have different ways for booting into recovery mode, but the main point here is to get into a terminal window so that you can remove the. Get into Terminal Modeįor older Macs, you might use single-user mode (hold down Command and S keys on startup). Make sure that you completely power it down. The first thing you will need to do is shut down your Mac. For older systems, you may need to modify the steps but the idea is the same.
Note: The steps below are specific to newer Macs running macOS Big Sur. Soon you will have a new user on the system that can perform any function that is necessary for your computer. You won’t need anything special to do this, just your Mac and follow the steps below. Let’s get started on creating a new user. By creating a new user, which by default will have administrative rights, we can then use that account to log in and perform whatever actions are necessary, including resetting your old user’s password or giving another user admin rights. A factory reset will wipe out all the user data on the computer and just like it says reset it back to its original out-of-the-box settings. One way to solve this problem would be to do a factory reset, but this is not a great solution if you want to preserve the current data on the machine. It’s also possible that you have received or bought a used Mac and the previous user did not give you the username and password so you are not even able to login to the machine if it is password protected. It could be that you have been using your Mac with a non-administrator account, which is all fine until you need to do something like changing some configuration settings or download and install a new app.
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