How to Set a Firmware Password on Your Mac

Set a firmware password on your Mac

1. Start up from macOS Recovery.
2. When the utilities window appears, click Utilities in the menu bar, then choose Startup Security Utility or Firmware Password Utility.
3. Click Turn On Firmware Password.
4. Enter a firmware password in the fields provided, then click Set Password.

1. How do I find my firmware password Mac?
2. What is firmware lock Mac?
3. How do I reset my Macbook Pro firmware password?
4. How do I restore my macbook pro to factory settings without a firmware password?
5. How do I bypass Mac firmware password?
6. Can a locked Mac be unlocked?
7. How do I find firmware on Mac?
8. How do I unlock a disabled MacBook?
9. How do I unlock my encrypted Mac hard drive without password?
10. How do I unlock a stolen Macbook Pro?
11. How do I unlock my Mac hard drive when reinstalling?

How do I find my firmware password Mac?

Easiest way is to hold down "alt" on startup. If you have a firmware password, it will display a padlock. For something as old as 10.9, you would need to (try to) boot to Recovery HD by holding down Command + R at boot. If you don't get a firmware password prompt, then there's no firmware password.

What is firmware lock Mac?

A firmware password prevents users who don't have the password from starting up from any internal or external storage device other than the startup disk you've selected. It also blocks the ability to use most startup key combinations.

How do I reset my Macbook Pro firmware password?

Power on the Mac and immediately press and hold command-option-P-R. The system will restart with the 'bong' noise; allow it to do this 3 times. On the third 'bong' you can let go of the keys. The machine will now boot with a cleared password and reset PRAM/NVRAM.

How do I restore my macbook pro to factory settings without a firmware password?

First you'll need to turn off your Mac. Then press the power button and immediately hold down the Control and R keys until you see the Apple logo or spinning globe icon. Release the keys and shortly afterwards you should see the macOS Utilities window appear.

How do I bypass Mac firmware password?

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1. Reboot the Mac and hold down Command+R to enter recovery mode.
2. At the Utilities screen, go to the Utilities menu bar item and choose “Firmware Password.
3. Select to turn the Firmware Password to OFF.

Can a locked Mac be unlocked?

After you locate your Mac, you can unlock it with your passcode on iCloud.com. Make sure to use the passcode that you created when you locked it with Find My, not your device passcode. ... After you follow the steps to verify your identity, you'll see the passcode that you need to unlock your Mac.

How do I find firmware on Mac?

To access your MacBook's Open Firmware, you must first shut off your computer. Then turn it back on, holding down the “Command,” “Option,” “0” and “F” keys simultaneously as the machine boots to access the Open Firmware interface.

How do I unlock a disabled MacBook?

How to unlock a disabled Apple ID

1. Head to iforgot.apple.com.
2. Enter your Apple ID email.
3. Follow along with the prompts to unlock your account.
4. If you're not successful, you can call Apple support at 800-APL-CARE (800-275-2273) or chat with an Apple specialist.

How do I unlock my encrypted Mac hard drive without password?

Step 1) Open Finder, and from the left pane, secondary click on the encrypted hard drive and select the Decrypt 'Drive_Name' option. Step 2) After Mac decrypts the drive, access the hard drive directly without any password.

How do I unlock a stolen Macbook Pro?

First, sign into the icloud.com/find and then search for your Mac on the Devices menu. Once you find it, all you have to do is click on the Unlock option. You will be prompted to add in the passcode that you received earlier, and you will also have to follow a series of steps to verify your identity.

How do I unlock my Mac hard drive when reinstalling?

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1. Restart the computer. ...
2. The Utility Menu will appear in from 5-20 minutes. ...
3. Select Disk Utility and click on the Continue button.
4. When Disk Utility loads select the drive (usually, the out-dented entry) from the side list.
5. Click on the Erase tab in Disk Utility's main window.