User level: Level 1 (27 points)Cannot start up.
My MBP 13 inch intel sat unused for 6 months while I was in hospital, altho I think my wife and so-i-law tried to start t up, so that I cannot even log the MBP in. I try to start up but the password does not wrk - I am sure it was changed but the one they provided does not work. So I go to recovery page but my Apple ID password gets the spin disk.
Any ideas on how together it working again?
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Original Title: Cannot start up MBP
Posted on Oct 29, 2026 5:32 PM
User level: Level 10 (208,430 points)Oct 29, 2026 5:43 PM in response to bob.c
bob.c wrote:
Cannot start up.
My MBP 13 inch intel sat unused for 6 months while I was in hospital, altho I think my wife and so-i-law tried to start t up, so that I cannot even log the MBP in. I try to start up but the password does not wrk - I am sure it was changed but the one they provided does not work. So I go to recovery page but my Apple ID password gets the spin disk.
Any ideas on how together it working again?
Some options here for Mac login password
If you forget your login password on Mac - Apple Support
One account for everything Apple - verify what devices are associated with your ID.
Check your Apple ID device list to see where you're signed in
Review devices signed in to your Apple Account - Apple Support
Sign in to your Apple Account at account.apple.com.
User level: Level 10 (211,627 points)Oct 30, 2026 9:43 PM in response to bob.c
"How to regain access to a locked MacBook Pro 13 inch Intel after prolonged inactivity? [...]So I go to recovery page but my Apple ID password gets the spin disk.[...]"
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Have Access to Ethernet?
If so, and there is no Ethernet port, use an adapter such as this one: Belkin USB-C to 2.5Gb Ethernet Adapter - Apple
User level: Level 10 (148,617 points)Oct 29, 2026 5:57 PM in response to bob.c
Your Apple-ID password is not stored on your Mac. For that to work, you need a good connection to the Internet.
User level: Level 1 (8 points)Oct 30, 2026 8:39 PM in response to bob.c
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256385580