Christopher, Since I am not sure if you read my original message, please allow me to provide some original and some new information: This MacBook Pro (MBP) was given to me so that I could learn to use a Mac using VoiceOver. At the time, the MBP had 3 accounts and I was provided the password for the main account holder. In learning to use the MBP, I changed the name of the main account holder, added an email account to MacMail, and have been performing some basic yet essential tasks. I have been able to learn a lot with this configuration. However, one thing I cannot do is access the App Store or iTunes because I do not have the original owner's Apple ID password. Sure, I can ask for this information, but I have been so appreciative of the gift of the circa 2011 MBP, I do not want to inconvenience the gifter; passwords are such a personal commodity and I have always stressed that passwords should not be given out lightly. Additionally, I am seeking the experience of performing the desired task. So, with all this information, is "File Vault" something I need to disable? Again, if I must, I will contact the original owner and ask for their Apple ID password.
Thanks, Mauricio -----Original Message----- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of christopher hallsworth Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2015 2:52 PM To: macvisionaries Subject: Re: Wiping A Mac Clean and Starting Over Do you have File Vault enabled? This could prevent access to the recovery partition if you don't know your credentials. It *could* happen. Visit my groups: The Chat Zone the-chat-zone+subscr...@groups.io The Tech Zone the-tech-zone+subscr...@groups.io Apple Music apple-music+subscr...@groups.io > On 28 Jun 2015, at 22:50, Mauricio Molina <mauriciohmol...@gmail.com> wrote: > > At this point, and I do not have sighted assistance at this time, I will say > that I have continued to try using the command+R suggestion to no avail; the > log in/password screen always comes up. I have tried holding this key > combination soon after pressing the start button and even before pressing the > start button without success. I have also used the restart option in the > Apple menu with this key combination with the same results. The version of > the os is 10.6.8. I have a Windows keyboard connected and for all functions, > the Windows keyboard has worked as expected. Oh, and I am aware that the > "Windows" key acts as the "command" when using this keyboard. I will wait for > sighted assistance to try the plan B suggested earlier. > > Thanks for the suggestions and I will keep all posted of my progress. > > Mauricio > > -----Original Message----- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Grant > Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2015 12:44 PM > To: MacVisionaries List > Subject: Re: Wiping A Mac Clean and Starting Over > > That’s debatable; with a used Mac, I’d probably want to boot into internet > recovery mode just to make sure the Mac went back to factory condition. Of > course, like you say, you can’t do this without some sighted help to get you > started, so it’s not useful in all situations and I’ll admit is probably > overkill. > > Grant > > On Jun 28, 2015, at 12:16 PM, christopher hallsworth > <challswor...@icloud.com> wrote: > > Command-option-r boots into Internet Recovery which is not useful unless you > either have sighted assistance to connect to your wifi network or you connect > via ethernet. Command-r is what you want to boot into the recovery partition > stored on disk. > > > Visit my groups: > > The Chat Zone > the-chat-zone+subscr...@groups.io > The Tech Zone > the-tech-zone+subscr...@groups.io > Apple Music > apple-music+subscr...@groups.io > > > > > >> On 28 Jun 2015, at 20:06, jeff `greene <greenebo...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi, You have to hold down command+option+r right after you press the >> power button. Also, I would keep holding it down for a few seconds >> after you hear the startup chime. Then, I would wait like two minutes >> before trying the command+f5, it seems to take a while before VO is >> available. >> Hope this helps! Jeff >> >> >> On 6/27/15, Grant <grant.li...@icloud.com> wrote: >>> It sounds as though you are not pressing COMMAND+R quickly enough >>> when the Mac starts up. Try pressing the keys sooner, such as >>> immediately when the startup chime starts playing. When I need to >>> enter recovery mode, I press the key combination so quickly that the >>> chime is still playing while the keys are held down. >>> >>> As well, this is probably overkill, but if you have sighted help >>> around, you could enter internet recovery instead by pressing >>> COMMAND+OPTION+R rather than COMMAND+R. This starts the computer >>> directly from Apple's servers and will allow you to put it back to >>> factory condition, including recreating the recovery partition and >>> installing the version of OS X that originally shipped with the >>> computer. You could then use the Mac App Store to upgrade to the >>> latest version of OS X. If you go this route, which I emphasize is >>> probably unnecessary, you will need sighted help at the beginning as >>> VoiceOver will not be immediately available. >>> >>> Grant >>> >>>> On Jun 27, 2015, at 3:29 PM, Mauricio Molina >>>> <mauriciohmol...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> This is the same information I found using Google, but for some >>>> reason, it does not work. There is a sign in and password and I use >>>> the password to log in at all times. What I am doing is as soon as >>>> the MacBook is powered on, I immediately hold down command and the >>>> letter R , but I always get to the account log on window. Since >>>> command R did not work before the logging in window appears, I hold >>>> down the combination after typing the password to log in and this >>>> still has not worked. I have not seen anything like the ability to >>>> reformat or wipe the system clean to start over. Any ideas? >>>> >>>> Mauricio >>>> >>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Anders >>>> Holmberg >>>> Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2015 9:03 AM >>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>> Subject: Re: Wiping A Mac Clean and Starting Over >>>> >>>> >>>> Hi.you can do that by holding down the command key together with the >>>> letter R Now you are in the recovery mode.press command F5 to start >>>> voice-over.here you can do a lot of things. 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