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Time Machine Is Not Accepting the Password on macOS for an External Drive



Description


TimeMachine is not accepting the password after multiple tries.
This issue appears when:

  • Drive was not safely ejected.
  • Volume is still mounted.


Resolution


  1. Click Cancel.


  2. Check if the volume was successfully mounted.

  3. Wait 20 to 30 minutes to allow the macOS file system check to finish.
    The volume will mount after it is done.

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Details
Answer ID 7015
Published 08/20/2018 01:00 AM
Updated 03/14/2024 07:43 AM

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