How to recover lost password (If you're logged in)

in #password7 years ago

So recently, I lost my password, and I'm sure this has also happened to a lot of other people. In this post, you can read about how you can recover your password, but this only works if you're still logged in.
So first, you click the little icon in the top right corner of the screen, and then you pick "Change password"
Then you will see all the little boxes, where you type in your username, password, and new password.
First, enter your username.
Then after that, click the "Current Password" box, and there should be an option that says "Use password for [username]"
Keep in mind that this most likely only work, if you're doing it on a computer that you've logged in with before.
This little trick might not work for everyone, but this is what helped me, and I hope it can help a lot of you guys too.

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I understand what you are referring to. ..
it is definitely worth trying your saved passwords.

Unfortunately, this only works if you indeed saved the password in the keychain or the equivalent depending on the system you're using.