Mac User Guide
- Welcome
- What’s new in macOS Sequoia
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- Get started with Apple Intelligence
- Use Writing Tools
- Use Apple Intelligence in Mail
- Use Apple Intelligence in Messages
- Use Apple Intelligence with Siri
- Get webpage summaries
- Summarize an audio recording
- Use Apple Intelligence in Photos
- Summarize notifications and reduce interruptions
- Apple Intelligence and privacy
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- Intro to Continuity
- Use AirDrop to send items to nearby devices
- Hand off tasks between devices
- Control your iPhone from your Mac
- Copy and paste between devices
- Stream video and audio with AirPlay
- Make and receive calls and text messages on your Mac
- Use your iPhone internet connection with your Mac
- Share your Wi-Fi password with another device
- Use iPhone as a webcam
- Insert sketches, photos, and scans from iPhone or iPad
- Unlock your Mac with Apple Watch
- Use your iPad as a second display
- Use one keyboard and mouse to control Mac and iPad
- Sync music, books, and more between devices
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- Control what you share
- Set up your Mac to be secure
- Allow apps to see the location of your Mac
- Use Private Browsing
- Keep your data safe
- Understand passwords
- Change weak or compromised passwords
- Keep your Apple Account secure
- Use Mail Privacy Protection
- Use Sign in with Apple for apps and websites
- Find a missing device
- Resources for your Mac
- Resources for your Apple devices
- Copyright
FileVault recovery options
If you turn on FileVault for your Mac, your information is not accessible unless you first log in with your password. When you turn on FileVault, you choose a way that you can unlock your startup disk if you ever forget your login password: either with the Apple Account you use for iCloud, or with a recovery key that’s created for you.
Allow my iCloud account to unlock my disk: If you forget your login password in the future, you can reset it by using your Apple Account as you log in.
Note: If you see “Set up my iCloud account to reset my password,” you haven’t set up iCloud for recovery. Follow the instructions that appear on screen to set up iCloud.
Create a recovery key and do not use my iCloud account: A recovery key is a combination of numbers and letters that you must record and keep track of yourself. You can use this key to unlock your startup disk or turn off FileVault. Keep a copy of this key somewhere other than your encrypted startup disk. If you write the key down, be sure to copy the letters and numbers exactly as they’re shown, and keep it somewhere safe that you’ll remember.
If your Mac is part of an organization that has a corporate FileVault account and an administrator configured the encryption settings of your Mac, ask your administrator for help with unlocking your encrypted information and resetting your password.