straightshooter1
US Veteran
There are some things I am really good at, some things that I can do that most others can't do as well.
OTOH, based on my Thread about math and ethanol, you know that math is not one of those things.
Another thing I am a complete boob at dealing with are computers.
I have a MAC and it is driving me crazy (yeah, yeah, I know-not a long trip).
It keeps popping up this message "Can't find the keychain" and then asking if I want to cancel (which I do every time) or reset to defaults.
I should note that first the pop up asks for the keychain password. When I put in my only password, it says it can't find it.
I once pressed the reset to defaults, but then the darned thing asked if I was sure, that something would happen (not sure exactly what and it hasn't popped up yet today).
So, I want to be rid of this pop up message. I don't want to destroy my computer just to get rid of this annoying thing, though.
I have a password that I set when the computer was first activated. Once in a while, in the dim past, something (maybe the same message) popped up and I had to use it.
So, what happens if I reset the keychain to its default?
And, in passing, why do I care about some keychain?
This only started happening about 6 months ago. I had another problem, so called Apple. They charged me $50 as the computer was out of warranty, fixed the other problem over the phone, but kind of downplayed the keychain thing.
Or, should I just live with the pop up and keep pressing the cancel. Otherwise, the MAC works like a charm (I think).
Bob
OTOH, based on my Thread about math and ethanol, you know that math is not one of those things.
Another thing I am a complete boob at dealing with are computers.
I have a MAC and it is driving me crazy (yeah, yeah, I know-not a long trip).
It keeps popping up this message "Can't find the keychain" and then asking if I want to cancel (which I do every time) or reset to defaults.
I should note that first the pop up asks for the keychain password. When I put in my only password, it says it can't find it.
I once pressed the reset to defaults, but then the darned thing asked if I was sure, that something would happen (not sure exactly what and it hasn't popped up yet today).
So, I want to be rid of this pop up message. I don't want to destroy my computer just to get rid of this annoying thing, though.
I have a password that I set when the computer was first activated. Once in a while, in the dim past, something (maybe the same message) popped up and I had to use it.
So, what happens if I reset the keychain to its default?
And, in passing, why do I care about some keychain?
This only started happening about 6 months ago. I had another problem, so called Apple. They charged me $50 as the computer was out of warranty, fixed the other problem over the phone, but kind of downplayed the keychain thing.
Or, should I just live with the pop up and keep pressing the cancel. Otherwise, the MAC works like a charm (I think).
Bob
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