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How can I get control of my mac back.

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zodiac

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Feb 15, 2004
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A really big douchebag of a "friend" deleted everything on my eMac with Mac OS X 10.3.9 and changed the passwords.

She won't tell me the password and I have no idea how to get my mac back.

Is there any way I can get the password? I'm not gonna get it from her.

She also stole my mac os x install cds.:mad:
 
If they deleted everything off your system then you can reinstall everything from scratch without worrying. Since they took the discs you either have to get them back or upgrade to Tiger. You have to have those discs to reset the password too, so you're pretty hosed without them.
 
zodiac said:
A really big douchebag of a "friend" deleted everything on my eMac with Mac OS X 10.3.9 and changed the passwords.

She won't tell me the password and I have no idea how to get my mac back.

Is there any way I can get the password? I'm not gonna get it from her.

She also stole my mac os x install cds.:mad:
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Did she move away? You could just make her give the discs back...or the password. I dunno if this is valid or not (hey, what do I know?) but maybe you could report it to somebody or get a friend, sans quotes, to loan you some install discs?

Otherwise, go down to an Apple Store (if there's one nearby) and either buy Tiger or see if they'll let you install Panther with their discs (I'm sure they'd have some lying around).

Good luck!
 
zodiac said:
A really big douchebag of a "friend" deleted everything on my eMac with Mac OS X 10.3.9 and changed the passwords.

She won't tell me the password and I have no idea how to get my mac back.

Is there any way I can get the password? I'm not gonna get it from her.

She also stole my mac os x install cds.:mad:
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As mentioned above, you are pretty much stuck without those install disks. I would personally kill a friends in their sleep if they did this to me, literally. If you can't get the discs back, call the police! She stole from you.
 
Might i suggest this
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In all seriousness one phone call from the police is all it will take to get the back, of not press charges, does she want a criminal record. Or perhaps let her know you are prepared to do this, what is worth more to her;)
 
:confused: Did she pass elementary school yet? Cause that's the most immature thing I've ever heard. That sucks man. Threaten her, threats are always a good thing with immature people.
 
I'm not gonna start something and call the cops. I just need a way to get the admin password.

Is there anything I can do in Single User Mode?

anything illegal?
 
What's the deal about calling the cops? You've got a right to your own disks. Just threaten her with the police; hopefully that'll be enough.

Heck, she erased all your personal files. Fresh install or not, you won't be getting those back. So I wouldn't worry about "starting something". Lean on her.
 
You need another FireWire-capable Macintosh but you can boot up in target disk mode and sneak in via a FireWire cable.

I've done this to hack into a Mac for which I didn't have the login p/w.
 
zodiac said:
She won't tell me the password...I'm not gonna get it from her.
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Shoot her in the arm and dig your thumb into the wound. Say something hardcore-badass as she cries out in pain.

Jack Bauer knows how to get **** done.
 

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