1/15/2024 0 Comments Unable to login to facetime on mac![]() Note that I didn’t want to delete my user folder. This is going to sound crazy but Step One was “delete my user” (in the Users & Groups preference pane). I crossed my fingers that it was the latter (because that’s an easy fix). That left me with a problem in my user folder, or maybe a problem in the operating system that wouldn’t let it log into my user. So now I knew the Mac was probably OK and the operating system was probably OK. Yes, there are ways to create an administrator user even when you can’t log in, but it’s much easier to create a user if you do it when your Mac is working. Make that extra user now, before you need it. I hope you never have to use it but if you do, you’ll be ready. It gives you a place to stand while you fix your real user. It would be VERY smart to go to System Preferences/Users & Groups and create a new Administrative user TODAY in case you have an emergency like mine. I had another user (“temp”) which I’d previously created for just such an occasion– it’s just a plain, almost-never-used user, in pristine condition– so I turned off the Mac, turned it back on, and tried signing into the “temp” user. It’s almost never the Mac itself, and it’s almost never the operating system. Trouble-shooting this sort of problem starts with finding out whether the problem involves the Mac itself, the operating system, or the user folder. I had a backup but restoring that much stuff is a long process, and I didn’t want to spend the time. Mac Login Screen (click for larger version) ![]()
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