However, you could recover that password easilywithout using youremail service’stypically cumbersome lost password procedure.

What’s a Keychain?

Each user account on a Mac has a separate login and keychain.

Path to Keychain Access on a Mac

Locate a Password in Keychain Access Utility

Finding a forgotten password in Keychain is relatively simple.

Sort the keychains by tapping theNameorKindcolumn header so that your email password is easier to find.

In theCategorysection of the left panel, clickPasswords, and scroll until you find your email account.

A screenshot of Keychain Manager with the Name and Kind columns highlighted

Double-hit the relevant email account.

By default, your password is not visible.

Click theShow passwordcheck box and input your login credentials to see your password.

A screenshot of Keychain Manager in macOS with the search bar highlighted

Uncheck theShow passwordbox before you shut the Keychain Access window to protect your privacy.

OpenSafari, go to theSafarimenu, then choosePreferences.

Click thePasswordstab, then input your Mac user account password.

A screenshot of Keychain Manager with the Passwords category highlighted

Enter the name of the email provider you are looking for in the search field.

As you pop in, results appear on the screen.

pick the desired account in the results to reveal the password.

A screenshot of a Keychain item with the Show Password option highlighted

TapWebsite & App Passwords.

Authenticate usingFaceIDorTouch IDwhen prompted.

A screenshot of Safari with the Preferences menu item highlighted

A screenshot of Safari preferences with the Passwords tab highlighted

A screenshot of Safari’s Passwords preferences with the search bar highlighted

Mac Safari Passwords screen

iPhone screenshots showing the path to turn on iCloud Keychain

Screenshots of an iPhone showing Passwords & Accounts