--- title: "How to Find or Recover a Password" canonical: "https://helpcentre.macewan.ca/space/TSP/2494005249/How%20to%20Find%20or%20Recover%20a%20Password" format: markdown --- **AUDIENCE:  ****EVERYONE** While not always possible, many people today use a form of password manager - even if they don’t realize it. These are the tools that automatically fill your username and password for you on websites. Due to this convenience however, people sometimes forget what their passwords are since they don’t use them frequently. However, if this is the case, you can recover them from these password managers. Please select the tool you use below to see if you can find your plaintext password on your device. > ⚠️ If you’ve recently changed your password, it’s possible that it hasn’t been updated in your password manager yet. Use your best judgement of whether your knowledge or the password manager’s is more likely to be correct --- ### MacBook 1. Open Finder from the Dock 2. Search for “Password” and you should see an application called Passwords with a lock or a key icon 3. Click on that to open it, it should prompt you for your local laptop password 4. Search for an entry called MacEwan then click on the password field (*********) to show your password ### iPhone/iPad 1. Open Settings 2. Search for Passwords & Accounts 3. You may be prompted to log in 4. Search for MacEwan in your listed passwords ### Chrome - In the top right corner click the triple dots to open the menu - Select “Passwords and Autofill” and open Google Password Manager - Search your passwords for MacEwan --- > ℹ️ For any additional questions or concerns, contact the Technology Support desk at [techsupport@macewan.ca](mailto:techsupport@macewan.ca) or through [helpcentre.macewan.ca](http://helpcentre.macewan.ca/) to live chat or create a ticket. ## Related Articles > Macro (contentbylabel) > Macro (details) > > **Related Keywords** > > ** Include at least 3 keywords.** > > > > Accounts | Passwords | Recover