Why are special characters not working in hard disk login on Mac Pro?

Hi, I've a problem when I try to enter my password in the hard disk login when I try to access in the recovery of my Monteray. The special characters "@" and "&" do not appear as if the key combination does not work ("ALT+@" and "ALT+&"). Can you help me?



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Mac Pro (2019)

Posted on Mar 25, 2025 2:35 AM

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Mar 25, 2025 9:37 AM in response to Jo_Vanni

Jo_Vanni wrote:

In theory the keyboard should be German.

There are several German keyboards. Here is where you find @:


German/Austrian: Alt L

German Standard: Alt Q

German Swiss: Alt G


As for &, it should always be on Shift 6.


To find which key does what on any layout, you can use Keyboard Viewer


Use the Keyboard Viewer on Mac - Apple Support






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Why are special characters not working in hard disk login on Mac Pro?

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