My passwords have disappeared from System Settings.

(2019 MacBook Pro, Sonoma 14.7.4) The category "Passwords" is still there but the list is empty. I haven't made any changes recently.

Posted on Mar 29, 2025 6:37 AM

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Mar 30, 2025 1:38 AM in response to betacygnus

In macOS 14 Sonoma >> Passwords etc << are stored in Keychain


If one chooses, one can avail themselves of Syncing the Keychain via using Keychain in iCloud


HOW TO SETUP APPLE’S BUILT-IN PASSWORD MANAGER BY ENABLING ICLOUD KEYCHAIN IN MACOS SONOMA & VENTURA



The Password Application per se was first introduced in macOS 15 Sequoia and in iOS 18

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Mar 30, 2025 1:49 AM in response to betacygnus

Follow on


If you decide to to upGrade to macOS 15 Sequoia


Be aware that Secure Notes that exist in Sonoma should still be available


The cavauet being you can not longer create New Secure Notes


Very Good User Tip from well respected contributor @MrHoffman


Migrating Keychain Access secure notes to… - Apple Community


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Mar 29, 2025 12:05 PM in response to Yer_Man

Thanks for the response! There is not an app "Passwords" in the Applications folder, or in the Utilities folder. If it was in either of those locations, it is gone now. I also checked two previous Time Machine backups, and it is not there either. I went into a panic over this, so I went back into "System Settings" "Passwords" and rebuilt the list by re-adding all of the critical passwords, one by one, after changing each one. I've used Macs since 1996, and have never seen anything like this, have never had data disappear, thought it was weird, so I thought I would ask the experts.

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My passwords have disappeared from System Settings.

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