help w Oscar password reset on Mac plz
hi. first post...and boy do I have questions/comments but ack I cant get into y Oscar page to review data. yes so I tried to follow the directions in another post on reset by looking for Oscar file on my Mac...no reference to password tho..I even downloaded word pad which iv never used before. and im sleep deprived cause only used CPAP for 2 hours last night so not working w a full deck
and for the record I do think I had the right password initially because I wrote it down! thanks.
RE: help w Oscar password reset on Mac plz
Would you please list the complete path and filename that you accessed trying to find the password?
RE: help w Oscar password reset on Mac plz
Hi thanks...so I have a Mac. I opened textedit...went->finder->open profile.xml->found the password line and erased between the arrows->saved. restarted. opened Oscar. was prompted for password. obviously im missing something. sorry im sure this is answered somewhere here. iv looked at a few posts and your answer is always this. thanks im really tired lol!
RE: help w Oscar password reset on Mac plz
Do you have more than one OSCAR database? If so, are you modifying the password in the correct database and profile?
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RE: help w Oscar password reset on Mac plz
While I don't know a Mac's exact path, a Linux path should be close. Here is the exact path you should see. I have listed in color the names specific to your computer, "/home/
Your_Mac_Username/Documents/OSCAR_Data/Profiles/
Your_OSCAR_Username/Profile.xml
Within the Profile.xml you should see a line, <Password type="QString">
Your_Password</Password>
Do not delete the line. You just delete the password. After editing it, your line should now state,
<Password type="QString"></Password>. After editing this file be sure and save it before starting OSCAR.
RE: help w Oscar password reset on Mac plz
If you did a default install of OSCAR your profile data should be here (if using Finder or TextEdit):
/<your-mac-user-name>/Documents/OSCAR_Data/Profiles/<your-OSCAR-profile>/Profile.xml
Double check to make sure Textedit did not add a .txt extension to the end of the filename.
No "home" folder on a Mac. The absolute path on MacOS is:
/Users/<mac-username>/Documents/OSCAR_Data/Profiles/<oscar-name>/Profile.xml
RE: help w Oscar password reset on Mac plz
Thanks for the info, Jeff. The next time that topic comes up at a cocktail party, I'll know the answer.
11-08-2020, 09:39 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-08-2020, 09:42 PM by Remmy.)
RE: help w Oscar password reset on Mac plz
no only one account but maybe I should open another!
ok ill try, thanks
RE: help w Oscar password reset on Mac plz
Success!!!!! thank you...perseverence pays off
now to figure out how to post my charts!
