Get your password from Apple Keychain

If you have the password stored for Apple Mail, Calendar, or Address Book, but do not know what it is, you may get it from your Apple Keychain.
  1. On your Mac, click on the desktop. It should say Finder at the top right.
  2. In the Go menu, select Utilities.
  3. Find the program Keychain Access and run it.
  4. Find your email account in the list. You may narrow it down using the search box at the top right.
  5. Double click the line for your email account to open it.
  6. Click the checkbox next to Show Password at the bottom left.
  7. Enter your Macintosh login. Now you will see your email password next to Show password.
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