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that it’s asking for the keychain password, not your Apple ID or other password.locked padlock icon, with a superimposed miniature icon for the requesting app.Although these have been frequent in the past, they need careful handling as they can be exploited by malicious software to trick the user into surrendering their password for abuse.īefore entering your password into any dialog, check that it’s genuine and not malicious, and provides the following: This article follows on from my introductory explanation as to what keychains are, and outlines how to tackle their problems.īy far the most common problem encountered by users are unexpected or multiple requests for passwords to unlock keychains. Although they’ve certainly had their moments, they’re now generally one of the most reliable parts of macOS. I tried most of these other fixes, and a bunch off of other websites but nothing worked, so last ditch effort, worked like champ, no more messages.Keychains have been used in macOS and classic Mac OS for well over twenty years. Here's how I fixed it.įYI I think my fix will dump all of your saved passwords and what not, so try some of these other fixes first, but ultimately I was so frustrated I could care less about losing some passwords.Ģ) Select login keychain in the upper left cornerĤ) When the window pops up asking if you want to "Delete References & File" or just "Delete References" select "Delete References & File"Ħ) Open Keychain Access, during the restart your mac should have created a new "login" keychain. When I went into Keychain preferences and attempted to reset my default keychain it gave me the "Invalid Argument" window.

The most annoying part is my iCloud login would pop up constantly, and when I attempted to sign in it would create a cascade of "Keychain Not Found" errors.

Hey guys, so I am by no means an expert on any of this stuff, but I was having the same issue, all of a sudden windows started popping up saying "Keychain Not Found" when I went into Keychain Access my login keychain was an empty square (no lock icon) and when it was selected it said it was "read only" I had no luck with the keychain repair.