MacOS 10.12.6 Sierra keychain has stopped saving passwords, how to repair

keychainmacos

Within the last few weeks I have noticed that my system has stopped or cannot save passwords. Outlook, iCloud, and other GUI apps ask for them every single time. Attached is a picture from SequelPro when attempting to save a password.

How can I diagnose / repair the Keychain?

enter image description here

Best Answer

Warning: macOS no longer supports Keychain repair, instead it just creates a new default Keychain, which will result in a loss of all saved passwords.

  1. Quit all open applications that might be using Keychain including Sequel.

  2. To try to repair the Keychain use Finder to go to /Applications/Utilities.

You can also CommandShiftU from Finder to open that folder directly.

  1. Launch Keychain Access.

  2. Then go to the menu bar and select Keychain Access > Preferences.

  3. Click "Reset My Default Keychain"

Follow any instructions beyond this and retest those applications.