MacOS – Backup and restore Keychain

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I want to reinstall my system so I would have fresh Mac OS X. Is there a way how can I export/backup all content of my Keychain Access (all certificates and other things) and then after reinstall to import it back? Thanks

Best Answer

  1. Save the keychain folder(/Users/[UserName]/Library/Keychains) on an external drive or in the cloud.

  2. After the reinstall, then replace the "/Users/[UserName]/Library/Keychains" with the data you saved in the step before.

(Some of your keys may already be saved in iCloud)

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