I had a 2016 MacBook Professional working macOS 12 that stopped booting because of a corrupted onerous drive. Earlier than it failed, I managed to again up the info quantity, which has been sitting on my exterior HDD for the previous few years.
I not have entry to the e-mail handle related to my iCloud account, however I have to recuperate my iCloud Keychain information.
I perceive that iCloud Keychain retains a neighborhood copy that is still accessible even with out an web connection. Nonetheless, in contrast to the usual native keychain, it depends on sure hardware-based checks to operate.
I’ve all of the system particulars from my previous MacBook—serial quantity, {hardware} UUID, MAC handle, and so forth. Wouldn’t it be potential to emulate a macOS VM that intently mimics my previous {hardware} to regain entry to the keychain? My present MacBook is an Intel mannequin, in case that makes a distinction.
I’ve already tried copying all the pieces from the backed-up information quantity into the info quantity of a macOS VM, however the offline copy of the iCloud Keychain doesn’t seem. All the pieces else is there. I examined this on my present MacBook by backing up its information quantity, restoring it, and confirming that the iCloud Keychain remained accessible (with the community disabled to stop iCloud from syncing, logging out, and eradicating the keychain). This leads me to consider that the keychain stays out there as a result of the {hardware} is identical.
Any recommendation or options could be significantly appreciated!
