How to Disable Keychain on Mac
Mac OS has a feature known as Keychain that stores all of the passwords you have used. There is no direct way to completely remove Keychain, but there is a way to delete all of the current passwords it has stored and then disable its functionality. This is only recommended if you are sure that you want to disable Keychain as it may be difficult to restore once it is gone.
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Instructions
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Open your Finder Window. Click on "Applications" on the side tab and scroll down to "Utilities." Open up "Keychain Access." You will see a list of your stored passwords.
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Click the first item on the list. Highlight all of your passwords by pressing "Shift" and clicking the last item on the list. Press "Ctrl" and click on the list. Select "Delete." When you are asked if you wish to delete the items, select "Ok."
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Select "Keychain Access" and then "Preferences from the top menu. Click on the "First Aid" tab. Uncheck all of the boxes to remove Keychain access by default. Click "OK" and close Keychain Access.
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Navigate to your "Library" folder. Select the "Keychain" folder. Find a file named "login.keychain" and drag it to the Trash bin. Empty your Trash to delete it permanently. Keychain will now not prompt you to store passwords and will be disabled.
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