How to Forget a WiFi Network on Mac (Sequoia/Sonoma)
Want to forget a WiFi network on your Mac computer to rejoin it or connect to another network? You can check the step-by-step guide below for how to forget a network on your Mac (Sequoia, Sonoma, Monterey, Big Sur, Catalina, etc.).
How to Forget a Network on Mac (Sequoia/Sonoma/Ventura)
To forget a WiFi network on Mac (Sequoia/Sonoma/Ventura), you can follow the 4 steps below.
Step 1. You can click the Apple menu at the top left corner and select System Settings.
Step 2. Next, click the Wi-Fi option in the left panel. Alternatively, you can click the WiFi icon in the menu bar at the top right corner of your screen and select Wi-Fi Settings to open the WiFi network settings window on macOS Sequoia/Sonoma/Ventura.
Step 3. Click the Details button next to the network you are currently connected to.
Step 4. Click the Forget This Network button and click Remove to forget this WiFi network on your Mac computer.
Tips:
You can also click the three-dot icon next to the target network under Known Networks. Select Forget This Network to forget it.
To check and forget a network you’ve joined before, you can scroll down in the WiFi settings window to click the Advanced button. Under Known Networks, you can see all the networks known to your Mac. You can click the three-dot icon next to the target network and select Remove From List to delete it from your Mac.
How to Forget a Network on Mac (Monterey and Earlier)
To forget a WiFi network on Mac Monterey, Big Sur, Catalina, etc. you can follow the 4 steps below.
Step 1. Click the Apple menu at the top left corner of your Mac and select System Preferences.
Step 2. Click Network and select Wi-Fi in the left panel. Alternatively, you can also click the Wi-Fi icon in the menu bar and select Open Network Preferences to access the WiFi settings screen on Mac Monterey, Big Sur, Catalina, etc.
Step 3. Click the Advanced button to view all the networks you’ve connected.
Step 4. Select the target network that you want to forget from the list and click the “-” button. Click Remove to delete this network from your Mac computer. Click OK and click Apply to save the settings.
After completing these steps, your Mac will forget this WiFi network and no longer automatically connect to this network.
- If you want to rejoin this network again, you can click the name of the network when your computer is in range of it. Enter the password to rejoin that WiFi network.
- Instead of forgetting a network on your Mac computer, you can also choose to turn off Auto-Join for that network. Your computer will still remember the network and its password, but it will no longer join that network automatically. You can click Details and turn off the “Automatically join this network” option. Alternatively, you can also click the three-dot icon next to the target known network and uncheck the Auto-Join option.
Conclusion
This post offers a step-by-step guide for how to forget a network on a Mac (Sequoia, Sonoma, Ventura, Monterey, Big Sur, Catalina, etc.). Hope it helps.
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