Local Items keychain recovery after system wipe
Seems like the &quot;LocalItems&quot; password database is encrypted with a machine specific key and cannot be opened with any other system. The good news is this key does not change after a complete system wipe (must be some kind of a hardware key). So even if the system is completely wiped, rename the fresh &quot;Keychains&quot; library folder to something like &quot;Keychains_old&quot; and copy your old &quot;Keychains&quot; folder, reboot and voila, everything accessible once again. Might need to input your old keychain unlock code when opening if your current user login code differs from the pre-wipe one.