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1. HOW TO ENABLE FIND MY FRIENDS ON MACBOOK HOW TO
2. HOW TO ENABLE FIND MY FRIENDS ON MACBOOK SERIAL NUMBER
3. HOW TO ENABLE FIND MY FRIENDS ON MACBOOK OFFLINE

HOW TO ENABLE FIND MY FRIENDS ON MACBOOK SERIAL NUMBER

Asking the Police to submit your Mac’s serial number to the CheckMEND database can help prevent it from being sold on. If you are unable to recover your Mac with Find My Mac then we would recommend contacting the Police to file a report. What to do if you are unable to recover your Mac More information can be found on Apple's support page here

HOW TO ENABLE FIND MY FRIENDS ON MACBOOK OFFLINE

If the Mac is offline the remote erase will occur the next time it’s online.

If the Mac is online clicking the Erase Mac icon will lock the Mac and initiates a remote erase of the internal drive. You can set a message on the passcode screen with your contact details to help anyone who may find your Mac get in touch. If the Mac is offline it will Lock the next time it is connected to the internet even if the internal drive has been erased. If the Mac is online clicking the Lock icon will cause the Mac to restart and display a screen requiring a passcode to reactivate the Mac. If the Mac appears to be nearby you can click the Play Sound icon to have it play a sound and display a pop up message. From here you have three options Play Sound, Lock and Erase Mac. If your Mac is turned on and connected to the internet it will display it’s location.ģ. After verifying your login details again you will be presented with a map.Ģ. Once logged in using your Apple ID select the Find iPhone icon. If the unthinkable happens and you think your Mac has been lost or stolen you can access the Find My Mac tool from 1. Using Find My Mac to locate a lost or stolen Mac Ensure Find My Mac has been successfully enabled by checking there is a blue checkbox next to the icon. Check the Find My Mac option is enabled and click Next.ĥ. If you do not have an Apple ID you have the option to create one.Ĥ. Go to the Apple () menu and click System Preferences or click the System Preferences dock icon.ģ. If you skipped this step when completing the setup assistant you can enable Find My Mac from System Preferences.ġ. If you do not have an Apple ID you have the option to create one here.

When completing the setup assistant on a Mac you will be given the option to use your Apple ID to login to your iCloud account, this is required in order to enable Find My Mac.

When setting up your Mac for the first time you will be required to compete the setup assistant.

HOW TO ENABLE FIND MY FRIENDS ON MACBOOK HOW TO

The following steps will show you how to enable and use Find My Mac incase you are unlucky enough to have to use it. We frequently receive calls from customers who are buying a Mac as theirs has been lost or stolen and often Find My Mac has not been enabled. In the worst case scenario where your Mac is not recoverable you can lock the Mac and erase your data, greatly reducing it’s value to thieves and keeping your information secure. If your Mac has been lost or stolen Apple’s Find My Mac feature will allow you to attempt to locate it.