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    I cant turn on Find my Mac

    I click Turn on and then Allow... but nothing happens. - 14" M1 MBP Can I try anything else?
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    Can't disable "Lost Mode" despite computer being linked to my iCloud account

    My Macbook is suddenly locked and unusable. It asks for a six-digit "system lock pin code" and says to go to icloud.com/find (see attached image). It also displays the custom message "Lucifer", which would seem to suggest some kind of hacker may be behind this. The strange thing is that the...
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  3. maverick28

    Resolved "Unable to determine location at this time"

    Hello, Has somebody run into the issue of location services being unable to determine the location in 10.7.5? I had no problem with Lion in this regard until this year.
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    Find My Mac/iPhone Extra Devices

    Has anyone besides myself seen devices in Find My Mac/iPhone that you do not own? I've recently had a MacBook model that I haven't owned in years show up in Find My Mac/iPhone. I don't even know nor can I tell that it was previously owned by me. I haven't owned this particular model in over...
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    Find My Mac Issue

    Greetings: I purchased a used Mac Mini off eBay in 2014, but didn't fully appreciate the fact that the previous owner still had an iCloud account attached to it. All of a sudden the Mac Mini has been locked out with a message to call a Chicago area phone number. I called that number but the...
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    Buying a used Mac from a shady-seeming source

    Hello. I'm in the market for a used iMac and Mac Mini at the moment, and I was recently in conversations with some guy to buy 'his' iMac. There were a bunch of red flags and holes in his story, and I decided not to go through with the purchase. But, it got me thinking: How should I go about...
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