This Mac Has Been Locked With Find My Mac… but not by me!

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Could the previous owner still have control even after the HDD was wiped and macOS reinstalled fresh when I bought it?</div> <div class="js-selectToQuoteEnd"> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="reactionsBar js-reactionsList "> </div> <footer class="message-footer"> <div class="js-historyTarget message-historyTarget toggleTarget" data-href="trigger-href"></div> <section class="message-responses js-messageResponses"> <div class="js-replyNewMessageContainer"></div> </section> </footer> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="message message--post js-post js-inlineModContainer " data-author="FreakinEurekan" data-content="post-33588040" id="js-post-33588040"> <span class="u-anchorTarget" id="post-33588040"></span> <div class="message-inner"> <div class="message-cell message-cell--user"> <section itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" class="message-user "> <div class="message-avatar "> <div class="message-avatar-wrapper"> <a href="/members/freakineurekan.615100/" class="avatar avatar--m" data-user-id="615100" data-xf-init="member-tooltip"> <img src="" data-src="/data/avatars/m/615/615100.jpg?1370125725" data-srcset= "/data/avatars/l/615/615100.jpg?1370125725 2x" alt="FreakinEurekan" class="lazyload avatar-u615100-m" width="96" height="96" loading="lazy" itemprop="image" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="uix_messagePostBitWrapper"> <div class="message-userDetails"> <h4 class="message-name"><a href="/members/freakineurekan.615100/" class="username " dir="auto" itemprop="name" data-user-id="615100" data-xf-init="member-tooltip">FreakinEurekan</a></h4> <h5 class="userTitle message-userTitle" dir="auto" itemprop="jobTitle">macrumors 604</h5> </div> <div class="thThreads__message-userExtras"> <div class="message-userExtras"> <dl class="pairs pairs--justified"> <dt> <span data-xf-init="tooltip" title="Joined"> <i class="fa--xf fas fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> </dt> <dd>Sep 8, 2011</dd> </dl> <dl class="pairs pairs--justified"> <dt> <span data-xf-init="tooltip" title="Messages"> <i class="fa--xf fas fa-comments" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> </dt> <dd>6,700</dd> </dl> <dl class="pairs pairs--justified"> <dt> <span data-xf-init="tooltip" title="Reaction score"> <i class="fa--xf fas fa-thumbs-up" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> </dt> <dd>3,564</dd> </dl> </div> </div> <div class="thThreads__userExtra--toggle"> <a href="javascript:;" class="thThreads__userExtra--trigger" data-xf-click="ththreads-userextra-trigger"></a> </div> </div> <span class="message-userArrow"></span> </section> </div> <div class="message-cell message-cell--main"> <div class="message-main uix_messageContent js-quickEditTarget"> <header class="message-attribution message-attribution--split"> <ul class="message-attribution-main listInline "> <li class="u-concealed"> <a href="/threads/this-mac-has-been-locked-with-find-my-mac-but-not-by-me.2443862/post-33588040" rel="nofollow"> <time class="u-dt" dir="auto" datetime="2024-11-24T05:52:13-0800" data-time="1732456333" data-date-string="Nov 24, 2024" data-time-string="5:52 AM" title="Nov 24, 2024 at 5:52 AM" itemprop="datePublished">Yesterday at 5:52 AM</time> </a> </li> </ul> <ul class="message-attribution-opposite message-attribution-opposite--list "> <li> <a href="/threads/this-mac-has-been-locked-with-find-my-mac-but-not-by-me.2443862/post-33588040" class="message-attribution-gadget" data-xf-init="share-tooltip" data-href="/posts/33588040/share" aria-label="Share" rel="nofollow"> <i class="fa--xf fas fa-share-alt" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </li> <li> <a href="/threads/this-mac-has-been-locked-with-find-my-mac-but-not-by-me.2443862/post-33588040" rel="nofollow"> #4 </a> </li> </ul> </header> <div class="message-content js-messageContent"> <div class="message-userContent lbContainer js-lbContainer " data-lb-id="post-33588040" data-lb-caption-desc="FreakinEurekan · Nov 24, 2024 at 5:52 AM"> <article class="message-body js-selectToQuote"> <div class="bbWrapper">Yep, they sure could... if it doesn't appear under your Apple Account for Find My, then they very likely did.<br /> <br /> Macs of that age didn't have "Activation Lock" so being on someone else's Apple Account wouldn't prevent you from erasing or signing into them. The only limitation is you wouldn't be able to activate Find My, which most of us might not even notice as it's not a critical function on a desktop computer.<br /> <br /> But if the prior owner was looking at their Find my and saying "Hmm - what's this old Mac mini doing here? I sold that years ago" and locked it just to "ensure no one got into their account" (which you wouldn't have been able to, but it's a reasonable fear)... then THEY are the only ones who can remove that lock. If you can't contact them - it's dumpster material now.<br /> <br /> Modern Macs (~2018 and later) do have Activation Lock, so you'd notice the issue right away - you wouldn't even be able to sign on without the Apple Account password it's locked to.</div> <div class="js-selectToQuoteEnd"> </div> </article> </div> <div class="message-lastEdit"> Last edited: <time class="u-dt" dir="auto" datetime="2024-11-24T05:57:29-0800" data-time="1732456649" data-date-string="Nov 24, 2024" data-time-string="5:57 AM" title="Nov 24, 2024 at 5:57 AM" itemprop="dateModified">Yesterday at 5:57 AM</time> </div> </div> <div class="reactionsBar js-reactionsList is-active"> <ul class="reactionSummary"> <li><span class="reaction reaction--small reaction--1" data-reaction-id="1"><i aria-hidden="true"></i><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="reaction-sprite js-reaction" alt="Like" title="Like" /></span></li> </ul> <span class="u-srOnly">Reactions:</span> <a class="reactionsBar-link" href="/posts/33588040/reactions" data-xf-click="overlay" data-cache="false" rel="nofollow"><bdi>Shirasaki</bdi>, <bdi>Parowdy</bdi>, <bdi>adrianlondon</bdi> and 2 others</a> </div> <footer class="message-footer"> <div class="js-historyTarget message-historyTarget toggleTarget" data-href="trigger-href"></div> <section class="message-responses js-messageResponses"> <div class="js-replyNewMessageContainer"></div> </section> </footer> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="message message--post js-post js-inlineModContainer " data-author="FreakinEurekan" data-content="post-33588049" id="js-post-33588049"> <span class="u-anchorTarget" id="post-33588049"></span> <div class="message-inner"> <div class="message-cell message-cell--user"> <section itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" class="message-user "> <div class="message-avatar "> <div class="message-avatar-wrapper"> <a href="/members/freakineurekan.615100/" class="avatar avatar--m" data-user-id="615100" data-xf-init="member-tooltip"> <img src="" data-src="/data/avatars/m/615/615100.jpg?1370125725" data-srcset= "/data/avatars/l/615/615100.jpg?1370125725 2x" alt="FreakinEurekan" class="lazyload avatar-u615100-m" width="96" height="96" loading="lazy" itemprop="image" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="uix_messagePostBitWrapper"> <div class="message-userDetails"> <h4 class="message-name"><a href="/members/freakineurekan.615100/" class="username " dir="auto" itemprop="name" data-user-id="615100" data-xf-init="member-tooltip">FreakinEurekan</a></h4> <h5 class="userTitle message-userTitle" dir="auto" itemprop="jobTitle">macrumors 604</h5> </div> <div class="thThreads__message-userExtras"> <div class="message-userExtras"> <dl class="pairs pairs--justified"> <dt> <span data-xf-init="tooltip" title="Joined"> <i class="fa--xf fas fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> </dt> <dd>Sep 8, 2011</dd> </dl> <dl class="pairs pairs--justified"> <dt> <span data-xf-init="tooltip" title="Messages"> <i class="fa--xf fas fa-comments" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> </dt> <dd>6,700</dd> </dl> <dl class="pairs pairs--justified"> <dt> <span data-xf-init="tooltip" title="Reaction score"> <i class="fa--xf fas fa-thumbs-up" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> </dt> <dd>3,564</dd> </dl> </div> </div> <div class="thThreads__userExtra--toggle"> <a href="javascript:;" class="thThreads__userExtra--trigger" data-xf-click="ththreads-userextra-trigger"></a> </div> </div> <span class="message-userArrow"></span> </section> </div> <div class="message-cell message-cell--main"> <div class="message-main uix_messageContent js-quickEditTarget"> <header class="message-attribution message-attribution--split"> <ul class="message-attribution-main listInline "> <li class="u-concealed"> <a href="/threads/this-mac-has-been-locked-with-find-my-mac-but-not-by-me.2443862/post-33588049" rel="nofollow"> <time class="u-dt" dir="auto" datetime="2024-11-24T06:01:43-0800" data-time="1732456903" data-date-string="Nov 24, 2024" data-time-string="6:01 AM" title="Nov 24, 2024 at 6:01 AM" itemprop="datePublished">Yesterday at 6:01 AM</time> </a> </li> </ul> <ul class="message-attribution-opposite message-attribution-opposite--list "> <li> <a href="/threads/this-mac-has-been-locked-with-find-my-mac-but-not-by-me.2443862/post-33588049" class="message-attribution-gadget" data-xf-init="share-tooltip" data-href="/posts/33588049/share" aria-label="Share" rel="nofollow"> <i class="fa--xf fas fa-share-alt" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </li> <li> <a href="/threads/this-mac-has-been-locked-with-find-my-mac-but-not-by-me.2443862/post-33588049" rel="nofollow"> #5 </a> </li> </ul> </header> <div class="message-content js-messageContent"> <div class="message-userContent lbContainer js-lbContainer " data-lb-id="post-33588049" data-lb-caption-desc="FreakinEurekan · Nov 24, 2024 at 6:01 AM"> <article class="message-body js-selectToQuote"> <div class="bbWrapper">There is actually one possibility - I've "Heard" (not tried it myself) that OBSOLETE Macs don't require original Proof of Purchase. What year is the mini? If it's 2012 or older, it's OBS so take it in & see what happens. If it's 2014 it's just VIN (Vintage) and won't be OBS for another year. If it's 2018.... it'd have Activation Lock so probably not 2018. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯<br /> <br /> If you're not sure what year.... does the bottom have a twist-and-remove? If so, it's 2012 or older. 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Seems absolutely insane to me that you can totally reset everything but a total stranger still has the power to brick it remotely.</div> <div class="js-selectToQuoteEnd"> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="reactionsBar js-reactionsList is-active"> <ul class="reactionSummary"> <li><span class="reaction reaction--small reaction--1" data-reaction-id="1"><i aria-hidden="true"></i><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="reaction-sprite js-reaction" alt="Like" title="Like" /></span></li> </ul> <span class="u-srOnly">Reactions:</span> <a class="reactionsBar-link" href="/posts/33588050/reactions" data-xf-click="overlay" data-cache="false" rel="nofollow"><bdi>Parowdy</bdi></a> </div> <footer class="message-footer"> <div class="js-historyTarget message-historyTarget toggleTarget" data-href="trigger-href"></div> <section class="message-responses js-messageResponses"> <div class="js-replyNewMessageContainer"></div> </section> 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data-lb-id="post-33588052" data-lb-caption-desc="Manek43509 · Nov 24, 2024 at 6:02 AM"> <article class="message-body js-selectToQuote"> <div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 615100" data-quote="FreakinEurekan" data-source="post: 33588049" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/goto/post?id=33588049" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-33588049">FreakinEurekan said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> There is actually one possibility - I've "Heard" (not tried it myself) that OBSOLETE Macs don't require original Proof of Purchase. What year is the mini? If it's 2012 or older, it's OBS so take it in & see what happens. If it's 2014 it's just VIN (Vintage) and won't be OBS for another year. If it's 2018.... it'd have Activation Lock so probably not 2018. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Either 2012 or 2014. Pretty sure that’s officially unable to support Mojave so I’m guessing 2012?</div> <div class="js-selectToQuoteEnd"> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="reactionsBar js-reactionsList "> </div> <footer class="message-footer"> <div class="js-historyTarget message-historyTarget toggleTarget" data-href="trigger-href"></div> <section class="message-responses js-messageResponses"> <div class="js-replyNewMessageContainer"></div> </section> </footer> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="message message--post js-post js-inlineModContainer " data-author="FreakinEurekan" data-content="post-33588066" id="js-post-33588066"> <span class="u-anchorTarget" id="post-33588066"></span> <div class="message-inner"> <div class="message-cell message-cell--user"> <section itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" class="message-user "> <div class="message-avatar "> <div class="message-avatar-wrapper"> <a href="/members/freakineurekan.615100/" class="avatar avatar--m" data-user-id="615100" data-xf-init="member-tooltip"> <img src="" data-src="/data/avatars/m/615/615100.jpg?1370125725" data-srcset= "/data/avatars/l/615/615100.jpg?1370125725 2x" alt="FreakinEurekan" class="lazyload avatar-u615100-m" width="96" height="96" loading="lazy" itemprop="image" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="uix_messagePostBitWrapper"> <div class="message-userDetails"> <h4 class="message-name"><a href="/members/freakineurekan.615100/" class="username " dir="auto" itemprop="name" data-user-id="615100" data-xf-init="member-tooltip">FreakinEurekan</a></h4> <h5 class="userTitle message-userTitle" dir="auto" itemprop="jobTitle">macrumors 604</h5> </div> <div class="thThreads__message-userExtras"> <div class="message-userExtras"> <dl class="pairs pairs--justified"> <dt> <span data-xf-init="tooltip" title="Joined"> <i class="fa--xf fas fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> </dt> <dd>Sep 8, 2011</dd> </dl> <dl class="pairs pairs--justified"> <dt> <span data-xf-init="tooltip" title="Messages"> <i class="fa--xf fas fa-comments" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> </dt> <dd>6,700</dd> </dl> <dl class="pairs pairs--justified"> <dt> <span data-xf-init="tooltip" title="Reaction score"> <i class="fa--xf fas fa-thumbs-up" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> </dt> <dd>3,564</dd> </dl> </div> </div> <div class="thThreads__userExtra--toggle"> <a href="javascript:;" class="thThreads__userExtra--trigger" data-xf-click="ththreads-userextra-trigger"></a> </div> </div> <span class="message-userArrow"></span> </section> </div> <div class="message-cell message-cell--main"> <div class="message-main uix_messageContent js-quickEditTarget"> <header class="message-attribution message-attribution--split"> <ul class="message-attribution-main listInline "> <li class="u-concealed"> <a href="/threads/this-mac-has-been-locked-with-find-my-mac-but-not-by-me.2443862/post-33588066" rel="nofollow"> <time class="u-dt" dir="auto" datetime="2024-11-24T06:09:53-0800" data-time="1732457393" data-date-string="Nov 24, 2024" data-time-string="6:09 AM" title="Nov 24, 2024 at 6:09 AM" itemprop="datePublished">Yesterday at 6:09 AM</time> </a> </li> </ul> <ul class="message-attribution-opposite message-attribution-opposite--list "> <li> <a href="/threads/this-mac-has-been-locked-with-find-my-mac-but-not-by-me.2443862/post-33588066" class="message-attribution-gadget" data-xf-init="share-tooltip" data-href="/posts/33588066/share" aria-label="Share" rel="nofollow"> <i class="fa--xf fas fa-share-alt" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </li> <li> <a href="/threads/this-mac-has-been-locked-with-find-my-mac-but-not-by-me.2443862/post-33588066" rel="nofollow"> #8 </a> </li> </ul> </header> <div class="message-content js-messageContent"> <div class="message-userContent lbContainer js-lbContainer " data-lb-id="post-33588066" data-lb-caption-desc="FreakinEurekan · Nov 24, 2024 at 6:09 AM"> <article class="message-body js-selectToQuote"> <div class="bbWrapper">New hard drive won't help, the lock is motherboard-based.<br /> <br /> Is the bottom removable without tools? That's how you can tell a 2012 from a 2014.</div> <div class="js-selectToQuoteEnd"> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="reactionsBar js-reactionsList is-active"> <ul class="reactionSummary"> <li><span class="reaction reaction--small reaction--1" data-reaction-id="1"><i aria-hidden="true"></i><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="reaction-sprite js-reaction" alt="Like" title="Like" /></span></li> </ul> <span class="u-srOnly">Reactions:</span> <a class="reactionsBar-link" href="/posts/33588066/reactions" data-xf-click="overlay" data-cache="false" rel="nofollow"><bdi>Parowdy</bdi> and <bdi>Chuckeee</bdi></a> </div> <footer class="message-footer"> <div class="js-historyTarget message-historyTarget toggleTarget" data-href="trigger-href"></div> <section class="message-responses js-messageResponses"> <div class="js-replyNewMessageContainer"></div> </section> </footer> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="message 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<a href="/goto/post?id=33588030" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-33588030">Manek43509 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Purchased secondhand, but five years ago — and fully wiped, factory reset and signed in on my Apple ID in the meantime. Could the previous owner still have control even after the HDD was wiped and macOS reinstalled fresh when I bought it? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>I've sold a few of my old Macs over the years. Wouldn't dream of bricking someone's computer. 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Best bet, of course, is reach out to the seller as <a href="https://forums.macrumors.com/members/355158/" class="username" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" data-user-id="355158" data-username="@weaztek">@weaztek</a> said. I of course wouldn't dream of doing this on a machine I've sold either - but I'd <u><i>understand</i></u> why it was still in my account, and simply Remove it. I can certainly see how someone who didn't know what was going on, might lock it out of paranoia.</div> <div class="js-selectToQuoteEnd"> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="reactionsBar js-reactionsList is-active"> <ul class="reactionSummary"> <li><span class="reaction reaction--small reaction--1" data-reaction-id="1"><i aria-hidden="true"></i><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="reaction-sprite js-reaction" alt="Like" title="Like" /></span></li> </ul> <span class="u-srOnly">Reactions:</span> <a class="reactionsBar-link" href="/posts/33588074/reactions" data-xf-click="overlay" data-cache="false" rel="nofollow"><bdi>ThailandToo</bdi> and <bdi>Parowdy</bdi></a> </div> <footer class="message-footer"> <div class="js-historyTarget message-historyTarget toggleTarget" data-href="trigger-href"></div> <section class="message-responses js-messageResponses"> <div class="js-replyNewMessageContainer"></div> </section> </footer> 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I’ll try to find the seller’s details but I don’t think eBay hold purchase records for longer than ninety days so that will all come down to whether there’s anything still in my emails from that far back!<br /> <br /> I might also try speaking to the people at my local Apple Store as they have been helpful in the past.</div> <div class="js-selectToQuoteEnd"> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="reactionsBar js-reactionsList is-active"> <ul class="reactionSummary"> <li><span class="reaction reaction--small reaction--1" data-reaction-id="1"><i aria-hidden="true"></i><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="reaction-sprite js-reaction" alt="Like" title="Like" /></span></li> </ul> <span class="u-srOnly">Reactions:</span> <a class="reactionsBar-link" href="/posts/33588126/reactions" data-xf-click="overlay" data-cache="false" rel="nofollow"><bdi>Parowdy</bdi></a> </div> <footer class="message-footer"> <div class="js-historyTarget message-historyTarget toggleTarget" data-href="trigger-href"></div> <section class="message-responses js-messageResponses"> <div class="js-replyNewMessageContainer"></div> </section> </footer> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="message message--post js-post js-inlineModContainer " data-author="TechnoMonk" data-content="post-33588200" id="js-post-33588200"> <span class="u-anchorTarget" id="post-33588200"></span> <div class="message-inner"> <div class="message-cell message-cell--user"> <section itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" class="message-user "> <div class="message-avatar "> <div class="message-avatar-wrapper"> <a href="/members/technomonk.1328774/" class="avatar avatar--m avatar--default avatar--default--dynamic" data-user-id="1328774" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" style="background-color: #e91e63; color: #ff80ab"> <span class="avatar-u1328774-m" role="img" aria-label="TechnoMonk">T</span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="uix_messagePostBitWrapper"> <div class="message-userDetails"> <h4 class="message-name"><a href="/members/technomonk.1328774/" class="username " dir="auto" itemprop="name" data-user-id="1328774" data-xf-init="member-tooltip">TechnoMonk</a></h4> <h5 class="userTitle message-userTitle" dir="auto" itemprop="jobTitle">macrumors 68030</h5> </div> <div class="thThreads__message-userExtras"> <div class="message-userExtras"> <dl class="pairs pairs--justified"> <dt> <span data-xf-init="tooltip" title="Joined"> <i class="fa--xf fas fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> </dt> <dd>Oct 15, 2022</dd> </dl> <dl class="pairs pairs--justified"> <dt> <span data-xf-init="tooltip" title="Messages"> <i class="fa--xf fas fa-comments" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> </dt> <dd>2,659</dd> </dl> <dl class="pairs pairs--justified"> <dt> <span data-xf-init="tooltip" title="Reaction score"> <i class="fa--xf fas fa-thumbs-up" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> </dt> <dd>4,200</dd> </dl> </div> </div> <div class="thThreads__userExtra--toggle"> <a href="javascript:;" class="thThreads__userExtra--trigger" data-xf-click="ththreads-userextra-trigger"></a> </div> </div> <span class="message-userArrow"></span> </section> </div> <div class="message-cell message-cell--main"> <div class="message-main uix_messageContent js-quickEditTarget"> <header class="message-attribution message-attribution--split"> <ul class="message-attribution-main listInline "> <li class="u-concealed"> <a href="/threads/this-mac-has-been-locked-with-find-my-mac-but-not-by-me.2443862/post-33588200" rel="nofollow"> <time class="u-dt" dir="auto" datetime="2024-11-24T07:22:31-0800" data-time="1732461751" data-date-string="Nov 24, 2024" data-time-string="7:22 AM" title="Nov 24, 2024 at 7:22 AM" itemprop="datePublished">Yesterday at 7:22 AM</time> </a> </li> </ul> <ul class="message-attribution-opposite message-attribution-opposite--list "> <li> <a href="/threads/this-mac-has-been-locked-with-find-my-mac-but-not-by-me.2443862/post-33588200" class="message-attribution-gadget" data-xf-init="share-tooltip" data-href="/posts/33588200/share" aria-label="Share" rel="nofollow"> <i class="fa--xf fas fa-share-alt" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </li> <li> <a href="/threads/this-mac-has-been-locked-with-find-my-mac-but-not-by-me.2443862/post-33588200" rel="nofollow"> #12 </a> </li> </ul> </header> <div class="message-content js-messageContent"> <div class="message-userContent lbContainer js-lbContainer " data-lb-id="post-33588200" data-lb-caption-desc="TechnoMonk · Nov 24, 2024 at 7:22 AM"> <article class="message-body js-selectToQuote"> <div class="bbWrapper">If it is 2012, or 2014, those are already vintage/obsolete. I doubt Apple Store will touch your Mac Mini. Your best bet is reaching out to the seller. It’s not a total stranger who has control but some one who most likely has Mac mini in find my device profile. Did you ever see the Mac mini in your find My list of devices.</div> <div class="js-selectToQuoteEnd"> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="reactionsBar js-reactionsList "> </div> <footer class="message-footer"> <div class="js-historyTarget message-historyTarget toggleTarget" data-href="trigger-href"></div> <section class="message-responses js-messageResponses"> <div class="js-replyNewMessageContainer"></div> </section> </footer> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="message message-threadStarterPost message--post js-post js-inlineModContainer " data-author="Manek43509" data-content="post-33588235" id="js-post-33588235"> <span class="u-anchorTarget" id="post-33588235"></span> <div class="message-inner"> <div class="message-cell message-cell--user"> <section itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" class="message-user "> <div class="message-avatar "> <div class="message-avatar-wrapper"> <a href="/members/manek43509.484262/" class="avatar avatar--m" 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class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> If it is 2012, or 2014, those are already vintage/obsolete. I doubt Apple Store will touch your Mac Mini. Your best bet is reaching out to the seller. It’s not a total stranger who has control but some one who most likely has Mac mini in find my device profile. Did you ever see the Mac mini in your find My list of devices. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>They’re a total stranger to me, the owner of the Mac Mini. I have never checked the Find My list before today — why would I? — so I’ve no idea whether the device was there in the past or not.<br /> <br /> The local Apple Store helped me fit third-party VESA wall mount adaptors to two Thunderbolt Displays when they were not really supposed to, because they know me — so you never know, unless you ask.</div> <div class="js-selectToQuoteEnd"> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="reactionsBar js-reactionsList is-active"> <ul class="reactionSummary"> <li><span class="reaction reaction--small reaction--1" data-reaction-id="1"><i aria-hidden="true"></i><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="reaction-sprite js-reaction" alt="Like" title="Like" /></span></li> </ul> <span class="u-srOnly">Reactions:</span> <a class="reactionsBar-link" href="/posts/33588235/reactions" data-xf-click="overlay" data-cache="false" rel="nofollow"><bdi>Shirasaki</bdi>, <bdi>Parowdy</bdi>, <bdi>TechnoMonk</bdi> and 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So it may not be up to the store's discretion. If it is in fact a 2012 though, the "OBS" loophole should let them get a code without the PoP.<br /> <br /> But the bottom line is - ya won't know if ya don't ask! <i>Bon chance!</i></div> <div class="js-selectToQuoteEnd"> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="reactionsBar js-reactionsList is-active"> <ul class="reactionSummary"> <li><span class="reaction reaction--small reaction--1" data-reaction-id="1"><i aria-hidden="true"></i><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="reaction-sprite js-reaction" alt="Like" title="Like" /></span></li> </ul> <span class="u-srOnly">Reactions:</span> <a class="reactionsBar-link" href="/posts/33588244/reactions" data-xf-click="overlay" data-cache="false" rel="nofollow"><bdi>Parowdy</bdi></a> </div> <footer class="message-footer"> <div class="js-historyTarget message-historyTarget toggleTarget" data-href="trigger-href"></div> <section class="message-responses js-messageResponses"> <div 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get something new from Apple, or perhaps from the Apple online refurbished store. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Sorry but I don’t have the money to pay brand new or official refurbished prices. I refuse to buy into Apple’s Chuck-Away-And-Buy-New culture, adding to piles of e-waste of devices which are only a handful of years old. And I much prefer the design of older Mac models anyway.<br /> <br /> I have only ever bought one Mac from new — I bought it in 2013, and I still use it all the time as my main work laptops. All my other Macs — plus my iPhone and six iPads — are secondhand.</div> <div class="js-selectToQuoteEnd"> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="reactionsBar js-reactionsList is-active"> <ul class="reactionSummary"> <li><span class="reaction reaction--small reaction--1" data-reaction-id="1"><i aria-hidden="true"></i><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="reaction-sprite js-reaction" alt="Like" title="Like" /></span></li> </ul> <span class="u-srOnly">Reactions:</span> <a class="reactionsBar-link" href="/posts/33588252/reactions" data-xf-click="overlay" data-cache="false" rel="nofollow"><bdi>Shirasaki</bdi>, <bdi>Ericdjensen</bdi>, <bdi>Snowlover</bdi> and 2 others</a> </div> <footer class="message-footer"> <div class="js-historyTarget message-historyTarget toggleTarget" data-href="trigger-href"></div> <section class="message-responses js-messageResponses"> <div class="js-replyNewMessageContainer"></div> </section> </footer> 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So it may not be up to the store's discretion. If it is in fact a 2012 though, the "OBS" loophole should let them get a code without the PoP.<br /> <br /> But the bottom line is - ya won't know if ya don't ask! <i>Bon chance!</i> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Fair enough. 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I refuse to buy into Apple’s Chuck-Away-And-Buy-New culture, adding to piles of e-waste of devices which are only a handful of years old. And I much prefer the design of older Mac models anyway.<br /> <br /> I have only ever bought one Mac from new — I bought it in 2013, and I still use it all the time as my main work laptops. All my other Macs — plus my iPhone and six iPads — are secondhand. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Buying second-hand is fine IMO, but you do need to ensure it's been removed from Find My. As you've discovered 😬 that was trickier to do on older models but as long as you're only buying 2018 or newer devices going forward, you won't be caught by this again.</div> <div class="js-selectToQuoteEnd"> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="reactionsBar js-reactionsList is-active"> <ul class="reactionSummary"> <li><span class="reaction reaction--small reaction--1" data-reaction-id="1"><i aria-hidden="true"></i><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="reaction-sprite js-reaction" alt="Like" title="Like" /></span></li> </ul> <span class="u-srOnly">Reactions:</span> <a class="reactionsBar-link" href="/posts/33588261/reactions" data-xf-click="overlay" data-cache="false" rel="nofollow"><bdi>brilliantthings</bdi>, <bdi>haruhiko</bdi> and <bdi>ThailandToo</bdi></a> </div> <footer class="message-footer"> <div class="js-historyTarget message-historyTarget toggleTarget" data-href="trigger-href"></div> <section class="message-responses js-messageResponses"> <div class="js-replyNewMessageContainer"></div> </section> </footer> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="message message--post js-post js-inlineModContainer " data-author="CharlesShaw" data-content="post-33588270" id="js-post-33588270"> <span class="u-anchorTarget" id="post-33588270"></span> <div class="message-inner"> <div class="message-cell message-cell--user"> <section itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" class="message-user "> <div class="message-avatar "> <div class="message-avatar-wrapper"> <a href="/members/charlesshaw.961367/" class="avatar avatar--m" data-user-id="961367" data-xf-init="member-tooltip"> <img src="" data-src="/data/avatars/m/961/961367.jpg?1724555782" data-srcset= "/data/avatars/l/961/961367.jpg?1724555782 2x" alt="CharlesShaw" class="lazyload avatar-u961367-m" width="96" height="96" loading="lazy" itemprop="image" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="uix_messagePostBitWrapper"> <div class="message-userDetails"> <h4 class="message-name"><a href="/members/charlesshaw.961367/" class="username " dir="auto" itemprop="name" data-user-id="961367" data-xf-init="member-tooltip">CharlesShaw</a></h4> <h5 class="userTitle message-userTitle" dir="auto" itemprop="jobTitle">macrumors 68000</h5> </div> <div class="thThreads__message-userExtras"> <div class="message-userExtras"> <dl class="pairs pairs--justified"> <dt> <span data-xf-init="tooltip" title="Joined"> <i class="fa--xf fas fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> </dt> <dd>May 8, 2015</dd> </dl> <dl class="pairs pairs--justified"> <dt> <span data-xf-init="tooltip" title="Messages"> <i class="fa--xf fas fa-comments" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> </dt> <dd>1,788</dd> </dl> <dl class="pairs pairs--justified"> <dt> <span data-xf-init="tooltip" title="Reaction score"> <i class="fa--xf fas fa-thumbs-up" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> </dt> <dd>2,948</dd> </dl> </div> </div> <div class="thThreads__userExtra--toggle"> <a href="javascript:;" class="thThreads__userExtra--trigger" data-xf-click="ththreads-userextra-trigger"></a> </div> </div> <span class="message-userArrow"></span> </section> </div> <div class="message-cell message-cell--main"> <div class="message-main uix_messageContent js-quickEditTarget"> <header class="message-attribution message-attribution--split"> <ul class="message-attribution-main listInline "> <li class="u-concealed"> <a href="/threads/this-mac-has-been-locked-with-find-my-mac-but-not-by-me.2443862/post-33588270" rel="nofollow"> <time class="u-dt" dir="auto" datetime="2024-11-24T07:51:00-0800" data-time="1732463460" data-date-string="Nov 24, 2024" data-time-string="7:51 AM" title="Nov 24, 2024 at 7:51 AM" itemprop="datePublished">Yesterday at 7:51 AM</time> </a> </li> </ul> <ul class="message-attribution-opposite message-attribution-opposite--list "> <li> <a href="/threads/this-mac-has-been-locked-with-find-my-mac-but-not-by-me.2443862/post-33588270" class="message-attribution-gadget" data-xf-init="share-tooltip" data-href="/posts/33588270/share" aria-label="Share" rel="nofollow"> <i class="fa--xf fas fa-share-alt" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </li> <li> <a href="/threads/this-mac-has-been-locked-with-find-my-mac-but-not-by-me.2443862/post-33588270" rel="nofollow"> #19 </a> </li> </ul> </header> <div class="message-content js-messageContent"> <div class="message-userContent lbContainer js-lbContainer " data-lb-id="post-33588270" data-lb-caption-desc="CharlesShaw · Nov 24, 2024 at 7:51 AM"> <article class="message-body js-selectToQuote"> <div class="bbWrapper">Sorry this happened. If the Apple Store cannot help, and it's indeed a brick, you'll probably be upset, but at least they can recycle it for free (they'll even provide a free shipping label if recycled online) and the aluminum will be used in future products.</div> <div class="js-selectToQuoteEnd"> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="reactionsBar js-reactionsList is-active"> <ul class="reactionSummary"> <li><span class="reaction reaction--small reaction--1" data-reaction-id="1"><i aria-hidden="true"></i><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="reaction-sprite js-reaction" alt="Like" title="Like" /></span></li> </ul> <span class="u-srOnly">Reactions:</span> <a class="reactionsBar-link" href="/posts/33588270/reactions" data-xf-click="overlay" data-cache="false" rel="nofollow"><bdi>kitKAC</bdi> and <bdi>FreakinEurekan</bdi></a> </div> <footer class="message-footer"> <div class="js-historyTarget message-historyTarget toggleTarget" 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As you've discovered 😬 that was trickier to do on older models but as long as you're only buying 2018 or newer devices going forward, you won't be caught by this again. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Yes, that’s certainly something to learn from this: in future, ask the seller to remove it from their Find My Mac list when they sell it!</div> <div class="js-selectToQuoteEnd"> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="reactionsBar js-reactionsList is-active"> <ul class="reactionSummary"> <li><span class="reaction reaction--small reaction--1" data-reaction-id="1"><i aria-hidden="true"></i><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="reaction-sprite js-reaction" alt="Like" title="Like" /></span></li> </ul> <span class="u-srOnly">Reactions:</span> <a class="reactionsBar-link" href="/posts/33588289/reactions" data-xf-click="overlay" 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So they do purge them. But if you bought it in 2017 or later, you should be able to identify the seller, assuming they are still around. It’s worth a shot, they may have the unlock code, or at least know who does.<br /> <br /> EDIT: Actually, even though my purchases are only listed back to October 2017, in my "Feedback profile," I can see feedback from sellers I bought from going back all the way to 2003. 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I have never checked the Find My list before today — why would I? — so I’ve no idea whether the device was there in the past or not.<br /> <br /> The local Apple Store helped me fit third-party VESA wall mount adaptors to two Thunderbolt Displays when they were not really supposed to, because they know me — so you never know, unless you ask. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>I didn’t suggest you shouldn’t try. Explore every option, including if you can find the eBay seller. Apple Store employees are usually helpful, and make sure you take the eBay receipt when you purchased Mac mini. I hope you will find a resolution. 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So they do purge them. But if you bought it in 2017 or later, you should be able to identify the seller, assuming they are still around. It’s worth a shot, they may have the unlock code, or at least know who does.<br /> <br /> EDIT: Actually, even though my purchases are only listed back to October 2017, in my "Feedback profile," I can see feedback from sellers I bought from going back all the way to 2003. The item names are listed back further than 2017, so it's worth a look, depending on how active you are, you might be able to find them. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>I just went in and opened my eBay profile. 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