Losing a laptop can be scary and stressful, especially considering the amount of money you spent on buying it and the important information stored on it. That’s why we’re showing you how to find your laptop if it’s lost or stolen.
How to Find a Lost MacBook
Here’s what to do if you misplace your MacBook.
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Before your Macbook goes missing, be sure to set up Find My by following these simple steps:
Turn on your location services
- Enter system settings
- Choose Security and Privacy
- Go to the “Privacy” tab and select “Location Services”
- Turn on Location Services and look for My in the list of apps.
Set up Find on Mac
- Enter system settings
- Click on your name at the top of the sidebar.If your name is not there, click Sign in with your Apple ID
- Click on iCloud
- Click on Find My Mac and turn it on
- When asked to allow Find My Mac to use your Mac’s location, click Allow
- Click Finish.
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How to use Find My
- Open Finder by going to another device and selecting the Devices tab or by logging in iCloud.com/find and select all devices
Use the Find My app to locate your MacBook.
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- Select your Mac to see its location on a map
- If your Mac is nearby, you can have it play a sound for you to hear so you can find it
- If your Mac is not nearby, you can remotely lock your Mac with a passcode to prevent unauthorized access by going to Mark Lost and selecting Activate, or selecting Lock on iCloud.com .
Here’s how to remotely lock your MacBook.
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If you can’t find your Mac after following these steps, or if you didn’t have a chance to set up Find My Mac before it went missing, you can still protect your data.
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How to Protect Mac Data Without Find It
- Change your Apple ID and password from your other Apple devices by going to Settings > Apple ID > Name, Phone Number, Email
- Change passwords for other accounts you’ve used on your Mac, including email, banking, and social media sites
- Report your Mac stolen to local law enforcement and provide them with the serial number, which can be found on your Mac packaging
- Erase your Mac by going to Find on another Apple device and choosing Devices > Your Lost Mac > Erase This Mac.
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