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Stolen mac

my macbook air was stolen. it was switched off at the time. can i track it?

MacBook Air 13″, 11.5

Posted on Aug 28, 2021 4:36 AM

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Posted on Aug 28, 2021 8:36 AM

Hi,

Following document could help your question.

If your Mac is lost or stolen - Apple Support


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Aug 28, 2021 11:58 PM in response to gidzamcle

If the thief happens to know your password sure, or if you elected no password at login which is doubtful. Can you sign out if he starts it up and can't login? No, you have to be present on some network somewhere to be able to manipulate it and logging in does that. You need to face the fact it's gone and your chances of some sort of notice from the Ether is nill.


Will you ever get it back? I'd say not likely, but then I've never been good at predicting the future and strange things do happen. A Mac is a fine device, but it's not magical, it still obeys the laws of physics and without a connection your password allows for you can't do anything.

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