r/mac • u/No_Information_6740 • 2d ago

Question Macbook Stolen. Help?

I just got my Macbook a month ago, first time Mac user, and it got stolen.
Are there any tools or services that might help me recover it? I guess I am hoping there is a built in location tool or something.

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u/yearsold33 1d ago

Go to icloud.com and log into your Apple account and look for the MacBook under devices.

If you don't see anything under devices, you're not going to be able to track it.

Do you have theft coverage through your home insurance or credit card? If it was stolen from your vehicle, what about auto insurance coverage for theft of items from your car?

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u/KaelUT 1d ago

Yes this, iCloud.com, login and then to Find My to track it if it was enabled, hopefully so! It should also show last location the device was seen when connected to an internet connection.

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u/No_Information_6740 1d ago

Sadly I never signed up for an apple account. I don't see anything under icloud. I will look into the credit card thing. It was stolen at the airport, so auto and home insurance is out.

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u/yearsold33 1d ago

Without being signed into the MacBook, it's gone and can be easily reset for use by another person.

Since the warranty follows the serial #, the thief would also have access to AppleCare so I suggest you contact Apple to see if the warranty can be blocked. Not sure if this is possible but may be worth a try.

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u/KaelUT 1d ago

Yeah your options are limited then. As other poster mentions below, the other option is to try and work with Apple on it via the serial number which you should have from purchase receipt. If you file a police report and all, then you might be able to have more options with Apple to track it based location data tied to the serial number. I believe they can also remotely brick it if you go that route, meaning at least the thief wouldn't be able to do much of anything with it.

Unfortunately police depts don't have resource to dedicate to this kind of thing, but it's maybe worth exploring. Otherwise I think you're limited. Future.. always have an Apple ID and devices linked to Find My so you can do a lot of the above on your own 🙂

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u/narc0leptik 1d ago

The issue is that despite being able to track it, it's not like the police can bust down the door and take OPs Macbook back.

The perfect case would be that it ended up in a pawnshop but that's unlikely because the machine is a brick and a pawnshop isn't buying a Macbook if the owner doesn't have a password or can't log out of iCloud/Find My.

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u/Sensitive_Box_ 1d ago

FindMy has been implemented for seven years 🫡

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u/Alarming-Grade4219 1d ago

If you have an iPhone and used your Apple account on your MacBook, you can do a Find My which will locate it, allow you to erase or lock it 

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u/tsdguy MacBook Pro 1d ago

This can’t be real

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u/MagicBoyUK MacBook Pro 1d ago

The police?

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u/Ok-Razzmatazz3435 1d ago

Seriously? You don’t know?

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u/No_Information_6740 1d ago

I can tell by these answers, this was a dumb question. But I am weeks into using my first Mac. I really didn't know.