pioneer41 Author

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Cannot enable 2 Factor Authentication after migration from Time Machine to new MacBook Air

Did a migration using Time Machine from a 11 year old MacBook Pro running Yosemite to a new MacBook Air 2020 with Catalina installed. Previous MBP did not have 2FA and cannot enable it now on new MBA. Cannot implement iCloud KeyChain with 2FA not enabled.

MacBook Air 13", macOS 10.15

Posted on May 11, 2020 11:37 AM

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May 11, 2020 12:53 PM in response to pioneer41

Two Factor Authentication isn't implemented on any Apple device. It is a part of iCloud, not your Mac.

Go to appleid.apple.com and turn on two factor authentication. If it doesn't work from the Mac, then go direct to the source and update it there.

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May 12, 2020 3:44 PM in response to pioneer41

Then contact Apple Support.

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pioneer41 Author

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May 12, 2020 3:23 PM in response to Barney-15E

What do you mean by “go direct to the source.” Still get an error message when we try to enable 2FA at appleid.apple.com.

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