brought a mac from best buy but previous owner still has find my mac on how do i remove their account

removing a previous owners find my mac off the mac I purchased

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jul 16, 2020 2:36 PM

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Jul 16, 2020 2:39 PM in response to anglz

You would need the previous owners information.

return the mac and get your money back.

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