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iMac blocked

I have an old iMac and in the middle of the day the screen turned grey asking for 6 digit password. it is an old iMac from 2010. It doesn't appears on my apple ID and i don't have a receipt for this purchase as it was 10 years ago. is there anyway to unblock it? i have all my files and documents on it?



Posted on Nov 23, 2020 10:51 AM

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Posted on Nov 23, 2020 11:22 AM

You turned that functionality on, it is called 2 Factor Authentication. Please refer to https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/use-two-factor-authentication-with-apple-id-mchl8bd4e9c2/mac


I would leave it on and simply log in, the code will come to one of your devices, your iPad, iPhone, iMac etc...

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