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What does "enter the password for the mac mini that is not this mac mini" mean?

What does "enter the password for the mac mini that is not this mac mini" mean?


iMac, OS X 10.11

Posted on Feb 4, 2021 3:55 PM

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Matti Haveri
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Posted on Feb 4, 2021 9:54 PM

Newer macOS seems to sometimes want a password from some other iCloud device than you are currently using. Apparently this is for added security.

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