Black Screen w/ Grey Lock

I had locked my device through find my getting a notification it was online and logged in. So I locked it. Came home today from work to turn on. Screen is black with lock on screen. I remember the password I punched in only 6 digits right? Nope. Once I enter the password the entire screen freezes and I cannot use the mouse either. Weird. Idkkkk HELP!!!

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.0

Posted on Jan 12, 2022 6:53 PM

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Posted on Jan 13, 2022 2:44 AM

Use the Find My app to locate a missing device or item



https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/findmy-mac/fmm0e3934777/mac

Turn off Lost Mode on a device

When you find your lost device, turn off Lost Mode.

  1. In the Find My app  on your Mac, click Devices.
  2. In the Devices list, select the device you marked as lost, then click the Info button  on the map.
  3. Under Mark As Lost, click Pending.
  4. Click Turn Off Mark As Lost.
  5. Click Turn Off to confirm.

You can also turn off Lost Mode on iCloud.com or from your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Apple Watch by entering the device’s passcode (the one you use to unlock your device). For iPhone Leather Wallet, you can turn off Lost Mode by attaching the wallet to your iPhone.

If you forget your device passcode, you can recover it using Find My iPhone on iCloud.com. See Use Lost Mode in Find My iPhone in the iCloud User Guide.

Unlock a Mac

When you find your lost Mac, enter the numeric passcode on the device to unlock it (the one you set up when you marked your Mac as lost).

Note: You can’t turn off Mark As Lost remotely from another Mac. You can only turn it off directly on the Mac that you marked as lost.

If you forget your device passcode, you can recover it using Find My iPhone on iCloud.com. See Use Lost Mode in Find My iPhone in the iCloud User Guide.


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Jan 13, 2022 2:44 AM in response to Ahi1997

Use the Find My app to locate a missing device or item



https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/findmy-mac/fmm0e3934777/mac

Turn off Lost Mode on a device

When you find your lost device, turn off Lost Mode.

  1. In the Find My app  on your Mac, click Devices.
  2. In the Devices list, select the device you marked as lost, then click the Info button  on the map.
  3. Under Mark As Lost, click Pending.
  4. Click Turn Off Mark As Lost.
  5. Click Turn Off to confirm.

You can also turn off Lost Mode on iCloud.com or from your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Apple Watch by entering the device’s passcode (the one you use to unlock your device). For iPhone Leather Wallet, you can turn off Lost Mode by attaching the wallet to your iPhone.

If you forget your device passcode, you can recover it using Find My iPhone on iCloud.com. See Use Lost Mode in Find My iPhone in the iCloud User Guide.

Unlock a Mac

When you find your lost Mac, enter the numeric passcode on the device to unlock it (the one you set up when you marked your Mac as lost).

Note: You can’t turn off Mark As Lost remotely from another Mac. You can only turn it off directly on the Mac that you marked as lost.

If you forget your device passcode, you can recover it using Find My iPhone on iCloud.com. See Use Lost Mode in Find My iPhone in the iCloud User Guide.


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