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icloud lock

Good afternoon. However, there must be some mechanism to remove the icloud lock if the owner of the device cannot be contacted. A computer bought on e-bay, it is definitely not stolen. Not blacklisted.

Posted on Jun 8, 2022 1:00 AM

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Posted on Jun 8, 2022 1:19 AM

See the article Activation Lock for Mac - Apple Support

If your previously owned Mac shows an Activation Lock window that asks for someone else's Apple ID, the previous owner may need to remove Activation Lock for you.

There is no such feature to contact previous owner , the buyer must get details of the owner before purchasing the Mac or contact e - bay .

Even you contact apple support and follow the article How to remove Activation Lock - Apple Support

The account credentials are with previous owner , the Apple ID and password and rest of credentials are not known to you so they can't further proceed .

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Jun 8, 2022 1:19 AM in response to valdis256

See the article Activation Lock for Mac - Apple Support

If your previously owned Mac shows an Activation Lock window that asks for someone else's Apple ID, the previous owner may need to remove Activation Lock for you.

There is no such feature to contact previous owner , the buyer must get details of the owner before purchasing the Mac or contact e - bay .

Even you contact apple support and follow the article How to remove Activation Lock - Apple Support

The account credentials are with previous owner , the Apple ID and password and rest of credentials are not known to you so they can't further proceed .

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