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Posted on Jan 23, 2025 11:49 AM

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Posted on Jan 23, 2025 2:29 PM

Itbdlinux wrote:

please before all user data and settings bios mdm evrything delete for help me iCloud remove .and new others laptop used ssd installation


It sounds like you have a second-hand Mac that is MDM-managed by a large organization, and/or that is currently Activation Locked.


If you want the Mac to be released from MDM management, you must ask the company, school, etc. who installed the MDM management to release the Mac, and hope they agree. To remove Activation Lock, you must provide the credentials the machine is asking for. Since you say that the Mac is MDM-managed, I'm going to guess that if it is asking for credentials, it is asking for those of someone other than you.


You may want to read

The All Too Common SAD Reality of Buying a Used iPad/iPhone – Apple Community


Although it is written with iPhones and iPads in mind, a fair amount of it applies to Macs, too.

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Jan 23, 2025 2:29 PM in response to Itbdlinux

Itbdlinux wrote:

please before all user data and settings bios mdm evrything delete for help me iCloud remove .and new others laptop used ssd installation


It sounds like you have a second-hand Mac that is MDM-managed by a large organization, and/or that is currently Activation Locked.


If you want the Mac to be released from MDM management, you must ask the company, school, etc. who installed the MDM management to release the Mac, and hope they agree. To remove Activation Lock, you must provide the credentials the machine is asking for. Since you say that the Mac is MDM-managed, I'm going to guess that if it is asking for credentials, it is asking for those of someone other than you.


You may want to read

The All Too Common SAD Reality of Buying a Used iPad/iPhone – Apple Community


Although it is written with iPhones and iPads in mind, a fair amount of it applies to Macs, too.

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