Unable to turn on Find My on my MacBook Air

Localizarion is ON , permissions are On but when I want to turn on the Find My it only says OFF in gray. It is a brand new laptop so it is not like it just stopped working


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MacBook Air 15″, macOS 15.5

Posted on Jun 1, 2025 12:30 PM

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Posted on Jun 1, 2025 1:50 PM

I ran into a similar situation only days ago with my MacBook Air. The fix was to repair the startup drive with Disk Utility First Aid. It sounds complicated, but is fairly simple.


Startup your computer in macOS Recovery mode.

Use macOS Recovery on a Mac with Apple silicon - Apple Support


Now, while still in recovery mode, launch the Disk Utility application.

In **, click View > Show All Devices.

Select each internal item listed in the ** sidebar and run First Aid on it. Start from the bottom with the APFS volumes, then the container disk and then the drive media itself.

The steps to repair your computer's internal storage are included in the document linked above.


When that is done, shut down the Mac, reboot normally and check your ability to turn on Find My.

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Jun 1, 2025 1:50 PM in response to Dianiberry

I ran into a similar situation only days ago with my MacBook Air. The fix was to repair the startup drive with Disk Utility First Aid. It sounds complicated, but is fairly simple.


Startup your computer in macOS Recovery mode.

Use macOS Recovery on a Mac with Apple silicon - Apple Support


Now, while still in recovery mode, launch the Disk Utility application.

In **, click View > Show All Devices.

Select each internal item listed in the ** sidebar and run First Aid on it. Start from the bottom with the APFS volumes, then the container disk and then the drive media itself.

The steps to repair your computer's internal storage are included in the document linked above.


When that is done, shut down the Mac, reboot normally and check your ability to turn on Find My.

Jun 1, 2025 1:29 PM in response to Dianiberry

Are you signed in to your Apple Account? That's one of the questions asked when setting up a new Mac, but you can defer that decision.


Review all the required steps in Set up Find My on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac - Apple Support. Otherwise contact Apple, because turning on Find My Mac shouldn't be complicated. Start here: Official Apple Support. Personal setup assistance is included (free) when purchasing a Mac from Apple or authorized resellers.

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