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Q: "Recovery system update required." for Find My Mac -- after already updated!

I've run the latest round of updates on My 2011 MacBook Pro, and I have run into a snag with the new iCloud control panel.

 

I want to enable the "Find My Mac" feature, but unfortunately I am not able to, as the checkbox is grayed out. There is an error beside the control saying that I need to update the recovery system as per the title of this thread. I actually already *did* do this earlier today, however, and there are no other updates.

 

What is going on here? Is it possible that the update didn't actually install properly? I was away from the computer at the time it rebooted and would have installed that portion, so I can't tell, but if I look in the update history, I see "Lion Recovery Update 1.0" from today in the list.

 

Is anyone else having this problem? I wonder if it's just a buggy update   Hopefully this will be fixed soon by Apple in a subsequent update, but I'm curious if there's something I can do in the meantime.

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.1), Just updated to 10.7.2, not listed

Posted on Oct 12, 2011 3:08 PM

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  • by MBAcomputing,

    MBAcomputing MBAcomputing May 24, 2012 4:58 PM in response to MBAcomputing
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    May 24, 2012 4:58 PM in response to MBAcomputing

    I didn't submit the ticket to Apple but I found the problem and the solution(s).  This problem has to do with running different versions of Mac OS X and the Recovery System ("Mac OS X Utilities" - Cmd+R keys at boot).  If you don't already have a recovery partition then reinstalling OS X will likely fix the issue for you but if you already have one then it is likely you need to update the recovery partition.  Since the recovery partition system update installer that Apple has provided does not work for many, to update the partition you must either reinstall Mac OS X or delete and recreate it.  You can simply check to see what version of the recovery system you are running by booting into it using the Cmd+R keys at boot.  Once you are booted into the recovery system partition from the menu select Utilities and then Terminal.  From the terminal run "sw_vers" to determine your version.  If it is version 10.7 then you need to update to 10.7.2 to get the find my mac feature working.  This is probably because you updated your OS X version to Lion through the Apple Store but using that method to update does not update the Recovery System Partition.  If you cannot bring up the Recovery System by holding down the command and R keys while booting then you probably don’t have the necessary partition.  In either case you can either read this forum post https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3578860?start=0&tstart=0 for help with reinstalling Mac OS X, which will not delete your files, or you can do what I did and follow these instructions... http://derflounder.wordpress.com/2011/10/22/removing-and-rebuilding-a-malfunctioning-recover-hd-partition/#comment-1006. Please note, that the method used in the last link is a bit complex and you should backup all your files before attempting to use that method.  Actually, you should backup your files regardless of what method you use to attempt a Recovery System update.

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