Title says it all. I know you can check to see if you are still under warrenty, but it does not tell you when you purchased your mac. Thanks!
Oh, I've also updated my OS several times. I know there are some ways, but if you have updated you can't do those tricks anymore.
iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
I know this is old, but the Get Info on the User Home folder was a brilliant idea! I was adding it to our insurance plan and they asked when it was purchased. I got mine as a delivery so I think I can get away with using a delivery date instead.
Thanks!
Call whom ever u purchased it from and give them the serial number and your info and they should be able to look it up . All devices are documented as to when they were purchased through the serial number
I just did a Get Info on my user home folder (the home folder in Users on the hard drive). The creation date for that folder is shown as March 19 2011, which is dead on - that's when I first booted the Mac and created the account.
That folder was initially created in OS X 10.6.3, which was updated to OS X 10.6.8, then cloned, then updated to 10.7, cloned again, updated to 10.7.1, cloned again, and finally updated to 10.7.2. Yet the folder has retained its original creation date (which is to be expected).
Unless you have wiped accounts along the way, or done a total re-install of the OS at some time, the creation date for that user folder should get you very close. Factoring in the shipping time should get you to the actual purchase date.
In my case I still have the original shipping box; the FedEx label shows a shipping date of Mar 15 2011, which agrees with my recollection of shipping transit time.
what if you cant get into your computer because somethings has gone wrong. Where in my Apple Account can i find all my Apple purchases? The account page only seems to show the last 18 months.
How can I find out when I purchased my mac?
