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Zt X
Level 1 (4 points)
Mac OS X

Q: find serial number id if abroad with stolen macpro

Stolen MacBook:

If I am abroad and my MacPro was stolen

and I am away from my recipes and documentation,

are there any possibilities to find a serial number of

my MacPro in iCloud or somewhere else or this action

is not possible at all.

 

Tx for a reply, ziva

MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.2)

Posted on May 28, 2016 7:37 AM

by jkendrick,Apple recommended
jkendrick jkendrick
Level 1 (28 points)
Mac OS X
A:

Put your Apple I.D. and password, and your MacBook Pro serial number in an email to yourself. As long as you can access the internet with someone else's computer or iPad, you can find your email with the information. Still, I don't see much use in having the serial number except to report it stolen, but perhaps with a police report number, your homeowner's or renter's insurance might pay.

 

But you may want to activate Find My Mac, if you actually hope to get it back, or at least disable it from being used by the thief.

OS X Yosemite: Use Find My Mac instructions

https://support.apple.com/kb/PH18991?locale=en_US

 

EDIT: Yikes, I see you made another post where you say that in fact, your MBP WAS ALREADY STOLEN. Bummer.

macjack

wrote a reply to you here that may help:  How to get ID code of a MAC if it was stolen

 

P.S. In future, you may want to post in the appropriate forum; your two are showing up in Mountain Lion discussions.

Posted on May 30, 2016 8:56 PM

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Q: find serial number id if abroad with stolen macpro

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  • by Klaus1,

    Klaus1 Klaus1 May 29, 2016 1:05 AM in response to Zt X
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    May 29, 2016 1:05 AM in response to Zt X

    Why not just write it down and keep that note in a safe place?

  • by jkendrick,Apple recommended

    jkendrick jkendrick May 30, 2016 8:56 PM in response to Zt X
    Level 1 (28 points)
    Mac OS X
    May 30, 2016 8:56 PM in response to Zt X

    Put your Apple I.D. and password, and your MacBook Pro serial number in an email to yourself. As long as you can access the internet with someone else's computer or iPad, you can find your email with the information. Still, I don't see much use in having the serial number except to report it stolen, but perhaps with a police report number, your homeowner's or renter's insurance might pay.

     

    But you may want to activate Find My Mac, if you actually hope to get it back, or at least disable it from being used by the thief.

    OS X Yosemite: Use Find My Mac instructions

    https://support.apple.com/kb/PH18991?locale=en_US

     

    EDIT: Yikes, I see you made another post where you say that in fact, your MBP WAS ALREADY STOLEN. Bummer.

    macjack

    wrote a reply to you here that may help:  How to get ID code of a MAC if it was stolen

     

    P.S. In future, you may want to post in the appropriate forum; your two are showing up in Mountain Lion discussions.