TechTool email alerts

You may need to use an application-specific password for your iCloud email account password in the TechTool Protection settings in System Preferences.

Ref: Using app-specific passwords - Apple Support

The following settings worked for me:

• E-mail Address: [enter your iCloud email address here]
• SMTP Server: smtp.mail.me.com
• Port Number: 587
• Use SMTP Authentication (checked)
• Use SSL/TLS (checked)
• SMTP Account: [enter the part of your email address to the left of the @]
• Password: [enter the app-specific password from the link above]

Click on "Send Test E-mail." If successful, you should receive an email to your email address.

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Programs like TechTool are no longer necessary on modern Mac OS. Running an active application like that will only use system resources and slow your Mac. There's no advantage to it. I would uninstall it.

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