I have a picture of a lock on the middle of my screen on my MacBook Air with a empty box under It and a arrow pointing right

What does this mean have never seen it before

Posted on Aug 2, 2018 10:33 PM

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Posted on Aug 2, 2018 10:44 PM

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If you set a firmware password on your Mac, you might see a lock icon at startup if you try to start your Mac from another volume like an external drive or macOS Recovery. Enter your firmware password to continue starting up.

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I have a picture of a lock on the middle of my screen on my MacBook Air with a empty box under It and a arrow pointing right

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