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Can someone please help ... Find My not showing for my iMac.
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I had this problem too (went almost crazy ...) and finally solved it following these steps:
- open Terminal：defaults read MobileMeAccounts
- sudo diskutil verifyVolume /
- power off Mac and long press power button, get into the Disk Utility, click the First Aid to the System Data Disk, then restart the Mac
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A new Apple tech support bod has now taken ownership of my case.
Spoke with him today, and he is saying “it could take weeks to be resolved.”
To be blunt, I think he is pulling figures out of the air.
I can’t believe this hasn’t been solved by now.
So much for Apple and “it just works.”
Very disappointed.
Spoke with him today, and he is saying “it could take weeks to be resolved.”
To be blunt, I think he is pulling figures out of the air.
I can’t believe this hasn’t been solved by now.
So much for Apple and “it just works.”
Very disappointed.
OK, please do and let us know. For me it did work and I hope it does for you too
sorry for your poor support experience, that is just not acceptable, so I totally understand your disappointment.
At the same time, imho Find My for a Mac is not a critical feature/function, so if it takes longer to resolve it, it does not stop you from using your Mac on a day-to-day basis, so for me, your statement "... it just works" is a little harsh. If an iPhone or any mobile device were affected by this, different story ... just my 2 cents/pennies
You would change your mind if you needed it to find your Mac
Might not be that way for the poster because it doesn't "just work" bet your's does
The penny is no more and I have lots of em in a jar
trump got rid of Lincoln!!!!
yeah, I feel the op because that issue really drove me nuts ...
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OP: any updates and had you done the troubleshooting steps from @ChrisChaval ?
Hello mate.
I haven't tried what @ChrisChaval suggested.
I didn't want to mess about with Terminal.
I may give it a go at some point, after I hear from the Apple tech support fellow tomorrow.
I was a bit reluctant too, at first ...
Then I got desperate enough and just tried it and it worked for me!
Then I got desperate enough and just tried it and it worked for me!
I may give it a go, then.I was a bit reluctant too, at first ...
Then I got desperate enough and just tried it and it worked for me!
Did you have the exact same issue?
Also, which Mac did you experience it on?
I had your exact same issue and it happened on a M3 MacBook Air
Here is the reddit post I googled out of desperation, for context:
Here is the reddit post I googled out of desperation, for context:
Indeed, terminal if you do the wrong thing you can risk ruining your iMac. 🖥️
I applaud 👏 your cooperation with following up with the AppleCare adviser
Lmk how it turns out!!! Also make sure to do Time Machine backup to your new Samsung disk drive prior to doing it as it requires disk utility
the backup advice is very valid, please do this before trying anything
Time Machine never worked for you? did you try backups to an external drive? I do regular tm backups to two different external nvme drives
Time Machine never worked for you? did you try backups to an external drive? I do regular tm backups to two different external nvme drives
oh I see, I am sorry ..
Apple tech support to the rescue then
keep us in the loop, please
Apple tech support to the rescue then
keep us in the loop, please
I'm having the same issue, in my device it says 'Find My Mac' is turned off, but everything is turned on. I will follow this post - I'm relieved that I'm not the only one experiencing this issue!
have you tried this?
Open Terminal and run:
killall bird (this restarts the iCloud sync process that handles Find My)
Open Terminal and run:
killall bird (this restarts the iCloud sync process that handles Find My)