Factory reset

[Lawsonm]

Hi
L our car was stolen and was a write off. The insurance company recovered a 2013 MacBook Pro and it seems to show a 4 digit lock code and a firmware lock. I just want all the information wiped and want to use it for my self. Laptop may be stolen but no way of contacting owner. The insurance company said the MacBook is ours now
Thanks
Lawson

 

[maflynn]

If you cannot prove that you are the owner to Apple, i.e., receipt, then there's no way for you to unlock it.

 

[Lawsonm]

So it is pretty much useless to me then?

 

[simonsi]

The insurance company is also wrong. The only way they could state that is if your car was stolen, the thief was insured by your insurance company and they paid out, then passed ownership to you. Otherwise the original owner still owns it.

Take it into Apple and see if they have it registered, the police may also have it registered as stolen.