Unable to set up Find My on my MacBook Air

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Hi! I'm trying to set up the locator on my MacBook, everything is done exactly according to this article, but for some reason it still says disabled

What could be the problem, what should I do?

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Original Title: Find My Mac - OFF, i can't turn it on

MacBook Air 13″

Posted on Aug 25, 2025 02:04 AM

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Answer 1

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well, if u read this article and have this problem too, i have solution for u!

open Terminal：defaults read MobileMeAccounts
sudo diskutil verifyVolume /
power off Macbook and long press power button, get into the Disk Utility, click the First Aid to the System Data Disk, then restart the Macbook

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Answer 2

Sorry … but what I see in your attached image is: “Find My Mac: ON”

What am I missing ???

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Answer 3

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Look at first pic "device info" :)

And this is exactly what I am writing about, everything is turn on everywhere, but the function doesnt work

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Answer 4

Aha ! Top line. Got it.

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