How to Turn Off Find My Mac Service (2024)? 6 Ways with ‘FAQs’!

If you are struggling to understand trick to disable Find My Mac. Don’t worry! Now you have to come at right place where you will learn about how to turn off Find My Mac service on your all Macbook with ease.

The ‘Find My Mac’ feature is an amazing way that allows to prevent your Mac  for getting misplace or being stolen as it lets you to trace and lock your Mac device, even if you don’t have it with you. When ‘Find My Mac’ is turned on, then you can view the location of your Mac system on the map, and share your location along with other person as well. It also lets you to remotely control your lost Mac.

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If you are selling your Mac system or buying is as second hand or giving it away, then you are going to disable ‘Find My Mac’ service first. Because next user can get very inconvenient if last owner’s iPhone feature is still enabled.

Also Read: How to Turn Off Find My iPhone? Using ‘5 Easy Ways’ as Freely!!

So it also becomes necessary to turn off ‘Find My iPhone’ before getting to sell your iOS device or giving away. You should be remember Apple ID password before going to disable ‘Find My’ feature on your iOS device, if you don’t know password, then don’t worry! In this article, we will give all possible things that you can also easily disable Find My Mac without Apple ID password.

How to Turn Off Find My Mac?

In this section, we will explore all possible stuffs that help you to disable Find My Mac service from your Macbook Air or Pro and all version of Mac with ease; below mentioned all:

  1. How to Turn Off Find My Mac from Own Macbook
  2. How to Disable Find My Mac Remotely from another Device
  3. How to Remove Find My Mac from iPhone
  4. How to Deactivate Find My Mac via iCloud
  5. How to Disable Find My Mac without Password
  6. How to Turn On Find My Mac Service`
  7. FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
  • How Do I Turn on Find My Mac Remotely?
  • Can You Track a MacBook without Find My Mac?
  • How Do I Switch off Find My?

Let’s Get Started

How to Turn Off Find My Mac from Own Macbook?

With following few basic steps, you can easily turn off Find My Mac; below shown all:

Also Read: How to Turn Off Find My iPhone without Password? Use 9 Ways as Freely!

  • Go to Apple menu bar and click on <Apple Icon> at the top left corner.
  • Next, select the <System Preferences> option.
  • On preferences panel, click on <iCloud> tab.

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  • On next page, scroll down to bottom and find out <Find My Mac>, then uptick the checkbox next to it.

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  • Further if you get pop-up, then put your Apple Id credential, press the <Continue> button

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  • Now close the preference pane by clicking the red dot that locating upper left corner of same window.

How to Disable Find My Mac Remotely from Another Device?

  • Take another device like as Pc/Laptop/iPhone/iPad and open the web browser.

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  • Once signed in, choose the <Find iPhone> tab

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  • On next page, choose the <All Device> from drop-down menu at the upper same window.

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  • Further, you can choose the system from which you want to disable Find My service.

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  • On resulting screen, click on <Remove From Account> option and verify your choice.

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How to Remove Find My Mac from iPhone?

If at that time your Mac away then don’t worry! You can remove ‘Find My Mac’ service by using iPhone or iPad; here’s how:

Also Read: How to Stop Sharing Location Without Them Knowing on iPhone? 10 Ways!!

  • Firstly you have to launch your <Settings> app on your iPhone or iPad.
  • On next page, tap on ‘Your Name’ at the upper of screen
  • Scroll down to bottom then you will see the list of devices which are linked along with your iCloud account.
  • Choose your Mac system from which you want to remove Find My Mac

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  • On resulting page, again scroll down to bottom and tap on <Remove From Account> and verify your choice.

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  • Now your Mac system has been completely removed from Find My Mac service.

How to Deactivate Find My Mac via iCloud?

It is simplest method to deactivate Find My Mac through sign out iCloud, but when you will go through to sign out iCloud then other services also will be turned off. If you use this way then go further:

Also Read: How to Turn on Find My iPhone and iPad? Pretty Simple Steps!!

  • Click on <Apple Icon> at the top left corner menu bar
  • Next, click the <System Preferences> option.
  • Select the <iCloud> tab, and then deselect Find My Mac to deactivate your Mac.

How to Disable Find My Mac without Password?

If you want to disable Find My Mac then you should be known Apple ID password, but some circumstances you don’t remember your password, then it could be difficult to disable Find My Mac. Here we will explore simple method that helps to disable it.

If you just try to resets the PRAM (NVRAM), then Apple’s security features will not work longer. So for this, you have to need switch off your Mac by pressing 4 key simultaneously ‘P + R + Option + Command’ and listen three types welcome voices. And Find My Mac function would disable completely.

How to Turn On Find My Mac Service?

If after sometimes, you have to change your mind to enable Find My Mac service on your system, then follow few basic steps:

  • Open <System Preferences> on your Mac
  • Next, click <Apple ID> tab that locating at top right corner.
  • On next page, check off the box next to Find My Mac to enable it.
  • Then you will get pop-up and click to confirm your choice.
  • Now Find My Mac feature has been enabled on your Mac system

FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)

How Do I Turn on Find My Mac Remotely?

  • Open <Find My> app on your Mac
  • Press the <Activate> option that locating under the ‘Mark As Lost’

Can You Track a MacBook without Find My Mac?

Yes! If ‘Find My Mac’ service is disabled, then you have only one procedure to trace your Macbook by its IP address. Couples of applications are available, which help you to provide IP and approximate location of the MacBook; some applications are Evernote, Gmail, Facebook, MS Office, Dropbox and more.

How Do I Switch off Find My?

Through this article, we have been explored several ways, which let you to switch off Find My Mac feature on your Macbook.

Conclusion

Through this article, we have been explained all possible procedures about how to turn Off Find My Mac service from your Macbook. If you feel that this post is useful for you then please share it along with your friends, family members or relatives over social media platforms like as Facebook, Instagram, Linked In, Twitter, and more.

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