A Stolen Mac Pro

I wasn't sure where to post this, so I chose this place.
We recently had a brand new Mac Pro stolen from our Art Department. We have filed a police report, hired a private investigator and questioned a few employees.
*My question: is there any way to track it online??? perhaps by serial number? or is that against Apple's privacy policy?*
Or if you have any other information regarding who to contact, what I should do, etc....I'm open to any suggestions.
Thanks

How to report a lost or stolen Apple product:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300066

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iCloud, not Mobile Me, and it isn't by any means guaranteed. In fact it's more unlikely than likely.
Using Apple's Find My Mac Feature - NYTimes.com - http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/25/using-apples-find-my-mac-feature/ - location works off information about wireless station, not GPS.
iCloud now features Find My Mac service - http://www.tuaw.com/2011/10/13/icloud-now-features-find-my-mac-service/

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1. When I plugged in this USB backup disk to the Mac Pro just now, it asked me whether to use Time Machine with it. It told it no, ask me later so I could browse it first.
2. It looks like the old problem with Time Machine not backing up the stolen laptop shows up as a file called "2008-09-22.204132.inProgress". I am hoping that the backups previous to that one are okay. So far, browsing the files appears to me that my data is intact but perhaps spread across 40 folders.
So now, what should I do to retrieve the data I want?
A. Copy the data files and pictures manually without Time Machine? How do I know I will get the latest versions?
B. Use Time Machine with this disk and somehow ask TM to restore to a different machine? (Is that even possible?) (Will it merge the files into my user folders?)
C. Use Migration Assistant?
D. Copy and paste the entire file structure to a directory someplace and pull off the data as I need it?
*End result: I want my external hard disk wiped ASAP, and in the meantime I want my data files preserved.*
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lhbilly wrote:
*My Mac Book Pro was stolen.* It had some Time Machine backups, but Time Machine had stopped working about 6 months before it was stolen. I had stopped using the USB drive since TM would never complete. (2 issues)
1. When I plugged in this USB backup disk to the Mac Pro just now, it asked me whether to use Time Machine with it. It told it no, ask me later so I could browse it first.
2. It looks like the old problem with Time Machine not backing up the stolen laptop shows up as a file called "2008-09-22.204132.inProgress". I am hoping that the backups previous to that one are okay. So far, browsing the files appears to me that my data is intact but perhaps spread across 40 folders.
So now, what should I do to retrieve the data I want?
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A. Copy the data files and pictures manually without Time Machine? How do I know I will get the latest versions?
B. Use Time Machine with this disk and somehow ask TM to restore to a different machine? (Is that even possible?) (Will it merge the files into my user folders?)
C. Use Migration Assistant?
D. Copy and paste the entire file structure to a directory someplace and pull off the data as I need it?
*End result: I want my external hard disk wiped ASAP, and in the meantime I want my data files preserved.*
The old MacBook Pro definitely did not have Snow Leopard but the MacPro does to which I want to copy the data. It probably had Leopard. But honestly my user data is not necessary, just primarily the data, pictures, DVD projects, etc.
As a side note: My old laptop and my MacPro used the same username and password.

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Sorry to hear about your Mac Pro being stolen. You have done about everything you can, though you can check with the article below for anything else you might feel is necessary to help you out.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2526
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