Icloud login on my old computer
Hi - I sold my old 17" MBP well over a year ago. I wiped the hard drive (Securely - the one that takes hours) and reinstalled OSX from an internet download direct from Apple.
Today I was using 'find my iphone' when a device called 'John Smith's Macbook Pro' appeared on my list of devices. its never done this before. It was showing a location hundreds of miles from me and I assume its the MBP I had sold. I sent it a message and got a reply from the guy that bought it from me stating he was installing OSX 10.9 and the computer has locked. He has asked me if I had a pin for the device which I assume he needs to unlock the computer or he stated he would have to go to an Apple store and prove ownership in order to get it set up again.
I think the guy is genuine and it is a valued request but why would it have shown up on my devices after I had wiped the hard drive. Could he have access to my iCloud account?
No, it does not mean that he had access to your account, but it means that you were signed in to your iCloud account when you wiped it one year ago and that you did not sign out of iCloud before you wiped it. It is just a security mechanism of iCloud (Find My iPhone, Find My Mac) which help you to find your device even if it gets stolen and somebody wipe your device.
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Original Question: if icloud is not on my computer will that affect
login into icloud through my iphone 4s
On my iphone, a dialog box appears asking for user login to icloud-- ENTER
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password login and will not remove from main screen.
( Please continue reading and thank you for your response.) I received a response ques. asking, Are you trying to login to i-cloud? Yes, I was trying to login to i-cloud in order to remove the dialog box which will not remove after each time, I entered the correct i-cloud LOGIN USER "PASSWORD" requesting to be entered.
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wifi because the user login is not connecting permitting login to be
accepted. I selected cancel to bypass the dialog box asking for user
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screen. I attempt to go to wifi settings. The dialog
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screen in order to change wifi settings in which to allow wifi.
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AS I TROUBLESHOOT THE ISSUE
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If icloud is not on my computer, will that affect login in to icloud through my iphone 4s?
Original Question: if icloud is not on my computer will that affect login into icloud through my iphone 4s
On my iphone, a dialog box appears asking for user login to icloud-- ENTER USER "password". After I attempt to login in to icloud the dialog box re-appears asking for AGAIN user password login and will not remove from main screen.
My first thought was (my iphone does not have wifi connection) to connect to wifi because the user login is not connecting permitting login to be accepted. I selected cancel to bypass the dialog box asking for user Login password to icloud in order to remove it from the home screen. I attempt to go to wifi settings. The dialog box will re- appear preventing from SELECTING wifi settings because the dialog box does not give enough time to remove itself from main screen in order to change wifi settings in which to allow wifi.
Additionally, my thought it is the correct Login password being enter because when online at the icoud login page asking for username and password, both are accepted and allow access.
Also, one thought to the issue, after opening iTunes it has stated that my icloud session has expired. My intentions at this moment are not to purchase a subscription to icloud at this time. Although i would like to access the account later on, if there wouldn't be conditional problems with iclouds at a later point in time, then there would not be any concerns deleting the icloud account in order to remove the icloud dialog box. However, i would consider deleting acct as a last step.
AS I TROUBLESHOOT THE ISSUE
reasons for issue posted
iPHONE ISSUE - the phone settings not set to sync phone with computer
iPHONE ISSUE - Needs to connect with internet
ITUNES ISSUE- THE ITunes settings not set correctly
ICLOUD ISSUE- SETTINGS NOT SET RIGHT OR ACCOUNT IS INVALID- NEED TO PAY FOR AN ACCOUNTOriginal Question: if icloud is not on my computer will that affect login into icloud through my iphone 4s
On my iphone, a dialog box appears asking for user login to icloud-- ENTER USER "password". After I attempt to login in to icloud the dialog box re-appears asking for AGAIN user password login and will not remove from main screen.
My first thought was (my iphone does not have wifi connection) to connect to wifi because the user login is not connecting permitting login to be accepted. I selected cancel to bypass the dialog box asking for user Login password to icloud in order to remove it from the home screen. I attempt to go to wifi settings. The dialog box will re- appear preventing from SELECTING wifi settings because the dialog box does not give enough time to remove itself from main screen in order to change wifi settings in which to allow wifi.
Additionally, my thought it is the correct Login password being enter because when online at the icoud login page asking for username and password, both are accepted and allow access.
Also, one thought to the issue, after opening iTunes it has stated that my icloud session has expired. My intentions at this moment are not to purchase a subscription to icloud at this time. Although i would like to access the account later on, if there wouldn't be conditional problems with iclouds at a later point in time, then there would not be any concerns deleting the icloud account in order to remove the icloud dialog box. However, i would consider deleting acct as a last step.
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iPHONE ISSUE - Needs to connect with internet
ITUNES ISSUE- THE ITunes settings not set correctly
ICLOUD ISSUE- SETTINGS NOT SET RIGHT OR ACCOUNT IS INVALID- NEED TO PAY FOR AN ACCOUNT -
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