Stolen Macbook - help needed!

I have recently had my Macbook stolen - is there anything apple can do to trace it/block it etc?

Nope! Apple has nothing to do with your machine if its stolen. Inform the police about it.
If you have an iCloud account, then go to the web and try and locate it from your account. Use your iOS device to do so.

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Stolen Macbook help

Here's my situation
My macbook was stolen in a home burglary last week along with a array of valuable things. It is a 15 Inch Macbook Pro from 2009 with the latest OS (Yosemite). When I realized it was gone I immediately went onto Find my Mac and erased the contents of my mac remotely. When I did that I also entered a code so that I can unlock my mac if I ever found it. I found the serial number and reported it to my insurance company and the police. A day later, I got an alert telling me my macbook turned up around 16 miles from my location and gave me an exact address. I am in the process of filing a report with the city where my macbook was located on Find my Mac.
Here's my questions
1. Can I still track my macbook's location with Find my Mac even though now it has all the data permanently erased?
2. Do the thieves still have a chance of using the stolen macbook even after having it erased? I mean, I did set a code and everything.
3. Would Apple know my macbook was stolen if the thieves took it to a Apple Store for repair and checked the serial number.
4. Could the thieves potentially reregister the Macbook under their name, lying that they got the macbook (legally) preowned, if so, how do I stop them?

1. No.
2. Yes.
3. Only if they checked the serial number.
4. No.
What To Do If Your iDevice Is Lost Or Stolen
iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad
If you activated Find My Phone before it was lost or stolen, you can track it only if it is connected to the Internet by Wi-Fi or cellular. What you cannot do is track your device using a serial number or other identifying number. You cannot expect Apple or anyone else to find your device for you. You cannot recover your loss unless you insure your device for such loss. It is not covered by your warranty.
If your iPhone, iPod, iPod Touch, or iPad is lost or stolen what do you do? There are things you should have done in advance - before you lost it or it was stolen - and some things to do after the fact. Here are some suggestions:
This link, Re: Help! I misplaced / lost my iPhone 5 today morning in delta Chelsea hotel downtown an I am not able to track it. Please help!, has some good advice regarding your options when your iDevice is lost or stolen.
1. Reporting a lost or stolen Apple product
2. Find my lost iPod Touch
3. AT&T. Sprint, and Verizon can block stolen phones/tablets
4. What-To-Do-When-Iphone-Is-Stolen
5. iCloud- Use Lost Mode
6. What to do if your iOS device is lost or stolen
7. 6 Ways to Track and Recover Your Lost/Stolen iPhone
8. Find My iPhone
9. Report Stolen iPad | Stolen Lost Found Online
It pays to be proactive by following the advice on using Find My Phone before you lose your device:
1. Find My iPhone
2. Setup your iDevice on iCloud
3. OS X Lion/Mountain Lion- About Find My Mac
4. How To Set Up Free Find Your iPhone (Even on Unsupported Devices)

2008 Macbook - HELP NEEDED ASAP

I have just bought a second hand macbook and its in spotless condition with "Macbook OS X Install Disc 1 & 2" along with the OS X SnowLeopard discs also.
Here is the specs and below is the help i need.
MacBook White 13 inch 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo – Early 2008
Processor: 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo
RAM: 4GB 667 MHz
Display: 13.3 inch
HDD: 160GB
Manufacturer -
Apple
Product Family -
MacBook
Model ID -
MacBook4,1
Model Number -
A1181
1, My first problem is that i have a user name and password which is needed. I have contacted the seller and he has said that he reset it all and that the username was "admin" and the password was blank but he said that with resetting it all it was a case that it would have been set up for me to start with it straight away.
2, My second question is that does it come with a lit keyboard as F5 & F6 are blank but on my 2011 macbook pro i have put the brightness up on my keyboard.

Links to how to reset.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1274
http://osxdaily.com/2010/08/10/forgot-mac-password-how-to-reset-mac-password/

Stolen macbook help please

my macbook is stolen how can i find it using the serial number? please i have a lot of photos if i can't find it can i delete the things that are inside the macbook?

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2526 - You can use My Support Profile to find a list of serial numbers that have been purchased or registered with your Apple ID.
My Support Profile - https://supportprofile.apple.com/MySupportProfile.do
Having the serial number will only help when you report the loss to the police and they happen to recover it. It cannot be used to find the Mac. The only thing to do that is:
Using Apple's Find My Mac Feature - NYTimes.com - http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/25/using-apples-find-my-mac-feature/
iCloud now features Find My Mac service - http://www.tuaw.com/2011/10/13/icloud-now-features-find-my-mac-service/
These require you have it set up before the computer is lost.
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My MacBook Pro was stolen and I need to sync my Iphone and iPad, what do I have to do in iTunes?

My MacBook Pro was stolen and I need to sync my Iphone and iPad, how do I have to do it in iTunes?

These links may be helpful.
How to Track and Report Stolen iPad
http://www.ipadastic.com/tutorials/how-to-track-and-report-stolen-ipad
Reporting a lost or stolen Apple product
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2526
Report Stolen iPad Tips and iPad Theft Prevention
http://www.stolen-property.com/report-stolen-ipad.php
How to recover a lost or stolen iPad
http://ipadhelp.com/ipad-help/how-to-recover-a-lost-or-stolen-ipad/
How to Find a Stolen iPad
http://www.ehow.com/how_7586429_stolen-ipad.html
Apple Product Lost or Stolen
http://sites.google.com/site/appleclubfhs/support/advice-and-articles/lost-or-st olen
Oops! iForgot My New iPad On the Plane; Now What?
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303459004577362194012634000.html
If you don't know your lost/stolen iPad's serial number, use the instructions below. The S/N is also on the iPad's box.
How to Find Your iPad Serial Number
http://www.ipadastic.com/tutorials/how-to-find-your-ipad-serial-number
 Cheers, Tom

Hi, I need to know about tracking stolen MacBook Pro,

My MacBook Pro was stolen, so I need to know how to track it back by serial number. Can I track it by serial number?
I bought the Macbook Pro in the United States, but right now I'm living in Laos where my Macbook Pro was stolen.
As I know there's no Apple Store here, so is there any way that could help me tracking it back?
I didn't set up iClouds, what I just have here is serial number.

Sorry about your loss, but it's likely never to be recovered and you probably won't want it back anyway.
The best defense is a good offense, read...
Steps to prevent theft of Apple products

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My iPhone 3Gs (3.1) has been running fine, until several hours ago today, when I plugged it to my MacBook, the iPhone is no longer detected - it doesn't show up in iTunes, nor it is charged. I tried opening iPhoto, and it wasn't there too. Not with Image Capture too. I tried charging it using the out-of-box wall charger using the same out-of-box USB cable I use for MacBook, and it can be charged without any problem. Then I put it into Recovery mode, and there iTunes can see it. I don't want to restore it before I figure out exactly what went wrong, as I don't want the restore process somehow gets stuck in the middle that the connection is lost again.
I've tried reinstalled iTunes, including completely removal of Apple Mobile Device Support, as instructed by Apple. But still no luck.
I've tried switching to another USB port of my MacBook. No luck.
My iTunes is the latest 9.0.1, and my Mac OSX is 10.6.1. My iPhone is on 3.1, upgraded from 3.0.
I've read from web that it seems I'm not the only one out there having this problem. But none of them seem having any real working solution.
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1. I used both cables - theirs & mine ... and on several macs
2. yes, same cable for wall & mac
3. as said, i did completely remove & install itunes (incl. apple mobile device support), as instructed on the apple webpage
anyway, did a restore just now. it seems okay now. but the problem is i have no idea what cause this, and i can't replicate the problem. so i don't know when it will happen again ... maybe a bug with os 3.1 ... others on web said os 3.1 is quite buggy ...

HT1349 My iPhone is stolen and I need to get it back what can I do? Plz help

Hi
My iPhone is stolen and I need to locate it and I didnt download any app witch track my iPhone and I also didnt do the sitting of the e-mail on that iPhone
I only have the iPhone box and I realy need to get it back please
Please help me

Sorry for your loss but, If you didn't setup Find My iPhone BEFORE you lost your iDevice then there is no way to track it.
Change all the passwords for the accounts you were accessing on it and report the loss to your local police.
Good luck.

My MacBook was stolen and I need to know the MAC address

An emergency question to Apple support. My MacBook was stolen and I need to know the MAC address of its network card. I have a receipt with the serial number of my MacBook. Can you assist?
My serial: W8***66D
Thank you
p.s Any ideas how I can find it?

Report the theft to your local authorities.
Apple has no means of tracking thefts, as thieves themselves may claim the machine is theres just by looking up the information on the computer, and unless you registered the machine, it is really their word against yours, unless you also have receipt or other information that they can track to your receipt against your serial number.
Your homeowners insurance may be able to recoup the cost.
In the future, consider getting Lapcop, or Lojack for notebooks.
Good luck!

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I have a dire looking situation with a stolen macbook pro. It was stolen from me in an airport and its offline, no luck with icloud. I did not keep the box, nor the receipt (as i was traveling), I had not even registered it yet, it was brand new, and now I have no idea where to find the serial number. I contacted Best Buy (bought off their website) to see if they keep serial numbers on sales, they said they didn´t, as I didnt have thier protection plan.
Am I completely out of luck??

andreaceleste,
did you pay for it with a credit card? If so, that might be your only remaining proof of having purchased one at all. Of course, that won’t reveal what its serial number is. You’ll need to report its theft to whichever police force is in charge of that airport to have any chance of reïmbursement through your insurance company — be sure to keep all information provided to you by that police force, so that you can provide that information to your insurance company.

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I think it will help, sorry for my english

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I AM HAVING SO MANY PROBLEMS TRYING TO DOWNLOAD Mac OS X version 10.7.5 TO MY MACBOOK, I NEED HELP, I HAVE ALREADY PURCHASE THIS PRODUCT OVER A MONTH AGO

lkimmie wrote:
I AM HAVING SO MANY PROBLEMS TRYING TO DOWNLOAD Mac OS X version 10.7.5 TO MY MACBOOK, I NEED HELP, I HAVE ALREADY PURCHASE THIS PRODUCT OVER A MONTH AGO
Firstly, please turn off your Caps lock. It is considered shouting in forums.
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I would trot back into the Apple store and have them fix the problem (or call Applecare with a warranty issue). There is no sense in you wasting your time trying to troubleshoot things on a new computer.
Barry

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PhoneView will allow you to copy your information to your MacBook. Before you connect your phone to your MacBook be sure to launch iTunes, go to Preferences>Devices and check the box to Prevent iPods, iPhones and iPads from automatically syncing. If you don't, iTunes will initiate a sync wipe your phone. You need to copy your content off your phone/ipad and rebuild your iTunes library before syncing.

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