"use find my mac" not available

While trying to set-up iCloud, I am not able to click on the "Use Find My Mac" option. Any ideas?

Are you connected to wifi (wireless)? Cable to router is not sufficient.

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Find My Mac not available

I have just moved from MobileMe to the iCloud service and I was willing to use the Find My Mac feature. But, on the iCloud Preference Pane, the only option that is not available for clicking is the Find My Mac one. There is a message right below this option stating that I need an admin password to enable this. I have tried to put my admin password in other panes (clicking on the lock at the bottom of the pane), but the iCloud Pane seems not to recognize this. I really don't think this feature should only be enabled from the admin user account in my Mac, so perhaps there's a caveat I don't know of... Can someone help me?

See if you have a recovery partition installed. Hold down the option key while booting right after you hear the startup chime. Keep holding down the option key until you see the Apple Logo and spinning gear. If you don't see the recovery partition listed as an option from which to boot it has not been installed.
You can install the recovery partition by downloading the full 10.7.2 installer from the App Store and installing it over your current Lion installation. This should not overwrite any of your data but back up first just be safe. In order to download from the Ap Store hold down the option key when clicking on the Purchases tab and the Install button should become active.
I don't use Boot Camp but it is my understanding that a hard drive with Boot Camp installed can not have more than four partitions. The recovery partition counts as a separate partition so if you have Boot Camp installed and four existing partitions the recovery partition will not install.

I am trying to use the Find My Mac on iCloud. I keep getting the error message "No location available" when trying to use find my Mac. Any suggestions as to what to check?

I am trying to use Find My Mac on Icloud. It keeps giving me the error message No location available for my Mac. Any suggestions on what to check to correct this problem? Thanks!

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4006

HT204053 hi i want to use find my mac but i got this massage (some configurations, such as software or hardware RAID,do not support a recovery partition and can't be used with find my mac)

hi i want to use find my mac but i got this massage (some configurations, such as software or hardware RAID,do not support a recovery partition and can't be used with find my mac)

hi i want to use find my mac but i got this massage (some configurations, such as software or hardware RAID,do not support a recovery partition and can't be used with find my mac)

TS4006 "Is the Find my Mac feature available for an OSX 10.7.4 MacBook?"

Is the Find My Mac feature available for an OSX 10.7.4 MacBook?

Here's the troubleshooting section you referred me to, and the response;
The date on your device is incorrect. This can be set in Settings > General > Date & Time.
I have verified the time and date
Your device is not up to date. It needs to have iOS 5 or later.
It's a MacBook using OSX 10.7.4
Your iCloud account is not configured on your device. Enter your iCloud account information in Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
When I try to do this, I get into the loop that I will try to describe more completely below:
1. In System Preferences, I select iCloud, where I have only one option - "Move to iCloud" I click on that sole option.
2. I'm taken to www.me.com/find page, where I Log In using my Apple ID and then I see a very large statement, "To use Find My iPhone, go to iCloud.com." - with only one button available - "Open iCloud.com" - I click on that sole option.
3. I'm asked to enter my user name and password again, which I do
4. The page that occurs next is a secure iCloud site - https//:www.icloud.com/#find
5. My iPhone and iMac are listed under "My Devices," but not the MacBook.
I can see no opportunity to enable "Find my Mac" the MacBook, because Preferences/iCloud leads me back into the loop described above.
You have multiple iCloud accounts entered on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Only one account can have Find My iPhone turned on at a given time. Log in to Find My iPhone with your other iCloud accounts until your device is listed.
I have viewed my Apple ID account and can find no sign of multiple iCloud accounts.
You have already initiated a wipe of the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. The device will not appear on the page until it is reconfigured with your iCloud account information.
I have not "wiped: the MacBook, and don't see how this could be the problem.
There is scheduled maintenance or another issue affecting Find My iPhone. Check iCloud Support to see if this is the case.
iCloud support indicates that the system is operating fully.
Your device has lost network connectivity. If you have access to your device and it appears to have an active Internet connection, enable and then disable Airplane mode. If you continue to have issues, turn the device off and back on.
It's a MacBook with a good WiFi connection to a known system. There is no Airplane mode on the MacBook.
Find My Mac can only locate your Mac if it is connected to an internet via a known Wi-Fi network. If your Mac is connected to the internet only by an ethernet cable, Find My Mac will not be able to locate your Mac.
Again, it is connected to a known WiFi system - my house. It's the same system that my iMac is connected to, and the iMac appears as a listed Device in iCloud "Find My Phone"
To be sure, I ran Disk First Aid and restarted my MacBook, and also ran Repair Disk Permissions twice.
Same symptoms have not been resolved.

Find My Mac not working for a non-admin account

I would appreciate some advice, or comment, on what I perceive is "Find my Mac" not working.
I use a Mac Mini (late 2009) to run my home media; it on 7/24, connected to a drobo drive and is running the latest Mac OX X Lion. I did a complete erase and install of the OS, and the recovery partition IS there.
I use an auto-login account, but with no administrative privileges. There is no monitor, keyboard or mouse connected to it, but in case it gets stolen, I want to find it.
When I log in with an admin account, I can turn on Find My Mac, under icloud prefs. When I relog into the normal user account, this preference is greyed out, and says "Needs administrative authorization".
So, is Find my Mac running, cause I turned it on with an admin account, or not?
If no, how do I make sure it is always running?
thanks

These are the notes of the steps I took which finally got my MBP to appear in FMM:
I clicked on the MBP remove device-> I took the MBP Wi-Fi off line-> I went to iCloud Pref's, unchecked find my Mac-> turned Wi-Fi back on-> went to iCloud pref's re-checked 'Find my Mac'-> went online to iCloud.com, selected the MBP, which had found it's location. I sent a message and sound to the MBP from the Mac mini, which instantly came up on the MBP.
SO, eventually my MBP 'Find my Mac' is working.

I need help, speach over got accidently turned on in my Iphone 6, now i cant get into my phone it wont take my pass word and when I try to use Siri it says not available what do I do

I need help, speach over got accidently turned on in my Iphone 6, now i cant get into my phone it wont take my pass word and when I try to use Siri it says not available what do I do

Hi, Jennifer.
Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.
I understand that VoiceOver has been activated and you are unable to access your device. I have done this myself and here are the steps to disable this feature.
VoiceOver
Press the home button three times quickly (formerly "Triple-click home").
Accessibility Shortcut
Managing Accessibility features using iTunes
Connect your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to any computer with iTunes installed.
In iTunes, select your device.
From the Summary pane, click > Configure Universal Access in the Options section at the bottom.
Select the feature you would like to use and click OK.
Use Accessibility features in iOS
-Jason H.

I can't use "Find My Mac"

I can't use "Find my Mac", because need a "Recovery Partition"
How can i repair that?
And i find a Files with tha old versions of iLife (iMovie & iWork), can i erase the files?
No puedo utilisar "Find my Mac", porque necesita una "Particion de Recuperacion"
Como puedo solucionar el Problema?
Y se hizo una carpeta con las versiones viejitas de iLife (iMovie y iWork); se pueden Borrar?
Thanks!!
Gracias!!

https://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-older.html

IHAVE 10.7.5. I WANT TO USE FIND MY MAC. IF I BUY 10.85 WILL IT COME WITH A RECOVERY PARTITION SO I CAN USE FIND MY MAC

I have an early 2011 macbook air on 10.7.5 I want to use find my mac but it says i need a recovery partition. If i buy 10.85 will it come with a recovery partition and will i be able to use find my mac

If you are using 10.7, you should have a recovery partition, now. Installing 10.8 will install or update the recovery partition if it can. If you have a drive partitioning scheme setup that prevents the recovery partition from being added, then I don't think 10.8 will change that.
Do you have a recovery partition now?

After joining the iCloud,how can I download music to store on my iPhone for use when wi-fi not available?

After joining Icloud,how can I download music to store on my iphone from my library to use when Wi-Fi not available?

Welcome to the Apple Community.
What exactly is it you want to do.
Are you talking about iCloud, iTunes in the cloud or iTunes Match.

What shows on screen at startup when using find my mac if owner locks it?

what shows on screen at startup when using find my mac if owner locks it?

A gray screen where they will have to enter a six digit passcode to unlock the Mac. If the Mac were being used and the remote lock sent, the computer would re-boot to this screen.

Even used find my mac still my macbook not discoverable on map..any help

i dont know why my macbook pro not discoveable even use find my iphone thought icloud ..

OK, there is a setting to make the Mac discoverable ...in System Preferences / Bluetooth there is a 'Discoverable' tick box - is it selected?
Oh, maybe I've misunderstood - you want your Mac to be discoverable by what? The iPhone, or something else?

Find my mac not working

hi there,
Ive upgraded my MBP and handed down the old one. For some reason both Mac's are showing that they are online but no location available while connected to my 4g wireless WiFi network. When I connect both of them to an ADSL WiFi network they locate with no problems. It seems to be an issue with the wireless WiFi network. Ive got a iPad mini that does the same, won't show up on this network but will on an ADSL network. Before working out that it looks like a network locating problem I checked the time and date and reset the location services.
It was probably a fluke that I found out that they were locating themselves on the ADSL network.
Ive been using this network for 2-3 years and the 2011 MBP had no problem locating on Find My Mac previously while running 10.9 or earlier versions. I'm now running OS X 10.10 on both
Does anyone have any idea's on how to fix this?

These are the notes of the steps I took which finally got my MBP to appear in FMM:
I clicked on the MBP remove device-> I took the MBP Wi-Fi off line-> I went to iCloud Pref's, unchecked find my Mac-> turned Wi-Fi back on-> went to iCloud pref's re-checked 'Find my Mac'-> went online to iCloud.com, selected the MBP, which had found it's location. I sent a message and sound to the MBP from the Mac mini, which instantly came up on the MBP.
SO, eventually my MBP 'Find my Mac' is working.

How to use Find my Mac on a different iCloud account?

I have my own iCloud account set on my mac and on my iPhone, however on my iPhone, I manage to use my dad's iCloud account so he can use the find my iphone app on my phone. I do this while still having all other icloud stuff (eg. imessage or app store) with my own icloud account/apple id (not my dads). However I recently bought a macbook air and Im trying to set up the find my mac on icloud but for some reason, i can only have one icloud account at the same time, and i wanted to have my dads icloud/apple id for the find my mac and my own apple id for the rest of the stuff. Does anyone know how to do this?

You can see the locations of your devices and take additional actions by going to http://www.icloud.com, then signing in and clicking on Find my iPhone.

How can I create a recovery partition to use Find my Mac?

I want to activate Find my Mac on my MBP. The iCloud system preference says I don't have a recovery partition that's required for it. It apparently didn't install when I upgraded to Mountain Lion.
How can I retroactively create a recovery partition? There are no other partitions on the drive (other than the Macintosh HD, of course).
Thanks.
Rob

FIRST, assuming you do not have another Mac of the same model with a working restore, I would suggest using your Lion, mountaint lion or Maverick install to create a bootable system on a flash drive. You will need a DMG image created with Disk Utility from that stick to recreate the restore partition on your mac.
Once you create the bootable USB stick, Use it to log in and follow the below process to back up the restore partition. Then, save the DMG back up anywhere and finish the walk through on your normal operating partition.
Close Disk Utility if it is open.
Open Terminal
Enter the command below
defaults write com.apple.DiskUtility DUDebugMenuEnabled -bool true
Now open Disk Utility and pull down the Debug menu
Click Show Every Partition
Now, select the Recovery Partition and create a new image.
NOTE: The Recovery Partition will need to be made in Read Only format if you wish to restore the image normally with disk utility or by software such as Deploy Studio. If you take an image with Deploy Studio and want it to restore the Recovery Drive normally, you will need to adjust the Work Flow for Image Capture to use the Read Only format. It will slow things down. If you dont use the read only format, the .dmg will not scan properly. This is most likely because the recovery drive already hosts compressed files. That said, this guide WILL restore from even a compressed .dmg image. HERE IS THE WALK THROUGH FOR RESTORING A SCANNED READ ONLY FORMATTED .DMG.
Copy the Recover HD.DMG image to a flash drive
The following must be on an Administrator account
Next, Log on to the admin account of the computer you wish to restore the MLTI Recovery Partition.
Copy the Recovery HD.DMG from your Flash drive to the HD
Enter the following command in terminal
diskutil list
If there is no partition for the restore drive listed, then use Disk Utility to create a GUID Partition keeping in mind the size of the original restore partition. (19 gigs for the MLTI Version of the restore drive)
Open Terminal and enter the following command
sudo asr -noverify -source (PATH FOR DMG IMAGE HERE) -target (PATH FOR RECOVERY HD PARTITION HERE) -erase -noprompt
NOTES: You must replace the () and everything in between with the respective path. You can simple drag and drop the source (your .dmg) and your target (the drive to be restored) while you are typing in terminal.
Enter admin password
In terminal Type the following command
diskutil list
note which disk and slice is the restore partition. It should be /dev/disk0s3, but it could vary a bit.
Now, run the following in terminal
sudo asr adjust --target /dev/disk0s3 --settype "Apple_Boot"
REMEMBER: you may need to replace /dev/disk0s3 with your new restore partition's designation.
Enter Admin Password when prompted
Restart.
Don't forget to enter the following terminal command into the machine you took the Recovery HD image from.
defaults write com.apple.DiskUtility DUDebugMenuEnabled -bool false

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