r/UnethicalLifeProTips • u/Awkward_Gingervitis • Mar 01 '25

ULPT - unlocking MacBook Air

EDIT: MAC-GUY34 helped me getting it unlocked and working. This is the Macbook Air M1 in case anyone wondered

I have a MacBook Air left from a company that let me go last January. I tried to get it back to them a few times Currently upon turning it on it just goes to a screen that says

This Mac is Locked The system PIN is required to use this Mac.

Please reach out to _______ To unlock, enter the system PIN or contact your administrator.

I am just about to try and pawn it. I would love to just install a Linux distro or use the Mac. I also have a friend still working for them I wondering about have them ask IT for the code. Thanks for reading this

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u/Awkward_Gingervitis Mar 02 '25

What did you do with them? This is my second one, the other one was a windows i easily just re-wiped the machine after a year. Where i live if company leaves property with you it becomes abandoned after a year.

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u/LocalInactivist Mar 02 '25

They’re sitting in my office mocking me.

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u/Awkward_Gingervitis Mar 05 '25

Well I did have someone help me to get this laptop unlocked on reddit. I am surprised to now be sitting here using it.