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To find the serial number on your Mac:
To find the serial number on your Mac:


MacOS 10.10 and later:
1.Move your cursor to the top left-hand side of your screen and click on the button shown below.
# Click the Apple in the upper left
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# Click About this Mac
[[File:AppleLogo.png|left|sub|frameless]]
#Look for the line reading "serial number"
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MacOS 10.9 and earlier:
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2.A drop down menu will appear, click on “About This Mac”
# Click the Apple in the upper left
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# Click About this Mac
[[File:AppleDropDown.png|sub|frameless]]
# Click on the grey text, "Version 10.X" twice. The serial number will be displayed.
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3.Your computers name is denoted by the “Serial Number” as shown below.
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[[File:MacAboutDvice.png|sub|400px]]
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{{#ev:youtube|bn9XjfHIDfI|1024|left|Looking up a Mac's serial number.}}
{{#ev:youtube|bn9XjfHIDfI|1024|left|Looking up a Mac's serial number.}}


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Latest revision as of 13:28, 28 May 2020

To find the serial number on your Mac:

1.Move your cursor to the top left-hand side of your screen and click on the button shown below.

AppleLogo.png




2.A drop down menu will appear, click on “About This Mac”
AppleDropDown.png

3.Your computers name is denoted by the “Serial Number” as shown below.
MacAboutDvice.png

Looking up a Mac's serial number.