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No, not unless they installed special software (if so, just do a factory restore! That's why there is a hidden partition!) The serial number was for the warran
by illuminant 3y ago
No, not unless they installed special software (if so, just do a factory restore! That's why there is a hidden partition!)
The serial number was for the warranty and in case it got stolen (you did get a receipt from them right?)
- mococa 3y agoIt makes sense and I think that was the case. They never asked me to install any software and I did a factory reset. Thank you.
- MissTake 3y agoMDM profiles are installed remotely and cannot be removed simply by doing a factory reset.
- illuminant 3y agoMissTake makes a good point regarding MDM. Google around to learn more. I found this stackexchange entry which says "To clean up after removing MDM, you want to follow the steps for your hardware and your macOS level to erase and reinstall a clean OS. Also confirm the company or school has released the device serial number from enrollment if you are taking ownership of the device from them." https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/442147/how-to-check-if-my-device-is-owned-on-mdm https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/442147/how-to-chec... Also, this looks really helpful: https://derflounder.wordpress.com/2018/03/30/detecting-user-approved-mdm-using-the-profiles-command-line-tool-on-macos-10-13-4/ https://derflounder.wordpress.com/2018/03/30/detecting-user-...