Yes certain it is an Activation Lock--see attached JPEG--the drive was erased at the time of engaging the Reset My Mac function--I have all the necssary files backed up
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but not a clone of…
Thanks for responding John. Issue was not known until 8+ months following purchase, when I did a Reset Your Mac procedure, as I was trying to eliminate the OS from some troublesome application software issues we were having.
Apple HQ has told me ei…