When you buy a laptop you hope you will never lose it but that can occur.
So you need to take precautions to make sure you maybe able to get it back.
Apple users should make sure they turn on “Find My Mac ” and make sure their Apple ID is associated with that computer.
For Windows users they can use Prey which provides time stamps of where your computer has been.
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