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Every Mac has a specific serial number that is required for the many benefits that Apple offers to its customers, including warranty service. Most people won’t require the need of the serial number throughout their Mac’s life cycle, but you may need to occasionally look it up.

Here are four methods you can use to find your Mac’s serial number:

1. Finding Your Serial Number Via “About This Mac”

The easiest way to find your Mac’s serial number is from the “About this Mac” information panel. This can be accessed via the Apple menu, as shown below:

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Once open, click on the grey OS X version string. Clicking on this string will toggle the string showing the OS version, the OS build number, and finally your system’s serial number.

2. Finding Your Serial Number Via the System Information Utility’s “About” Panel.

Your second option is to use the System Information utility’s “About” panel. This is available by clicking “More Info” in the “About This Mac” panel, which can be accessed from the Apple menu. You can also access this tool in the “Applications -> Utilities” folder or “Go -> Utilities,” and then press “Command + I.” Here you can see your Mac’s model number and some hardware information in the Overview section along with your Mac’s serial number.

Another useful tip: You can also use this utility, as will many other applications in OS X, to speak out the serial number. You can either highlight the serial number, right-click it and select “Start speaking” in the “Speech” section, or you can simply highlight the serial number and click “Command + 4.” Doing the former will result in your serial number being told to you in a rather fast pace while the latter will narrate it in a natural, slow pace.

3. Finding Your Serial Number Via OS X Terminal

Your third option is to look up the system’s serial number in the OS X Terminal, which may be useful if you are logged into a remote system via SSH. To do this you will need to use the “system_profiler” command. This command when used by itself will generate the same lengthy report that’s produced when you open the System Information utility, so used alone it may offer too much information. However, you can limit its output to showing only hardware information (which contains the system’s serial number) by running the following version of the command:

4. Locating the Serial Number Via Your Mac’s External Chassis

Your fourth and final option is to locate the serial number via your Mac’s chassis. The serial number of your Mac will be printed somewhere on your Mac’s chassis. On most portable Macs, it is located on the bottom of the laptop.

On iMac’s, it’s located on the base of the system:

Your Mac’s serial number will also be printed on your Mac’s retail box, so you can locate it from there too.

With these options, you should be able to locate your Mac’s serial number, which is useful for verifying eligibility for warranty service or other assistance offered by Apple.

Whether you need to send your iPhone in to Apple for service, prep it for sale, or simply document it for inventory or insurance records, you’ll probably need to locate your iPhone serial number at some point. Here are the six ways to find that iPhone serial number. Note that these steps also apply to the iPad and iPod touch.

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On the Device Itself

If your iPhone is in working order, you can quickly find its serial number by navigating to Settings > General > About. Once there, scroll a little over halfway down the list until you see “Serial Number” listed on the left. The string of letters and numbers listed in the right column is your serial number.

Be careful with your serial number, however, as it’s one of the numbers that uniquely identifies your device. If you accidentally publish it or give it to the wrong person, it could be used to submit a false service claim with Apple, or used to fraudulently report the device as stolen, which will cause nothing but headaches for you.

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If you need to grab a quick copy of your iPhone serial number without having to write it down, just tap and hold your finger on the serial number until you see a “copy” dialog appear. Then just tap “Copy” and you can now paste the iPhone serial number into the desired location, such as the Apple support page.

With iTunes

You can also check your iPhone serial number via iTunes on your Mac or PC. Simply connect the device to your computer with a Lightning or 30-Pin USB cable, launch iTunes, and select your iPhone from the device list at the top of the window.

Make sure you’re on the “Summary” tab and you’ll see all the basic details of your iPhone, including the serial number. You can quickly grab a copy of your iPhone serial number by right-clicking (or Control-clicking on a Mac) on the serial number and selecting Copy.

Engraved on the Device

There are some limitations here based on device, so make sure you’re following the steps for your specific iDevice.

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For the original iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and iPhone 4S, you can find your device’s serial number engraved on the SIM tray. Using a SIM tray removal tool or a straightened paper clip, carefully remove your iPhone’s SIM tray from the side of the device. Once removed, you’ll find the serial number engraved on the bottom of the tray.

For the original iPhone, and all models of iPad and iPod touch, you can find your serial number engraved directly on the back of the device.

Due to the adoption of the smaller Nano SIM standard starting with the iPhone 5, there’s no room on the SIM tray to engrave the iPhone serial number. Therefore, all current and recent iPhones (as of the date of this article, that includes iPhone 5, iPhone 5C, iPhone 5S, iPhone 6, and iPhone 6 Plus) lack an engraved serial number, and you’ll need to use one of the other methods listed here to find it.

On the Device Packaging

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If you need to access your iPhone serial number without opening the box, or if the device is damaged and you can’t use the other methods listed here, you can always find the serial number of all iPhones, iPads, and iPod touch devices directly on their original retail box.

Each iOS device box has a sticker like the one shown above which is specific to the device itself. Listed on this sticker, among other useful bits of information, is the serial number.

For an iPhone in Recovery Mode

If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch is in recovery mode, you can still find the serial number if you’re using a Mac. In OS X, your iPhone serial number will still show up in iTunes using the method described above, even when the device is in recovery mode.

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From an iPhone Backup

If you don’t have access to your iPhone, but you’ve previously backed it up using iTunes, you can see the serial number of the device from the information embedded in the backup. First, access your iOS Device backups by heading to iTunes > Preferences > Devices. If you’ve backed up more than one device to your computer, locate one of the backups from the desired device.

Next, just hover your mouse or trackpad cursor over the backup name in the Device Backups list. After a moment or two, an pop-up will appear listing the device’s phone number (if applicable), IMEI number, and serial number.

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