Set separation alerts in Find My on Mac in case you leave an item behind
In the Find My app on your Mac, you can turn on separation alerts for an AirTag or third-party item so you don’t accidentally leave it behind. You can also add and remove trusted locations.
Important: Although you can manage separation alerts on Mac, you only receive them on the device sharing your location. See “Set separation alerts in case you leave an AirTag or other item behind” in the user guide for iPhone or iPad, or Locate an AirTag or other item in the Apple Watch User Guide.
Turn separation alerts on or off
When you turn on separation alerts for an item, you receive an alert every time the item is separated from the device sharing your location.
In the Find My app
on your Mac, click Items.In the Items list, select an item, then click the Info button
on the map.Below Notifications, click Notify When Left Behind.
At the top, turn Notify When Left Behind on or off, then click Done.
Add a trusted location
A trusted location is a location where you can leave your item without receiving an alert.
In the Find My app
on your Mac, click Items.In the Items list, select an item, then click the Info button
on the map.Below Notifications, click Notify When Left Behind.
Click New Location.
Tip: Former trusted locations appear in the Suggestions list so you can add them back quickly.
In the search field, enter a location and press Return, or choose a suggested location.
To change the size of the location radius, click Small, Medium or Large.
Click Done, then choose whether this is a trusted location for only this item or for all your devices and items.
Click Done again.
Remove a trusted location
In the Find My app
on your Mac, click Items.In the Items list, select an item, then click the Info button
on the map.Below Notifications, click Notify When Left Behind.
Next to the location you want to remove, click
.Click Remove, then click Done.
Note: Location sharing and finding items aren’t available in all countries or regions.