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My ex-girlfriend’s brother dropped his phone and ruined his screen while visiting us. He also forgot his laptop charger (no USB C) and so he was without any computer and couldn’t get into his Google account.

I setup a throw-away account for him and lend him my Pixelbook (a Chromebook).

He now returned the Pixelbook with the Google account still on it and forgot the password, making the device worthless.

Sometimes I should just stop being kind to people.

Schroedinger 1y ago

Can't you access you're device with a second one to back up all your data and and do a fresh install?

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Schroedinger 1y ago

Or you could even try to boot from a bootable USB with Linux Mint or Ubuntu to rescue your data

HERMETICVM 1y ago

You usually have to toggle some software or even hardware switches to get around secure boot on Chromebooks. In case of the Pixelbook you need a special USB key cable that’s no longer in production, afaik.

Schroedinger 1y ago

I didn't know that. I thought it's possible as with every ordinary laptop.

HERMETICVM 1y ago

Chromebooks are basically super-locked down Linux laptops, that’s what makes them so secure. I just wish the OS wasn’t complete spyware.

Schroedinger 1y ago

The concept is really cool. But as you wrote, the OS is a privacy nightmare.