Data transfer from a broken screen MacBook Air
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Hello,
My MacBook Air (2017) is displaying horizontal bars of color on the screen, making it impossible to use. Before taking it for repair, I was advised to back up the data from it onto another computer, and I have a MacBook Pro 2012 available.
However, I don’t know which cable to use for this; can someone help me out, or provide me with another technique considering I can't see anything on the MacBook Air?
Thanks in advance.
My MacBook Air (2017) is displaying horizontal bars of color on the screen, making it impossible to use. Before taking it for repair, I was advised to back up the data from it onto another computer, and I have a MacBook Pro 2012 available.
However, I don’t know which cable to use for this; can someone help me out, or provide me with another technique considering I can't see anything on the MacBook Air?
Thanks in advance.
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Hello,
The 2012 MacBook Pro still has a FireWire 800 port.
Therefore, you need to use the Thunderbolt port on the MacBook Air to connect a Thunderbolt to FireWire 800 adapter cable, like this one for example:
https://www.macway.com/adaptateur-thunderbolt-vers-firewire-800/p25835?oid=110521&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI26LF1YW_5QIVl-N3Ch1RTQWkEAQYASABEgJFN_D_BwE
And then connect the two Macs using a FireWire 800 cable, like this one for example:
https://www.macway.com/cable-firewire-800-9-9-br/p2392?s_kw=cable+firewire800&s_nid=200030&oid=135565
The procedure, called "Target Disk Mode":
- connect the MacBook Air turned off to the operating MacBook Pro using these cables
- start the MacBook Air while holding the T key until the hard drive of the MacBook Air appears on the desktop of the MacBook Pro. At the same time, and in principle, if the screen was in good condition, the FireWire symbol should appear on the desktop of the MacBook Air.
It is then possible to recover the content from the MacBook Air to the Pro, or to an external drive.
Best regards.
The 2012 MacBook Pro still has a FireWire 800 port.
Therefore, you need to use the Thunderbolt port on the MacBook Air to connect a Thunderbolt to FireWire 800 adapter cable, like this one for example:
https://www.macway.com/adaptateur-thunderbolt-vers-firewire-800/p25835?oid=110521&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI26LF1YW_5QIVl-N3Ch1RTQWkEAQYASABEgJFN_D_BwE
And then connect the two Macs using a FireWire 800 cable, like this one for example:
https://www.macway.com/cable-firewire-800-9-9-br/p2392?s_kw=cable+firewire800&s_nid=200030&oid=135565
The procedure, called "Target Disk Mode":
- connect the MacBook Air turned off to the operating MacBook Pro using these cables
- start the MacBook Air while holding the T key until the hard drive of the MacBook Air appears on the desktop of the MacBook Pro. At the same time, and in principle, if the screen was in good condition, the FireWire symbol should appear on the desktop of the MacBook Air.
It is then possible to recover the content from the MacBook Air to the Pro, or to an external drive.
Best regards.
Which cable and which port are you talking about?
According to Apple, target mode is used with a FireWire cable and port ... personally, I haven't tested with other types of connections ... Thunderbolt or others ... so it needs to be tested.
However, if I refer to this article, it should indeed be possible:
https://www.journaldulapin.com/2017/07/05/target-disk-mode/
So, as mentioned, it needs to be tested...