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Q: Easiest way to extract data from dead Macbook Pro?

I figured if anyone could help, it would be you guys. I would imagine a large majority of you are more computer savvy than anyone I know. My MBP crashed almost a year ago, I opened it one morning to find it wouldn't turn on. It doesn't properly boot, it just sounds different. The screen stays black and the light on the front isn't the same, I think it kind of goes in and out.

 

Anyway, unfortunately I've given up on getting the Mac back, but I really need the stuff that was on it. I heard I could put this hard drive in a new MBP when I get one, but that probably won't be anytime soon. What would the cheapest and/or easiest way to retrieve my data? I was hoping a friend could somehow open its files and put it on an xhd? Something tells me it's not that easy though. Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated

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Posted on Feb 20, 2012 3:19 PM

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  • by PlotinusVeritas,

    PlotinusVeritas PlotinusVeritas Jul 23, 2013 6:21 PM in response to fiddycent
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    Jul 23, 2013 6:21 PM in response to fiddycent

    There are recovery programs out there, however if your HD is dead, paying pros to do data recovery is VERY costly.       Some have removed the platters and installed them in likewise drives that dont have head crashes, but torque tolerances are tight, and doing it right is a bit advanced and tricky for most. Ive done HD disk swaps 4 times and had success 3 of the 4 times. It requires cannibalizing another working HD.   In the future remember the golden rule, 2 copies is 1, and one is NONE.

     

    Its likely you could find a local computer repair station that can do it for you cheaply.  HD dont really "die", they have fried SATA bus, or crashed HEADS........the platters DO demagnatize over long time due to heat and degauss of the data (poor storage, etc).........but in specific, a HARD DRIVE DOESNT DIE ,.........only the flying head mechanisms that read and write the data, and SATA / bus that feeds the data DIES,.......but the data (unless corrupt or magnetically corrupted) is THERE

  • by SushiP,

    SushiP SushiP Jul 23, 2013 6:57 PM in response to fiddycent
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    Jul 23, 2013 6:57 PM in response to fiddycent

    Have you takn your Mac in for inspection by a Genius at a Genius Bar. If you book an apointment, inspection is free. Also Mac's come with 1 - year automatic warranty so if your Mac broke itself, you might be able to get it fixed for free.

     

    You could try boot up and hold command + r after the "dong". If that doesn't work you can boot your Mac into "target FireWire" mode. In this mode your Mac's FireWire port provides direct access to your hard disks. If you don't have a device that supports fire wire, you can buy a SATA drive holder. These are typically 10 to 30 dollars. Then you can open up your Mac and get out the drive and insert it into the drive holder. Then you can access the contents of the hard drive via USB.

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Jul 24, 2013 7:42 AM in response to SushiP
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    Jul 24, 2013 7:42 AM in response to SushiP

    SushiP wrote:

     

    Have you takn your Mac in for inspection by a Genius at a Genius Bar.

    Do you really imagine that the OP has waited since Feb 2012 for an answer?

     

    This thread should be dead, thanks for helping to revive it.

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