restore data from old Mac disks

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restore data from old Mac disks

Hi,

I've been searching for a while but I havent found a solution yet.

My old MBP2012 died and can't start-up anymore.

I configured it back then with a 256GB SSD on the place of the HDD and replaced the optical drive by the original 500GB HDD, together with fusion drive it was a great machine.

Now I bought a MBP2018 (what a machine) and I want to restore some data I didn't place in any online storage or TimeCapsule.

I have a kit to power the disks and connect them via SATA and they both come in to diskutil as "APFS Physical Storage diskxsx". I can't write or read them which I supposed because I used fileVault but I can't find out how to open them and use the data.

I hope somebody can help me.

BR,

Wietse

MacBook Pro 15", macOS 10.14

Posted on Feb 25, 2019 1:16 PM

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HWTech

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Feb 25, 2019 11:30 PM in response to WietseS

Beeping sound is usually memory. On the 2012 MBPro, the one memory slot closest to the Bottom Case can cause problems. Try removing it. Check to make sure the other memory module is locked in as it can become unlocked when inserting/removing memory from the slot closest to the Bottom Case.

Don't put the Logic Board in the oven as you are more likely to do damage to it. The 2012 model doesn't have the GPU issues like the earlier models.

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HWTech

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Feb 25, 2019 7:47 PM in response to WietseS

Can you click "mount" in Disk Utility? That should prompt you for the Filevault password if it sees both disks properly.

Do you still have your old MBPro? If so what were the exact symptoms. Did you try disconnecting the battery and using just the power adapter to power it on? Was it damaged?

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WietseS Author

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Feb 25, 2019 11:13 PM in response to HWTech

I can’t mount the disk.

The oké MBP makes a beeping sound when he tries to boot. A option was to put the main board in the oven restore the connections.

Connecting the disks to my new Mac seemed to be the easiest way, I supposed.

BR,

Wietse

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DonH49

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Feb 25, 2019 3:51 PM in response to WietseS

good luck figuring that one out. The physical store I've never figured out using Disk Utility from High Sierra or Mojave. I can get to it using Yosemite..