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Water Damage

Hi,


I spilled accidentally spilled water on my work laptop yesterday (MacBook Pro). I wanted to see if it's possible to remove the hard drive from the damaged computer and insert it into a new computer so I don't lose all of my saved work.


Thanks,

Michelle

MacBook Pro 13", macOS 10.14

Posted on Apr 26, 2019 10:53 AM

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Posted on Apr 26, 2019 11:34 AM

As MacBook Pros recently celebrated their 13th birthday and there are easily over 100 variants, what you can do depends on the MacBook Pro sub-model and the kind of drive it has. Some have easily-accessed standard rotational drives, some have solid-state drives that may require a special enclosure after removal, and the most recent MBPs do not have removable storage at all.


As the computer obviously doesn't start, you can use the serial number--stamped in a tiny font on the bottom cover--to find your sub-model from this Apple support link:


Check Your Service and Support Coverage - Apple Support


Sub-models include a year and possible the modifiers "Early, Middle, Late" plus the screen size, and if it is a Retina display model. If you tell us that we can be much more specific in helping you.


A new MBP will not have have a place for a traditional drive so you will have to get an simply external enclosure or bare drive adapter to transfer the files.

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Apr 26, 2019 11:34 AM in response to myasavolian

As MacBook Pros recently celebrated their 13th birthday and there are easily over 100 variants, what you can do depends on the MacBook Pro sub-model and the kind of drive it has. Some have easily-accessed standard rotational drives, some have solid-state drives that may require a special enclosure after removal, and the most recent MBPs do not have removable storage at all.


As the computer obviously doesn't start, you can use the serial number--stamped in a tiny font on the bottom cover--to find your sub-model from this Apple support link:


Check Your Service and Support Coverage - Apple Support


Sub-models include a year and possible the modifiers "Early, Middle, Late" plus the screen size, and if it is a Retina display model. If you tell us that we can be much more specific in helping you.


A new MBP will not have have a place for a traditional drive so you will have to get an simply external enclosure or bare drive adapter to transfer the files.

Water Damage

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