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what happens when the old computer won't boot up what can I do to move the documents to a new computer

I want to move all documents from the old computer to this computer but the old computer won't boot up what can I do

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.12

Posted on Sep 15, 2021 9:24 AM

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Posted on Sep 15, 2021 10:10 AM

You may be able to invoke Target Disk Mode (its code is in the mac's ROM) even if macOS will not boot up.


Take a look at this article:


Transfer files between two Mac computers using target disk mode - Apple Support




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what happens when the old computer won't boot up what can I do to move the documents to a new computer

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