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YellowSnake Author

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Target mode doesn’t work?

hi everybody,

My old Macbook Air mid2011 with os x lion won’t start anymore after upgrade attempt (too long to explain). And I’m trying to connect it with MacBook Retina 12’ 2019 via Tbolt+tbolt/usbC adapter as an external drive, using Target mode. Power cable connected of course. I can see Thunderbolt icon on macbook air’s screen, but the other computer doesnt see it, nothing on a desktop or in disk utility. What am I doing wrong?