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Hello all, my 2011 HP Pavilion Laptop, with MS Windows 7, died. It contained both a SSD and HDD. I have removed both from the Laptop. I would like to copy all files, Apple music, etc. to my new MacBook Pro 2021. Can this be done, if so How? Thanks in advance!
MacBook Pro 16″
Hi Ahric,
You'll most likely need a SATA (power + data) to USB cable to connect each drive to your MacBook Pro 2021. You'll also need a USB to USB-C adapter, unless the SATA cable has a USB-C connector on the other end.
You should be able to access the data on the drives, assuming that:
If BitLocker or Device Encryption (Windows equivalent of FileVault) was enabled on your Windows laptop, the drive data will be encrypted and your Mac won't be able to access it. You'll need one of the following to access the data:
NOTE: The default filesystem for Windows is NTFS. macOS can read (access), but not write (make changes) to NTFS-formatted volumes. If you need to modify the data on the drives from the Windows computer, there are apps available (such as Paragon NTFS for Mac) that can read and write to NTFS volumes.
Hi Ahric,
You'll most likely need a SATA (power + data) to USB cable to connect each drive to your MacBook Pro 2021. You'll also need a USB to USB-C adapter, unless the SATA cable has a USB-C connector on the other end.
You should be able to access the data on the drives, assuming that:
If BitLocker or Device Encryption (Windows equivalent of FileVault) was enabled on your Windows laptop, the drive data will be encrypted and your Mac won't be able to access it. You'll need one of the following to access the data:
NOTE: The default filesystem for Windows is NTFS. macOS can read (access), but not write (make changes) to NTFS-formatted volumes. If you need to modify the data on the drives from the Windows computer, there are apps available (such as Paragon NTFS for Mac) that can read and write to NTFS volumes.
Encryptor5000-
Thank you for the info... greatly appreciated. I do have the SATA to USB cable + a USB-C adaptor.
Not sure if BitLocker or Device Encryption was enabled... I don't believe that they were enabled, however, once I start the process, if indeed they were, I will consider options 1 or 3, if required...I hope not.
The plan is to copy the files to my Macbook pro (my primary personal device), as I am transitioning from Windows to IOS. So based on your response above, I will also plan to secure an app such as Paragon FTFS for MAC...
My work laptops are windows, however, my personal devices are now all within the apple universe.
Thanks again, and I will let you know how things turn out.
copy files from external SSD to Macbook pro
