is there a way to recover photos from a dead macbook?

My old laptop died from water damage a few years back and I have trying for the longest time to figure out how to get all my photos from that Macbook. For reference, I did not have iCloud set up for my photo library on this MacBook. Any suggestions would be of great help. I know it is a longshot but I am still hopeful.

MacBook Pro (2017 – 2020)

Posted on Nov 13, 2023 3:01 AM

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dialabrain

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Nov 13, 2023 4:32 AM in response to lurose11

With no Time Machine or other backup, unless it is a pre-2012 MacBook Pro, there is no method I'm aware of.

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