We tried to revive the Macbook Pro, but the guess is that the logic board is very dead. So we took out the SSD as there is still data on we need. (No backup made by owner, yes, lesson learned...).
Looking for an adapter/casing to hook up this SSD to another Mac to retrieve the data.
Local repair shop asks a lot of money for retrieving it (owner is a student) as they claim to have a case to plug it in.
We cannot view those links since they are asking to log into Amazon. Most stuff online is complete junk these days. I only stick to well known established brands. I don't recognize the brand name in the second URL link. So much of that stuff is just Chinese knock offs....some of them can be dangerous as well.
The OWC Envoy Pro Enclosure is what I would select which can be found from the link @leroydouglas provided. OWC has authorized resellers in other regions as well. Sometimes I have seen OWC offer an Open Box or Used enclosure for sale on their website which can save some money.
Windows doesn't understand any Apple file systems (HFS+ or APFS) without using a third party driver...even then support can be spotty. If Filevault is enabled, then that can make it even more difficult. Windows Disk Management should see the physical drive even though it won't recognize the Apple file systems, but Windows File Explorer will not see any volumes.
This all assumes the SSD is still good.
We cannot view those links since they are asking to log into Amazon. Most stuff online is complete junk these days. I only stick to well known established brands. I don't recognize the brand name in the second URL link. So much of that stuff is just Chinese knock offs....some of them can be dangerous as well.
The OWC Envoy Pro Enclosure is what I would select which can be found from the link @leroydouglas provided. OWC has authorized resellers in other regions as well. Sometimes I have seen OWC offer an Open Box or Used enclosure for sale on their website which can save some money.
Windows doesn't understand any Apple file systems (HFS+ or APFS) without using a third party driver...even then support can be spotty. If Filevault is enabled, then that can make it even more difficult. Windows Disk Management should see the physical drive even though it won't recognize the Apple file systems, but Windows File Explorer will not see any volumes.
This all assumes the SSD is still good.
Rongyos wrote:
We tried to revive the Macbook Pro, but the guess is that the logic board is very dead. So we took out the SSD as there is still data on we need. (No backup made by owner, yes, lesson learned...).
Looking for an adapter/casing to hook up this SSD to another Mac to retrieve the data.
Local repair shop asks a lot of money for retrieving it (owner is a student) as they claim to have a case to plug it in.
You can look for and enclosure at OWC/MacSales...
re: PCIe/NVMe SSD
https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/ssd/owc/macbook-pro-retina-display/2013-2014-2015
The link @leroydouglas provided does lead to the proper enclosure for a Late-2013 to 2015 MBPro. Here is the direct link and part number:
The specs say about this enclosure: specifically designed for use ONLY with the factory SSD found installed
in Apple 13" or 15" MacBook Pro with Retina Display 2012 - early 2013 models.
The one we have here is a 2015 one.
Windows does see the drive, but wants to erase it as mentioned above.
Thank you. We found an adapter via Amazon.
https://www.amazon.nl/dp/B07WYCRZZD?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
But... when we use it it does not show on my other Macbook Pro. It does show on a Windows thing, but not readable; wants to initialize the disk...
Looking for an 'adapter' to use a SSD from a dead Macbook Pro 13" retina 2015
