Recover data from MacBook 2015 SSD. SSD not recognized by Macs

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Recover data from MacBook 2015 SSD. SSD not recognized by Macs

My 2015 MacBook Pro stopped working. I removed the SSD and I've added it to the OWC Envoy Pro 1A enclosure. On my MacBook Air running Sonoma, I plug in the SSD through USB and it just locks Disk Utility from running until I unplug it.

On a working 2015 MacBook Pro running Mojave, it doesn't appear in Disk Utility but when I run the command 'diskutil list' it does appear. When booting the working MacBook Pro in recovery, it is just stuck on 'Examining Volumes...'. I've left it for 20 minutes. I don't know if it is worth letting it run.

Any suggestions would be hugely appreciated.

Posted on Nov 12, 2024 8:28 AM

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Answer 1

Nov 12, 2024 9:30 AM in response to HWTech

It is an original Apple OEM SSD from my understanding. It is a: Samsung ssd mz-jpv1280/0a4

I don't think FileVault was enabled.

I downloaded DriveDx. When I first was setting it up, it did show the drive as "Envoy" before I had to add the driver. Then it wouldn't appear again. This is all done on my 2015 MacBook. I can try this on my 2023 MacBook Air if needed.

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Answer 2

HWTech

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Nov 12, 2024 8:40 AM in response to CiderDrinker1000

What appears with "diskutil list"? Post the output here so we can see what the system actually sees.

Is it the original Apple OEM SSD or a third party SSD?

Is Filevault enabled on that SSD?

Try running DriveDx (free trial period) to check the health of the SSD. When connected externally you will need to install a special USB driver to attempt to access the SSD's health information. Post the complete DriveDx text report here so I can examine it.

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