My IBook has stopped booting up. We have an external HD from our old desktop. We can boot up to that, but I want to get all my files off the IBook. Can anyone help me access these files?
Is the old desktop a Mac with FireWire, and does it still work? Is the iBook one which is equipped with a FireWire port? If both are true, you may be able to access the iBook's hard drive from the desktop Mac via FireWire Target Disk Mode. If this works, the iBook's hard drive should mount on the desktop of the other Mac, and you can copy the files off to the the desktop Mac's hard drive.
Good luck.
Thanks Ronda!
The old desktop is kaput, and connected through an external harddrive. We've been using a pc laptop as our computer temporarily while waiting to get a new Mac. Finally, our new IMac will be here next week, so I can definitely try that then. However, do you know if I can use the PC as my host computer? I would love to get all the transferring done before the new computer gets here.
No, as far as I know, it only works via FireWire between two Macs.
In all the years I've been here, I have only seen one person report successfully using FireWire Target Disk Mode with a Windows computer, and I am skeptical of that report. It's not supposed to work (but it won't hurt to try, assuming the PC is equipped with a FireWire port).
Thanks Ronda! I decided to wait till the new imac gets here (and not even risk it), which should be Tuesday. If the transfer doesn't work I will attempt to remove the hard drive and hopefully be able to access with some external help. Wish me luck! 🙂
Good luck, indeed!
ibook stopped booting up. Using external HD. Can I retrieve files from IBook
