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Is it possible to use target display mode and target disk mode simultaneously?

I'm using my iMac as an external display for my Macbook. I'm wondering if there is a way to also take advantage of it's internal storage.

OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)

Posted on Jun 4, 2015 9:10 PM

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Jun 4, 2015 9:18 PM in response to DIWesser

Not through Target Disk mode, but you can set up regular File Sharing before entering Target Display mode.

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Jun 7, 2015 10:15 AM in response to Niel

Does file sharing only work over a network connection?

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Jun 7, 2015 10:18 AM in response to DIWesser

Yes; FireWire Target Disk mode provides one-way file sharing using a different mechanism, but a computer in Target Disk mode cannot be used as a display.

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