How do I connect 2008 MacBook Pro to MacPro
I need to use the monitor on my desktop pro because my monitor on my
MacBook pro is gone out (Black). So I need to get files off of my laptop onto my desktop pro.
IS IT EVEN POSSIBLE? If so how and what cables do I need?
MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.5), 2.6ghz Intel Core Duo • 4GB 667Mhz
You should be able to connect a Thunderbolt to FireWire 800 cable between the two, then boot the MacBook pro while holding the "T" key down. This will put the laptop in target disk mode and it's drive should mount on the Mac Pro's desktop. You can then get your files off.
If that doesn't work, then you can always pull the SATA hard drive out of the laptop and then use an inexpensive SATA to USB3 dock to read the hard drive. Such as dock is very useful for backups as well so it's not money wasted.
You should be able to connect a Thunderbolt to FireWire 800 cable between the two, then boot the MacBook pro while holding the "T" key down. This will put the laptop in target disk mode and it's drive should mount on the Mac Pro's desktop. You can then get your files off.
If that doesn't work, then you can always pull the SATA hard drive out of the laptop and then use an inexpensive SATA to USB3 dock to read the hard drive. Such as dock is very useful for backups as well so it's not money wasted.
OMG. Thank you. While waiting for my MacBook to boot up withT key down and hooked up FireWire to FireWire. I was thinking it can't be this easy... And sure enough it was. Lol. Thanks so much and yes I feel stupid. Thanks again.
ANddoyouhappen to know...... HOw do I copy or export my mailboxes with content from my laptop (Yosemite ) to put on my desktop (Lion). Or can I sync them somehow?
If it's the laptop with the bad screen, then I would hook up an external monitor to it first. Then in Mail on the laptop, add an IMAP (Gmail), or Exchange (Microsoft) account. You can then drag and drop all of your mail from your local mailboxes in Mail, to the server mailboxes.
The benefit of using this method is that once you have you mail on an external mail server, then you will be able to abandon Mail altogether and instead begin using webmail from one of those major providers. Webmail provides the ultimate in flexibility and takes away the painful process of managing and migrating local mailboxes when you get new devices. If you really don't like webmail, then you will at least be storing your mail on the server instead on locally in Mail (which, if you read these forums much, is a never ending source of trouble)
What cable do I need to hook another monitor up to the MacBook Pro (Old One)???
What cable do I need to hook another monitor up to the MacBook Pro (Old One)???
How do I connect 2008 MacBook Pro to MacPro.
