Lost Data (Music)

[I.Algar]

Recently my MBP stopped working and i have now got a new one. As far as i'm concerned i've lost all the files on it. However am i able to restore my old library on my new laptop. My iPhone is synced to the old library and i know i am able to recover music i've downloaded from the iTunes store. Is there any way of recovering the remainder of the library??

 

[Macman45]

Are the files still on the MBP? If you got a new HDD and didn't backup prior to the swap out, then they are probably gone. If you have a TM backup they are easy to recover though.

 

[I.Algar]

Yeah they're still on the laptop, when i turn it on the screen doesn't light up or chime. I can hear the hard drive spinning though. And no back ups ):

 

[Macman45]

Yeah they're still on the laptop, when i turn it on the screen doesn't light up or chime. I can hear the hard drive spinning though. And no back ups ):

It might be possible to remove that HDD and put it into a USB caddy....if you can see the files then, you should be able to access and retrieve them...USB caddy's are cheap so it's worth a shot.

 

[I.Algar]

Thank you i'll give that a shot

 

[Macman45]

Thank you i'll give that a shot

Good luck, let us know how it goes...