Macbook Pro Logic Board Broken how Transfer Data?

[Eileenhedi]

Hi,

My macbook pro's logic board is broken. I just bought an external hard drive and would like to transfer my files onto it. How can I do this when I can't even turn on my computer? I know it's possible, because someone did it for my friend a while ago.

I would really appreciate any tips!!! Thank you!

 

[GGJstudios]

You can always remove your hard drive from your MBP and put it in an external enclosure, so it can be accessed by another computer.

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Do you have another Mac?
If so, why not extract the HDD from the MacBook (quite easy*) and put it into an enclosure for 2.5" S-ATA HDDs and connect it to that other Mac. Such enclosures can be had for 10€ if USB is enough for you.

* In the following FAQ are guides on how to replace HDDs from a variety of MBs and MBPs.
MacBook, MacBook Pro: Replacing the Hard Disk Drive, transferring data to the new HDD

If you have only a Windows PC, you can do the same, but need to use MacDrive to read HFS+ formatted HDDs in Windows. There is a seven day trial available, but I think it only allows reading from HFS+ formatted volumes and not writing to it.

FAT32 (File Allocation Table)

• Read/Write FAT32 from both native Windows and native Mac OS X.
• Maximum file size: 4GB.
• Maximum volume size: 2TB

NTFS (Windows NT File System)

• Read/Write NTFS from native Windows.
• Read only NTFS from native Mac OS X
• To Read/Write/Format NTFS from Mac OS X: Install NTFS-3G for Mac OS X (free)
• Some have reported problems using Tuxera (approx 33USD).
• Native NTFS support can be enabled in Snow Leopard, but is not advisable, due to instability.
• AirPort Extreme (802.11n) and Time Capsule do not support NTFS
• Maximum file size: 16 TB
• Maximum volume size: 256TB

HFS+ (Hierarchical File System, a.k.a. Mac OS Extended)

• Read/Write HFS+ from native Mac OS X
• Required for Time Machine or Carbon Copy Cloner backups of Mac internal hard drive.
• To Read/Write HFS+ from Windows, Install MacDrive
• To Read HFS+ (but not Write) from Windows, Install HFSExplorer
• Maximum file size: 8EiB
• Maximum volume size: 8EiB

exFAT (FAT64)

• Supported in Mac OS X only in 10.6.5 or later.
• exFAT partitions created with OS X 10.6.5 are inaccessible from Windows 7
• Not all Windows versions support exFAT. See disadvantages.
• exFAT (Extended File Allocation Table)
• AirPort Extreme (802.11n) and Time Capsule do not support exFAT
• Maximum file size: 16 EiB
• Maximum volume size: 64 ZiB

Could Target Disk Mode help?

 

[discounteggroll]

I would go with what GGJ said. Get a 2.5" SATA enclosure (basically an empty external hard drive) and put your macbook's hard drive in there. Cheap, no computer necessary and everything is available immediately should you need any of it. Also protects the drive until and after you decide to repair/replace the computer