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Repair guides and disassembly information for the MacBook Pro 16'' released in November of 2019. Model A2141, EMC 3347.

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water damaged 2019 MacBook Pro data recovery (t2 chip)

Hey,

I have the same problem. I have 2019 MacBook Pro 16 inch 512 gb (I think it has T2 chip), and it has been damaged by water unfortunately.

I took it to apple and they said they have to change the motherboard totally as CPU is broke (short circuit). but if they do change the motherboard , I will loose all of my data and files. can anyone help me if I can have my datas from my MacBook. ?

ps : My MacBook is not working at all.

Your help is highly appreciated.

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Yes, your system uses a T2 chip to encrypt your storage.

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I have the Same model with water damage. My logic board works fine but my display won’t show images

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@Miguel Hernandez - If you still can log-in you should be able to connect a external drive and run TimeMachine to make a backup of your stuff. I would start there.

Time is agaist you! So don't waste it as the longer your system stays wet the worst it will be saving it. Even if its dried out now the dried spillage will damage your system over time.

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Apple presses the point you need to backup religiously! As you never know when your system will fail unexpectedly or your system encounters a killing event like you have here.

It might be possible to patch your system up long enough to get the data off (a few hours at best). It will require a lot of TLC and access to the needed parts.

Basically, you’ll end up buying another system to steal the parts from (never to work again) only parts which don’t involve the CPU, T2 and your flash storage. If they are damaged there is nothing more possible, Apple did a very good job here!

You still will need a replacement system to transfer your stuff over to using Target Disk Mode Understanding the Applications for Target Disk Mode

So you’ll need to find someone with the very deep skills to patch your logic board and even then its a gamble and still very expensive! Is the data that important and not recoverable for other sources?

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Hi Dan

Do you have any recommend about how i can get my datas from my macbook ?

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Your only hope is seeing if someone with deep micro-soldering skills like iPad Rehab can patch your system so you can get your stuff off.

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