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Transferring data from broken Mac to new Mac

Hi everyone :),

My Macbook Pro (13 inch 2013) recently got a crack in the screen.

As soon as the crack happened (a pinpoint sized crack) it started to make the screen unusable, and today it is completely black with some light across the top.

Rather than replace the screen I figured it would be cheaper to just buy another one so am thinking of doing that.

But I notice that the Mac isn’t even charging now. Yesterday I could charge it and use it by using my iPad as an external display but it isn’t even doing that at this point.

Is it possible to transfer the data from the Mac in its current condition to the new Mac?

Many thanks, Tom :)

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If the device can’t be used with an external monitor, but the device is still able to power on, then you can put it in Target Disk Mode and use a Thunderbolt cable to directly connect it to your new laptop. You might need a Thunderbolt to USB-C adaptor as well depending on the model you’re transferring to. Once the two devices are connected you can use Migration Assistant on the new machine to facilitate a data transfer from the attached computer.

If you can no longer power on the old computer, you’ll need to physically remove the internal blade SSD and install it in an enclosure so that you can connect it to the new machine. You can get blade drive enclosures from OWC.

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