[Technology] MacBook advice

bhafc99

Well-known member

Oct 14, 2003

7,093

Dubai

• May 16, 2022

• #1

The screen on a MacBook Air we've had for about 9 years has just died:



It looks pretty terminal, and since we were thinking of getting a new machine soon anyway, we're going to go ahead and buy a new one.

My question is: if I take the old one to an Apple Store, will they be able to get data and files off the hard drive for us, so we can put them onto the new machine?

I'm kind of hoping that's all still there, just with a fecked screen it's obviously impossible to 'do' anything on the machine any more.

Any advice appreciated, thanks.

 

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usernamed

New member

Aug 31, 2017

763

• May 16, 2022

• #2

bhafc99 said:

The screen on a MacBook Air we've had for about 9 years has just died:

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It looks pretty terminal, and since we were thinking of getting a new machine soon anyway, we're going to go ahead and buy a new one.

My question is: if I take the old one to an Apple Store, will they be able to get data and files off the hard drive for us, so we can put them onto the new machine?

I'm kind of hoping that's all still there, just with a fecked screen it's obviously impossible to 'do' anything on the machine any more.

Any advice appreciated, thanks.

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Should be possible unless there’s damage to the hard drive (unlikely).

Apple Store should be able to sort you out.

 

Driver8

On the road...

NSC Patron

Jul 31, 2005

15,984

North Wales

• May 16, 2022

• #3

Have you an external monitor you could plug in? May just be the screen.

 

dadams2k11

ID10T Error

Jun 24, 2011

4,948

Brighton

• May 16, 2022

• #4

Remove old hard drive and put it in new machine.

It's an m.2 Harddrive so one screw.

https://youtu.be/LKUJA3J2GBk