Discussing extracting files from a Mac hard drive
Discussing extracting files from a Mac hard drive
He asked if you could get his data from the non-booting 2015 iMac. If you connect the hard drive, can you pull the files onto your Windows 10 computer? Will it be able to understand Mac file types? Is there a password or encryption keeping the data locked?
The iMac lacks the T2 chip, which may affect compatibility. You'll need software to access the drive on a Windows system. This method could work, though read-only versions are free: https://www.diskinternals.com/linux-reader/. Be aware that if FileVault was active, it might cause issues.
You can connect it via SATA directly without a reader, but a reader makes it appear as an external drive.
It appears to be a standard SATA drive without any special connectors. You can either connect it directly to your computer or use an external SATA-to-USB adapter.
They appear to rely on standard SATA connections. Since I’m unfamiliar with iMacs, it might be helpful to look up more information.
Thanks for your assistance. Here’s what I attempted and succeeded with. I connected the hard drive to my PC via SATA. I tried HFSexplorer which needed Java and didn’t work. It looks a bit risky. The reliable options are APFS on Windows by Paragon for file explorer use, plus Wiztree to locate images and videos more quickly. Everything seems fine so far, but I’ll uninstall the added software and run a scan afterward.