[MacTUG] New 2018 MacBook Pros and the lack of a way to recover files off if the logic board fails.

[Glenn Anderson]

From https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/2018-macbook-pro-data-backup-logic-board/

If you recently purchased one of Apple’s refreshed 2018 MacBook Pro<https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/new-macbook-pro-8th-generation-cpu/> models, you’ll want to maintain backups of your files. Unlike previous models, if the logic board fails on your laptop, there is no way for Apple and its service technicians to access the solid-state drive and recover the contents stored on the system.

On older 2016 and 2017 MacBook Pro models with Touch Bar, Apple had a special tool that could be used to transfer data in the event of a logic board failure. The tool connects to a special data recovery port on the MacBook Pro with a failed logic board to extract the data stored on the system’s solid-state drive. It can also plug into the USB-C port on a new MacBook Pro with a functional logic board to restore the extracted data.


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