Start in target disk mode how to#
How to use Target Disk Modeīelow I’ve laid out the step by step process of using target disk mode. If you don’t have Thunderbolt ports, a converter might work but the speed/efficiency of the transfer(s) might be degraded. Your pre-requisites to having this work are 1) making sure both Macs have Thunderbolt ports and 2) both Macs are actually able to boot up. Booting into target disk mode allows you to manage large file transfers, make backups faster, and troubleshooting easier. One machine will act as the host and the other will act as an external disk drive. So what is Target Disk Mode and what will it actually do for me? Target Disk Mode will allow you to boot your Mac up and have it appear to another Mac as an external disk drive. After a quick Amazon Prime purchase of a 6′ Thunderbolt to Thunderbolt cable, I’m able to get started moving my stuff off my broken MBP and onto my kids MBP, temporarily until they send back my newly re-imaged MBP. This is where Target Disk Mode steps in to save the day.
Start in target disk mode pro#
Unfortunately, re-imaging a laptop also means losing everything you have stored on it, so I had to find a way to get my docs/pics/music off the computer and onto my kids MacBook Pro (MBP). After telling them, “yes, I did take it to Apple already” they decided it would be best to re-image the machine, which requires me to send it to the help desk team in Colorado. So here I find myself with an unusable laptop, so I resort to calling my company’s help desk (it’s a company laptop). “Here target disk mode comes to save the day…” Yes, before you ask, I have taken it to the Genius Bar at my local Apple Store, and after running diagnostics on the trackpad (which passed) they couldn’t even figure out what was going on with it. Not only that, but I’ve also noticed multiple apps that are freezing or hanging on boot, even after removing them from start up. I can use the trackpad to right click, move the cursor around and navigate, but it just won’t left click. For some reason, my trackpad is not wanting to left click anything. For the first time in 5 years using a MacBook as my primary laptop for work and play, I’ve run into some weird issues that have really cramped my ability to use the machine. I can honestly say I’ve been on both sides of the fence, and for me, the MacBook Pro is the superior machine. Yes, I am an Apple fanboy, but I’ve owned Dells, HPs and Toshibas in the past as well. Since 2014, much faster WiFi and Ethernet adapters mean faster transfer speeds than before.Let me start by saying I love my MacBook Pro Retina 15″, it’s a beautiful machine. If you do not want to purchase the adapters, you could migrate the data off the Air using file sharing or have the Mac opened by a service technician to remove the storage and assist with a converter or another Air to house the drive while it's being accessed.īy deleting all files that are non-essential you can speed up the time of transfer, but the USB to ethernet adapter is 100MB speed and likely the fastest you could transfer files on your Air from 2014 or before. Since MacBook Air have no ethernet ports, you will need to purchase the Apple USB to Ethernet Adapter for the older model MacBook Air which does not have a Thunderbolt port, an Apple Thunderbolt to Ethernet Adapter for the newer model which supports Thunderbolt or one of the many third party USB adapters. Since thunderbolt is far faster than gigabit ethernet, it’s preferred due to speed as mentioned in the comments below.Īny MacBook Air that have Thunderbolt 3 or 2 support target disk mode.įor all devices - regardless of ability to boot to target disk mode, an additional supported option for transferring data between two Macs is using a wired connection and Migration Assistant. The Mini DisplayPort is purely a video out port, and cannot be used for data transfer, despite the identical connector. Target Disk Mode is not supported on older Macbook Air that lack a Thunderbolt port. Many vintage and obsolete Air still support target disk mode as well. All non-vintage MacBook Air support target disk mode, including the Apple Silicon based MacBook Air released in 2020.
0 kommentar(er)
