07-09-2023, 09:03 PM
Need some insight on some 10 year old technology so came back here to ask the gurus.
I have a Mac Mini (2012) that has crapped the bed. In the machine is a SSD and a HDD. IIRC the SSD had the OS install (for speed) and the Users folder is on the HDD (for storage). I have not used the machine in 5+ years, was in storage.
I believe the SSD has died, booting the machine leads to a ? Folder icon. Booting into recovery mode, and Disk Utility can see the HDD named "Users" but not the SSD.
So I want to see if i can pull files off the machine without opening it up, which I can do, but is a bigger project.
Target Disk Mode on this model is an option, but only over Thunderbolt. Can I use this cable...
https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=13365
...to connect to another mac with Thunderbolt? I realize this is a Mini Displayport cable, but it's way cheaper than the official Apple Thunderbolt cable. I don't really care if it's slower, it just needs to work.
Related, if I put this machine into target disk mode, will I have the option of seeing the volume on the non-boot drive? I don't know how TDM works when a machine has multiple drives.
Any insight appreciated. TIA
I have a Mac Mini (2012) that has crapped the bed. In the machine is a SSD and a HDD. IIRC the SSD had the OS install (for speed) and the Users folder is on the HDD (for storage). I have not used the machine in 5+ years, was in storage.
I believe the SSD has died, booting the machine leads to a ? Folder icon. Booting into recovery mode, and Disk Utility can see the HDD named "Users" but not the SSD.
So I want to see if i can pull files off the machine without opening it up, which I can do, but is a bigger project.
Target Disk Mode on this model is an option, but only over Thunderbolt. Can I use this cable...
https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=13365
...to connect to another mac with Thunderbolt? I realize this is a Mini Displayport cable, but it's way cheaper than the official Apple Thunderbolt cable. I don't really care if it's slower, it just needs to work.
Related, if I put this machine into target disk mode, will I have the option of seeing the volume on the non-boot drive? I don't know how TDM works when a machine has multiple drives.
Any insight appreciated. TIA