Recover data from mac hdd using windows


  1. paulpies84
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    Recover data from mac hdd using windows


    I apologise if this is in the wrong area but I have no idea where to post it.

    Does anyone know if it is possible to connect an HDD from a mac to my pc. My son in-laws MacBook just died (yes he is an apple snob but now he's stuffed) and he has info on it that he would like. I am pretty sure its not the hdd just the MacBook that is dead.

    Any help appreciated
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  3. Compumind
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    Greetings!

    Well, the hardware is relatively easy - it's the filesystem.
    Please take a peek at these resources:

    Will a Mac hard drive work with a PC?

    Solved | How to Recover Data from Mac Hard Drive to PC - EaseUS

    Hope this helps!

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  4. Anibor
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    HFS+ for Windows by paragon software
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  6. bro67
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    Macbooks are M.2 SSD's and the format cannot be read by Windows, but can be read by Linux in a limited sense. He can pull the drive and get an enclosure for it, so that he can read from another MAC or use his Time Machine backups (If he made any), to retrieve the data he wants.
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  7. Golden
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    Anibor said:
    HFS+ for Windows by paragon software
    This should allow you to read the data.
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  8. bro67
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    People have to remember that we do not know if the OP upgraded to Mojave and APFS. APFS for Windows | Paragon Software
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  9. Compumind
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    Yes...

    My first link references HFS+ for Windows.
    There is a 10 day free trial - fully featured.

    @bro67 -

    Thanks for the APFS information, just in case.
    Hope there's a free trial on that, too.

    Good information!

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