Comments on: How to access files on failed MacBook Air

By: dbon

dbon — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 20:41:43 +0000

Can someone else read the files on a dead macbook air? If they get the drive out, would they still need the account name and password? My air is DEAD, beep of death, and I just want to chuck it but don’t know how. 2011 model…

By: Douglas McCristal

Douglas McCristal — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 10:19:15 +0000

Hi Thank you so much for you help. Is my mac book air 2012 the serial no is C02G2HDDJYC, and is there anyway to tell if the SSD is ok, the air is dead with no response from keys or removing and replacing battery
best wishes
douglas

By: andrew

andrew — Mon, 24 Aug 2015 20:52:07 +0000

mine is from 2014 will mine work with the 2012?

By: Nabeel

Nabeel — Sat, 04 Jul 2015 21:17:09 +0000

My macbook air is a late 2013 model, bought in 2014… will the same procedure apply?

By: IML Tech

IML Tech — Sat, 31 Jan 2015 01:26:30 +0000

In reply to Nick. @ Nick,

Do you know if the OWC Enclosure can be used to recover files from the MBA SSD by connecting to a non-Mac? (Windows/Linux)

You cannot do that on a Windows machine. It will not read Mac drive at all. You should be able to do that in Linux. Check out this thread for help.

By: Nick

Nick — Fri, 30 Jan 2015 10:03:32 +0000

Do you know if the OWC Enclosure can be used to recover files from the MBA SSD by connecting to a non-Mac? (Windows/Linux)

By: Sergio

Sergio — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 07:44:04 +0000

Thanks a lot!
Kind regards,Sergio

By: IML Tech

IML Tech — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 07:12:30 +0000

In reply to Sergio. @ Sergio, If the laptop was produced in week 46 of 2009, most likely it'a a MacBook Air (Mid 2009) model. You'll have to go with the adapter shown in the first part of the guide.

By: Sergio

Sergio — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 06:55:41 +0000

Thank you for the quick reply.
I used one of the tools available on the net to traceback all data. My Air was produced in week 46 of 2009 in China.
Can this help further or shall I still go for the adapter described in the first part of yourguide?

Thx
Sergio

By: IML Tech

IML Tech — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 22:08:50 +0000

In reply to Sergio. @ Sergio, If your MacBook Air was manufactured in late 2009, probably it's a Mid-2009 model. That's my guess. I cannot tell without the serial number. If that's the case, the OWC enclosure (OWCMAU3ENVOY11) WILL NOT work for you. You will need one shown in the first part of my guide.