2018 MacBook Pro will fail to recover data if the motherboard crashes

In 2016, Apple released the first MacBook Pro that supports touch bars. At that time, iFixit's maintenance experts found that the machine used a non-replaceable solid state drive. The touch-bar MacBook Pro's solid state drive was directly soldered. On the motherboard. This makes many people worry, if the motherboard crashes, the data will not be recovered. Fortunately, this is not the case.

For the 2016 and 2017 TouchBar MacBook Pro, Apple offers special tools. Genius staff and Apple Authorized Service Providers can use tools to recover data even if the motherboard crashes. Of course, the SSD must be intact. Apple's tools are A small black box that can transfer data from a MacBook Pro crash board to a normal MacBook Pro. This box is connected to the data recovery interface on the crashed motherboard via a cable, and the other uses USB-C to USB-C and one. The MacBook Pro can work properly.

When the crashed motherboard is placed in a special device, after all the cables are connected, the technician opens the MacBook Pro, which can work normally, and then uses the 'migration assistant' application to complete the data transfer. Apple's data recovery tool is very convenient for the motherboard. For the crashed MacBook Pro, it is a very good means of data recovery.

Last week, iFixit disassembled the 2018 MacBook Pro and found that Apple removed the data recovery connector on the motherboard, which means the data recovery tool does not support the latest MacBook Pro. 2018 MacBook Pro removes data The recovery interface may be due to the adoption of the Apple T2 chip, which provides SSD hardware encryption.

Apple's internal 2018 MacBook Pro service guide also mentions that it is recommended that technicians recommend users to use Time Machine backup. Of course, we can also choose a third-party data recovery company, but the price is more expensive. Still, important information should be backed up. !