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> You can technically desolder the SSD from the logic board Well, you can, but even that wouldn’t get you your data back. It’s all encrypted, tied to the hardw
by solarkraft 6y ago
> You can technically desolder the SSD from the logic board
Well, you can, but even that wouldn’t get you your data back. It’s all encrypted, tied to the hardware.
There are data recovery tools for MacBooks, but I suppose in this specific case an essential part for that was broken.
The data probably isn’t worth the price of doing it (no warranty, all money gone if it fails), but if it was you could’ve called up a component level repair shop, which can sometimes fix issues at a fraction of what Apple charges and preserve your data by replacing only broken components instead of rushing to replace the whole board.
- grishka 6y ago> It’s all encrypted, tied to the hardware. And that's a terrible idea to begin with. Yes, encryption is a good thing. But it's only good as long as it's not tied to a particular piece of hardware against user's will. You should be able to remove an SSD from a dead laptop and plug it into a working one, and, after entering the correct password, be able to access it. Apple seems to view this exact scenario as an attack for some reason.
- fmajid 6y agoAn active component like the T2 can ensure the keys are erased after N failed attempts. A passive encryption key cannot. There are indeed also disadvantages to this.
- grishka 6y agoBut then you are encouraged to circumvent this by making backups.
- fomine3 6y agoSimilarly on PC, TPM lockout for decrypt PIN after some tries, then BitLocker requires user to input very long generated passphrase (virtually unbreakable, same as Apple's internal key). They can also export encryption key. Of course exported key must be stored to secure place.