How do I access data on a macbook with a broken screen?
My MacBook Pro screen is not working.
I am taking it to the Genius bar, but they say I should back up my data.
How do I do that with no screen?
I DO have an older MacBook, as well as thumb drive, but don't know how to hook them up to treat the disfunctional computer as input.
I am not very jargon-savvy, so if you have an answer please decode strings of alphabetic characters if you use them.
(I do know what a USB port is, but few others...)
I'm assuming your keyboard and trackpad work? What you need to do is to connect it to a display, like the ones everyone used to use when computers weren't all in one. This is quite inconvenient in the case of a macbook, because macbooks don't have the usual port for that. You need is either:
1) HDMI to VGA adapter. 2) Connect a VGA cable to the adapter, and then to the monitor.
OR
1)FireWire to VGA adapter. 2) Connect the VGA cable to the adapter, and then to the monitor.
Then hopefully you should be able to 'see' your computer!
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