How do I remove files from my HD if MacBook Pro is not starting up?
My MacBook Pro has a solid state aftermarket hard drive that is completely full and is now causing start up problems. When I turn my laptop on the login screen comes up and I can enter my password and login as usual. However after login just a grey screen appears and it stays that way forever until I shut the computer down by holding power button. if I physically remove my hard drive is there any way I can hook it up to a different computer and remove files to free up enough space to allow my Mac to successfully start up and login? Ive already tried safe boot and NVRAM/PRAM reboots but neither of those worked. Let me know if my idea is possible/how or any other methods that would help me out.
Thanks,
Isaac
If you have another Mac, use Target Disk Mode. Connect your Mac to the other Mac using a Thunderbolt or FireWire cable, and hold down the T key while booting up on the problematic Mac. If you go into Finder on the other Mac, the first one's hard drive should show up as a disk.
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