Unable to recover files from A1466 Macbook air SSD using enclosure

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Unable to recover files from A1466 Macbook air SSD using enclosure

08-13-2025, 04:33 AM

Hi. SSD is not being detected in Mac m2 and older imac. I tried 3 different external enclosures and non of them work. I tried the cheap one and then the expensive enclosure. The laptop is dead and had short on the board so unsure if the ssd is working. Need your opinion guys

SSD: mz-jpv128s/0a2
Jorkar External SSD Enclosure for MacBook Air/Pro 12+16 PIN
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