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Repair and disassembly information for the 2020 refresh of the MacBook Air model A2179 with an Intel processor that was released in March 2020.

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Fire damages MacBook Air A2337

MacBook Air has fire damaged screen (partially) and dead keyboard/trackpad. No backup :-(

Machine boots using power button to user login which is visible on damaged screen but no way to go any further.

Can I force connect using a bluetooth keyboard and mouse.

Can I force sharing or other connection to other Mac without keyboard or mouse?

Can I remove hard drive install in an external case and use sharing or other to boot from or connect to hard drive?

Tony

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add photos of the damage please! it helps us see what you see to properly diagnose your issue Adding images to an existing question

have you tried a wired mouse and keyboard?

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good idea, I'll try that then post photos

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You should be able to access the data using a wired external keyboard and target disk mode. Connect a wired keyboard to the system using one of the USB-C ports, then power on the computer while holding the T key on the wired keyboard. Continue to hold the key until you see the Thunderbolt icon appear on the screen. You can then connect a Thunderbolt cable to the damaged computer and to a working computer, and the internal drive of the damaged computer should show up as an attached external drive on the working computer. You can find more info here.

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