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iMac data recovery & repair
Every iMac from 2007 to 2026. Failed hard drives and Fusion Drives, no power and board faults, with your photos and documents recovered first.
Common faults
- Failed hard drive or Fusion DriveThe most common iMac failure. Flashing folder, very slow, or won't start. Data recovered, drive replaced with an SSD.
- No powerPower supply and logic board power faults.
- No pictureDisplay, backlight and graphics faults.
- Encrypted iMacs2020 27-inch and all Apple silicon iMacs store data tied to the board. Board repair is needed to recover it.
Where is the data on my model?
The last column in each table below shows how your model stores data, and so how we recover it. Open any model for the details.
Removable drive or SSD module
Most Macs up to 2017. The data survives a dead board and we read the drive directly.
Soldered SSD
12-inch MacBook and 2016–2017 Touch Bar MacBook Pro. The board must work, or the chips are moved to a donor board.
Encrypted and tied to the board
T2 Macs from 2018 and every Apple silicon Mac. A new board means the files are gone for good. Only repairing the original board brings them back.
iMac 34 models
| Model | A-number | Year | Where your data is |
|---|---|---|---|
| iMac (24-inch, M4, 2024) | A3137 / A3247 | 2024 | Encrypted, tied to board (Apple chip) |
| iMac (24-inch, M3, 2023) | A2873 / A2874 | 2023 | Encrypted, tied to board (Apple chip) |
| iMac (24-inch, M1, 2021) | A2438 / A2439 | 2021 | Encrypted, tied to board (Apple chip) |
| iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2020) | A2115 | 2020 | Encrypted, tied to board (T2) |
| iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2019) | A2116 | 2019 | Removable drive |
| iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019) | A2115 | 2019 | Removable drive |
| iMac (21.5-inch, 2017) | A1418 | 2017 | Removable drive |
| iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2017) | A1418 | 2017 | Removable drive |
| iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017) | A1419 | 2017 | Removable drive |
| iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2015) | A1418 | 2015 | Removable drive |
| iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, Late 2015) | A1418 | 2015 | Removable drive |
| iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015) | A1419 | 2015 | Removable drive |
| iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Mid 2015) | A1419 | 2015 | Removable drive |
| iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2014) | A1418 | 2014 | Removable drive |
| iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014) | A1419 | 2014 | Removable drive |
| iMac (21.5-inch, Early 2013) | A1418 | 2013 | Removable drive |
| iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2013) | A1418 | 2013 | Removable drive |
| iMac (27-inch, Late 2013) | A1419 | 2013 | Removable drive |
| iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2012) | A1418 | 2012 | Removable drive |
| iMac (27-inch, Late 2012) | A1419 | 2012 | Removable drive |
| iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2011) | A1311 | 2011 | Removable drive |
| iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011) | A1311 | 2011 | Removable drive |
| iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011) | A1312 | 2011 | Removable drive |
| iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2010) | A1311 | 2010 | Removable drive |
| iMac (27-inch, Mid 2010) | A1312 | 2010 | Removable drive |
| iMac (20-inch, Early 2009) | A1224 | 2009 | Removable drive |
| iMac (20-inch, Mid 2009) | A1224 | 2009 | Removable drive |
| iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009) | A1311 | 2009 | Removable drive |
| iMac (24-inch, Early 2009) | A1225 | 2009 | Removable drive |
| iMac (27-inch, Late 2009) | A1312 | 2009 | Removable drive |
| iMac (20-inch, Early 2008) | A1224 | 2008 | Removable drive |
| iMac (24-inch, Early 2008) | A1225 | 2008 | Removable drive |
| iMac (20-inch, Mid 2007) | A1224 | 2007 | Removable drive |
| iMac (24-inch, Mid 2007) | A1225 | 2007 | Removable drive |
iMac Pro 1 models
| Model | A-number | Year | Where your data is |
|---|---|---|---|
| iMac Pro (2017) | A1862 | 2017 | Encrypted, tied to board (T2) |