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OSX TARGET DISK MODE SOFTWARE
OSX TARGET DISK MODE PC
OSX TARGET DISK MODE MAC

OSX TARGET DISK MODE MAC

When the copy is completed, you may turn off the target Mac computer and disconnect the FireWire cable.

Use a defensible copy utility or hard drive imaging application to collect the relevant contents.

The hard drive of the target computer should become available on the host computer, and you will then be able to access the files from the Mac hard drive.

Turn on the target Mac while holding down the “T” key until you see the FireWire icon.

Connect the FireWire cable from the Windows host to the target Mac.

Make sure the target Mac computer is turned off.

Once your host Windows computer is set up and ready to access the target Mac, follow these steps:

SafeCopy 3.0 and Harvesterfrom Pinpoint Labs ( are popular applications that can copy and even keyword filter the files on a Mac drive once it is connected and mounted on the host computer.

MacDrive from Mediafour ( is a well-known and useful tool for accessing Mac drives in target mode or Mac formatted hard drives you receive.

OSX TARGET DISK MODE SOFTWARE

Software installed on the host computer that can recognize a Mac (HFS, HFS+ etc.) file system.

You can purchase FireWire ExpressCard/34 adapters for laptops that include an ExpressCard slot.

Make sure you have a FireWire port and the appropriate cable.

OSX TARGET DISK MODE PC

When using a Windows PC to access the target Mac hard drive, there are a few things to prepare: Make sure the cable being used fits the FireWire connector on the Mac since there are different shape connectors for FireWire standards. Many laptops have PCMCIA or ExpressCard/34 slots that allow insertion of a FireWire card. If there is not a FireWire port on the Windows host computer, you will need to purchase an adapter for the system. Target disk mode requires the host computer (systems accessing the Mac) to connect via a FireWire port (or Thunderbolt with newer Macs) to the target Mac. Therefore, target disk mode allows forensic examiners to access the internal Mac drive as an external hard drive from another Mac or a Windows PC. Removing hard drives instead from a Mac computer can be time consuming and result in damage to the system when not performed properly. Booting an Apple Macintosh in target disk mode allows computer forensic examiners to copy relevant files from the internal drive on a Mac computer.