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MacBook Pro (14-inch, M3 Pro or M3 Max, Nov 2023) data recovery

The MacBook Pro (14-inch, M3 Pro or M3 Max, Nov 2023) stores your data on flash storage soldered to the logic board, encrypted by the Secure Enclave in the Apple M3 Pro chip. Your data can only be unlocked by this Mac's own chip, so recovery means repairing the logic board until the Mac starts. Never let anyone 'Restore' it in DFU mode: that erases the data. 'Revive' keeps it.

Storage tied to the logic board: board-level recovery

How to identify it

Model identifier
Mac15,6, Mac15,8, Mac15,10
Model number
A2992
Released
November 2023
Processor
Apple M3 Pro / M3 Max
Storage
Apple silicon SSD (512 GB-8 TB SSD)
Drive connection
NAND on logic board
Security chip
Secure Enclave in the Apple M3 Pro chip

The model number (A followed by four digits) is printed on the underside or back of the Mac. On a Mac that still starts, the model identifier is in System Information.

Recovery methods for this Mac

  • Logical recoverySoftware-level recovery from a working device
    Yes

    Once the Mac runs, we unlock it with your password and recover deleted files or damaged APFS volumes. Share Disk in macOS Recovery can also give access.

  • Physical recoveryRepairing failed hardware to read the data
    Yes

    Liquid damage, shorts and failed power circuits on the logic board are repaired at component level.

  • Chip-on recoveryReading the NAND in place, through the original controller
    Main method

    This is how your data comes back: board-level repair so the original chip can unlock the storage.

  • Chip-off NAND recoveryRemoving the memory chips and reading them directly
    Not possible

    Not possible. The storage is encrypted with keys inside this Mac's own chip. NAND read on its own, or moved to another Mac, is unreadable.

About this model

  • NAND soldered and hardware-encrypted by the SoC Secure Enclave.
  • Data only via a working logic board (Share Disk in recoveryOS, DFU revive).

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Estimated cost£150 – £350excluding VAT

Logical data recovery

Standard turnaround is 5–7 working days.

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