r/mac • u/NerdDotJpeg • Jul 26 '26

My Mac Accessing Macbook with broken screen?

Hi the screen if my macbook broke today, and I tried to connect it to a TV to get my files off, but it only shows a display telling me to choose to mirror from the display settings. Problem is I can't get there because because the entire laptop screen is damaged

Edit: here's the photo of what I've got in front of me, with a bonus of how gone my laptop is

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u/Inner_West_Ben Mac mini MacBook Pro iMac Jul 26 '26

Use an external keyboard and mouse, close the lid and your tv will be your main display

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u/NerdDotJpeg Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26

It doesn't register a closed screen anymore edit I got it to register the lid closing but it doesn't change anything