One hub that I was able to find online (I have been looking for a hub with two USB-C ports as well) was one by Anker. In the specs it does not specifically list a MacBook Retina 12” in the compatibility section, but it is also not listed as incompatible. I have been debating whether I should buy it and try it out.
Anker USB C hub
Would charging the MacBook fully and then running it in target disk mode with the screen brightness at its lowest level not give you enough power to last enough time to transfer?
It can’t be just any regular USB-C dock
it has to support Thunderbolt 3.
In fact, just finding the right cable was a massive undertaking because the so called “Thunderbolt 3” cables I bought from Amazon, B&H, Adorama and eBay all turned out to be regular USB-C cables.
I actually gave up on this project after someone here posted it was
impossible to extract data in TDM mode on a 12” Macbook (which I thought was odd because you can put the Mac in Target Disk Mode. If you can’t use it to extract data, then what is it for?)
But recently, I bought a LaCie drive and it came with a thick orange cable with the thunderbolt icon so I thought, what the hell I’ll give it a try. Sure enough, the drive mounts on my iMac 2017 iMac and I’m trying to clone it using carbon copy cloner, but alas my battery will
only hold a charge for five minutes and it says “replace now“
But I can see why that guy assumed it was impossible, because he obviously tried and failed. For me, it’s just a matter of keeping the Mac charged long enough, so I’m either going to need a) A dock that supports what I’m doing or b) I’ll have to replace the battery.
