access imac with broken display using ipad

hi I'm wondering if I can somehow access my imac with no display capability using my ipad? the display broke years ago and now the external display quit working. I've tried different external displays / cables etc. I know I will need another mac soon this one is a 2006 intel imac. in the meantime I really need to access it and I have an ipad. any way I can do this without being able to see whats happening on the imac?

What sort of access are you looking for? If you're looking for access to your files on the hard drive. Remove the HD, install it into an external case, then plug this external HD into a 2nd Mac.

HTH,

- Nick

There is a Screen Sharing app I have on my iPad 1st Gen that lets me log in and view the screen, launch stuff. If that is still around would that help you? You need to have screen sharing set up in OSX though.

dtravis7 said:

There is a Screen Sharing app I have on my iPad 1st Gen that lets me log in and view the screen, launch stuff. If that is still around would that help you?

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Sounds like a pretty cool app. I'm assuming this works via wireless.

dtravis7 said:

You need to have screen sharing set up in OSX though.

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This is the hard part...how to set up the iMac without being able to see (no iMac monitor).

- Nick

I and most friends I know set that up on our machines. I was hoping maybe he had it turned on before the display went.

dtravis7 said:

I and most friends I know set that up on our machines. I was hoping maybe he had it turned on before the display went.

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Is that screen sharing app part of the iPads iOS...or do I need to download it? I want to try it.

- Nick

Mine is way old for older IOS versions. Will check after I get my work done to see if it's still around and post a URL if so.

Nick, it's Mocha VNC Lite. There is a pay version that offers even more commands but I found this to do what I needed when doing a remote to any of my macs.

dtravis7 said:

Nick, it's Mocha VNC Lite. There is a pay version that offers even more commands but I found this to do what I needed when doing a remote to any of my macs.

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I have an iPad 1 just like you (iOS5 as well). Thanks for the help.

- Nick

Nick,

Splashtop is another alternative that is free. It is a great app and works well from the iPad.

JohnCL said:

Nick,

Splashtop is another alternative that is free. It is a great app and works well from the iPad.

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Thanks...I'll check it out.

- Nick

right I can't remember if I did screen sharing

I don't have another intel mac to use the internal drive with

I need to offload the pics off my iphone into imac. iphone is full.

appreciate the replies

dimmwitness said:

I need to offload the pics off my iphone into imac. iphone is full.

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If this is the situation (where you need to offload your iPhone pics)...and you iMac's built-in display no longer works...and an external monitor doesn't work either...two suggestions:

1. Time to get a new Macintosh computer.
2. Offload the iPhone pics onto some sort of internet based storage account.

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- Nick

pigoo3 said:

Is that screen sharing app part of the iPads iOS...or do I need to download it? I want to try it.

- Nick

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Slydude said:

There is also Remotix in both lite and full versions. ATPM 18.04 - Review: Remotix 2.6

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Thanks man...so many great screen sharing suggestions!

- Nick