u/prateek11194

My MacBook Pro M1 Pro suffered liquid damage from approximately half a glass of plain RO water spilled over the keyboard while the machine was ON. I immediately shut it down, dried it in inverted V position for multiple days, but unfortunately I did attempt a few power-on tries during the first few hours before fully understanding the risk.

Current situation:
- MacBook Pro M1 Pro
- No boot
- MagSafe was initially blinking orange
- Apple Authorized Service Center opened it and declared the logic board “dead”
- They stated nothing can be done and suggested replacement
- Corrosion is visible around some power delivery components on the logic board (photos attached)

However:
- There are no obvious burnt chips or catastrophic burn marks visible
- Damage appears localized around certain power rail areas

The important part:
I am a filmmaker and my Final Cut Pro project library for an almost-finished film is stored on the onboard SSD. I already have the raw footage backed up externally, but the actual edit timeline, sound work, music placement, and project structure are on the internal storage.

From my understanding, on Apple Silicon Macs the SSD is integrated into the logic board, so board replacement would likely mean permanent loss of that project.

I need honest advice from people experienced with:
- Apple Silicon board repair
- liquid damage repair
- M1 Pro data recovery
- temporary board revival for data extraction

My questions:

1. Based on the corrosion visible in the photos, does this look realistically repairable?
2. Is temporary board stabilization for data recovery still possible in such cases?
3. Are there known specialists in India (or internationally if needed) who specifically handle M1 Pro liquid damage and data recovery?
4. Is Apple prematurely declaring these cases “dead” because they only do full board replacements?
5. What should I absolutely avoid doing from this point onward?

I would genuinely appreciate technically informed responses instead of generic “it’s dead” replies. I understand liquid damage is serious. I’m trying to understand whether there is still a realistic path toward recovering the Final Cut project.

Thank you.

My MacBook Pro M1 Pro suffered liquid damage from approximately half a glass of plain RO water spilled over the keyboard while the machine was ON. I immediately shut it down, dried it in inverted V position for multiple days, but unfortunately I did attempt a few power-on tries during the first few hours before fully understanding the risk.

Current situation:
- MacBook Pro M1 Pro
- No boot
- MagSafe was initially blinking orange
- Apple Authorized Service Center opened it and declared the logic board “dead”
- They stated nothing can be done and suggested replacement
- Corrosion is visible around some power delivery components on the logic board (photos attached)

However:
- There are no obvious burnt chips or catastrophic burn marks visible
- Damage appears localized around certain power rail areas

The important part:
I am a filmmaker and my Final Cut Pro project library for an almost-finished film is stored on the onboard SSD. I already have the raw footage backed up externally, but the actual edit timeline, sound work, music placement, and project structure are on the internal storage.

From my understanding, on Apple Silicon Macs the SSD is integrated into the logic board, so board replacement would likely mean permanent loss of that project.

I need honest advice from people experienced with:
- Apple Silicon board repair
- liquid damage repair
- M1 Pro data recovery
- temporary board revival for data extraction

My questions:

1. Based on the corrosion visible in the photos, does this look realistically repairable?
2. Is temporary board stabilization for data recovery still possible in such cases?
3. Are there known specialists in India (or internationally if needed) who specifically handle M1 Pro liquid damage and data recovery?
4. Is Apple prematurely declaring these cases “dead” because they only do full board replacements?
5. What should I absolutely avoid doing from this point onward?

I would genuinely appreciate technically informed responses instead of generic “it’s dead” replies. I understand liquid damage is serious. I’m trying to understand whether there is still a realistic path toward recovering the Final Cut project.

Thank you.