Connect the MacBook Pro as external drive

Hello

I recently bought an iMac 27 "(rétine 5K, 27 pouces, fin 2015)." I have also a 15 "MacBook Pro (early 2011).

I understand that this iMac does not support the target Display Mode, but is there a way where I could plug in my MacBook Pro via a Thunderbolt cable and work out of files remotely from there? I know that I can connect to my MacBook as a server, but I do not think that it allows enough speed to transfer between the two. Ideally, it would be as if I hooked my MBP, as if it were a USB key.

Thank you!

Connecting them, then reboot the MacBook Pro with the T key pressed.

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