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Installing SSD into Macbook
Posted on 7/19/15 at 3:22 pm
Posted on 7/19/15 at 3:22 pm
Can I make a time machine backup of the current HD, then put the new SSD in and format it then just put the time machine back up on it?
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Posted on 7/19/15 at 3:56 pm to AlbertMeansWell
If you put a formatted SSD in, you'll have to reinstall the OS before restoring the time machine backup. I hook up the drive with a USB adaptor and use carbon copy cloned to clone the current drive to the new one. The 30 day trial is fully functional.
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Posted on 7/19/15 at 5:11 pm to AlbertMeansWell
Cloning should be the quickest/easiest route.
Posted on 7/19/15 at 5:50 pm to AlbertMeansWell
Posted on 7/19/15 at 7:50 pm to AlbertMeansWell
There is a thread on here where it was discussed. I downloaded OSX onto a thumb drive, used a hard drive case to run disk utility and format new ssd, swapped drives, boot new OS from thumb drive to install, and hook up the external HD to run time machine.
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