MacBook - how to switch hard drive's data

djmuggs · djmuggs #1 (**permalink**)

07-11-2008, 04:51 PM

Hey, I bought a new harddrive for my macbook. How would i be able to switch everything thats on my old hard drive to my new one.

chscag · chscag #2 (**permalink**)

07-11-2008, 06:57 PM

1. SuperDuper

= http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDup...scription.html

2. Carbon Copy Cloner

= http://www.bombich.com/software/ccc.html

Regards.

djmuggs · djmuggs #3 (**permalink**)

07-11-2008, 08:25 PM

can i just copy everything to an external HD? then copy it to my new one?

also am i going to have to install leopard on the new HD that i get? or will it be installed when i copy all the files from the external?

louishen · louishen #4 (**permalink**)

07-12-2008, 06:25 AM

you can use any of the apps chscag has mentioned to clone and back-up your drive.

Then you can do a clean install of Leopard (recommended) - wiping all your old stuff off the macs drive

Then you can use Migration Assistant in Utilities to migrate all your stuff (files apps music etc) to your new leopard installation from that back-up drive you made

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djmuggs #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 11, 2008 Posts: 4	07-11-2008, 04:51 PM Hey, I bought a new harddrive for my macbook. How would i be able to switch everything thats on my old hard drive to my new one.
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chscag #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 23, 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 32,026 Mac Specs: 21.5" iMac 2.5 GHz i5, iPad 3rd Gen., 3 iPods	07-11-2008, 06:57 PM 1. SuperDuper = http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDup...scription.html 2. Carbon Copy Cloner = http://www.bombich.com/software/ccc.html Regards.
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louishen #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 22, 2007 Location: London Posts: 8,654 Mac Specs: Mac Mini Core i7 2012 \| White 2009 MacBook 2 Ghz \| 733 Mhz G4 Quicksilver	07-12-2008, 06:25 AM you can use any of the apps chscag has mentioned to clone and back-up your drive. Then you can do a clean install of Leopard (recommended) - wiping all your old stuff off the macs drive Then you can use Migration Assistant in Utilities to migrate all your stuff (files apps music etc) to your new leopard installation from that back-up drive you made
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