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- Mac Pro 2 x 2.8 GHz QC Intel Xeon, 8 GB RAM, 2 x 1TB, 2TB, 100GB; iPad 2 64GB
How do I go about replacing my current 1 TB startup drive in my 2008 Mac Pro with a 120 GB SSD (OWC)?
I know how to do the hardware part of it. On a Mac Pro it is super easy, but how about the software side of it.
My current startup drive is a 1 TB WD SATA and I'm hoping to improve on performance and speed by replacing it with a 120 GB SSD, which I already bought. I want to leave the Home folder on the 1 TB drive and I have another 1 TB drive with some data on it.
I am thinking about doing a clean install of Mountain Lion on the SSD, because I suspect there are lots of remnants and stuff of programs that I'm not using anymore that are impacting the performance of my computer, but I don't want to loose a lot of settings etc. that are currently in my system. So, how do I go about transferring this data to the SSD after ML install?
Any suggestions?
Thank you in advance!
I know how to do the hardware part of it. On a Mac Pro it is super easy, but how about the software side of it.
My current startup drive is a 1 TB WD SATA and I'm hoping to improve on performance and speed by replacing it with a 120 GB SSD, which I already bought. I want to leave the Home folder on the 1 TB drive and I have another 1 TB drive with some data on it.
I am thinking about doing a clean install of Mountain Lion on the SSD, because I suspect there are lots of remnants and stuff of programs that I'm not using anymore that are impacting the performance of my computer, but I don't want to loose a lot of settings etc. that are currently in my system. So, how do I go about transferring this data to the SSD after ML install?
Any suggestions?
Thank you in advance!