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macOS - Notebook Hardware
Can I transfer OS from HD to SSD
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<blockquote data-quote="Shootist" data-source="post: 1378629" data-attributes="member: 232297"><p>It seems the people that are recommending a clean install are following advice from OWC.</p><p></p><p>Not that they are wrong but they are stating what may be best for their SSDs.</p><p></p><p>I don't use OWC drives.</p><p></p><p>In any event if you have a time machine backup that is current, made just before you move anything to a SSD, then first doing a clone would be the way to go. If it works as it has for me you're up and running. If it doesn't then all you have to do is wipe the SSD and install clean. Then use the TM backup to move all your files over. You also have the original drive which has everything on it.</p><p></p><p>But in all honesty I don't see the difference between cloning or using TM at the time of a clean install. You end up with all the same data with both systems.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shootist, post: 1378629, member: 232297"] It seems the people that are recommending a clean install are following advice from OWC. Not that they are wrong but they are stating what may be best for their SSDs. I don't use OWC drives. In any event if you have a time machine backup that is current, made just before you move anything to a SSD, then first doing a clone would be the way to go. If it works as it has for me you're up and running. If it doesn't then all you have to do is wipe the SSD and install clean. Then use the TM backup to move all your files over. You also have the original drive which has everything on it. But in all honesty I don't see the difference between cloning or using TM at the time of a clean install. You end up with all the same data with both systems. [/QUOTE]
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