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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Notebook Hardware
HHD --> SSD + HDD with a clean install of the OS; how would you do it?
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<blockquote data-quote="TattooedMac" data-source="post: 1657746" data-attributes="member: 101749"><p>I have a Mid 2012 13" MBP, and I took out the Optical Drive and put my SSD in that place, using a <a href="http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/internal_storage/Data_Doubler" target="_blank">Data Doubler from OWC MAcSales</a>. It was a seamless, and very easy install. I use this as my Boot Drive and kept the original 750GB in as a backup. I routinely drag files across to keep the SSD as empty as possible, so it doesn't bog down when getting close to the 20% Apple suggests to keep free, for any swap files, and OS Performance. I have a 2TB in a external Enclosure that I back up too. </p><p>I didn't replace the HHD, because the less I played with, the less issues I would have down the track, and thought, I won't always need 1TB of Data if I'm on the move.</p><p></p><p>This works very well for me, and makes for a 8second startup compared to 45+ . .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TattooedMac, post: 1657746, member: 101749"] I have a Mid 2012 13" MBP, and I took out the Optical Drive and put my SSD in that place, using a [URL="http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/internal_storage/Data_Doubler"]Data Doubler from OWC MAcSales[/URL]. It was a seamless, and very easy install. I use this as my Boot Drive and kept the original 750GB in as a backup. I routinely drag files across to keep the SSD as empty as possible, so it doesn't bog down when getting close to the 20% Apple suggests to keep free, for any swap files, and OS Performance. I have a 2TB in a external Enclosure that I back up too. I didn't replace the HHD, because the less I played with, the less issues I would have down the track, and thought, I won't always need 1TB of Data if I'm on the move. This works very well for me, and makes for a 8second startup compared to 45+ . . [/QUOTE]
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