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moving system files to a second HDD
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1586732" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>Personally I feel that it's best to just do a fresh install OS on the SSD (or any new bootable drive. You could "clone" the drive (with something like Super Duper or CCC)…but I think that you only wanted the OS files and apps on the new SSD.</p><p></p><p>This thread is now almost 24 hours old. If you had started the OS installing via disk yesterday…it would have been done longgg ago!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I would have mentioned this (it's certainly an obvious & common method)…but:</p><p></p><p>- it sounded like (from the original post)…that you didn't have an optical drive to work with.</p><p>- you may not have had an OS install DVD to work with</p><p>- you may have had a newer MBP that couldn't run the last OS that came on disk (10.6)</p><p></p><p>Installing the OS from disk is such a common method (if someone has a disk & computer that can do it)…I would have thought you would have done it automatically.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Just "keep things simple". Install the OS on the SSD from the OS install disk you have…then upgrade to Mavericks via download.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1586732, member: 56379"] Personally I feel that it's best to just do a fresh install OS on the SSD (or any new bootable drive. You could "clone" the drive (with something like Super Duper or CCC)…but I think that you only wanted the OS files and apps on the new SSD. This thread is now almost 24 hours old. If you had started the OS installing via disk yesterday…it would have been done longgg ago!;) I would have mentioned this (it's certainly an obvious & common method)…but: - it sounded like (from the original post)…that you didn't have an optical drive to work with. - you may not have had an OS install DVD to work with - you may have had a newer MBP that couldn't run the last OS that came on disk (10.6) Installing the OS from disk is such a common method (if someone has a disk & computer that can do it)…I would have thought you would have done it automatically.:) Just "keep things simple". Install the OS on the SSD from the OS install disk you have…then upgrade to Mavericks via download.:) - Nick [/QUOTE]
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