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HHD to SSD swap
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<blockquote data-quote="MacInWin" data-source="post: 1829290" data-attributes="member: 396914"><p>To add a bit to what chscag said, you will need to be able to boot the machine once the swap is made because the new SSD will be empty and bare and need formatting for Mac. You didn't say what version of the OS you are running, but if it's High Sierra or Mojave you should be able to boot from the TM backup. <a href="https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/recover-all-your-files-mh15638/10.14/mac/10.14" target="_blank">Recover all your files on Mac - Apple Support</a></p><p>You can get directions from there for various versions of the OS.</p><p></p><p>If the OS is older, you will need to have an external enclosure for your HD to put it in and then boot from there to format/restore to the new SSD. Or you can put the SSD in an enclosure, clone the HD to it and then swap them. Frankly, that's how I would do it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacInWin, post: 1829290, member: 396914"] To add a bit to what chscag said, you will need to be able to boot the machine once the swap is made because the new SSD will be empty and bare and need formatting for Mac. You didn't say what version of the OS you are running, but if it's High Sierra or Mojave you should be able to boot from the TM backup. [url=https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/recover-all-your-files-mh15638/10.14/mac/10.14]Recover all your files on Mac - Apple Support[/url] You can get directions from there for various versions of the OS. If the OS is older, you will need to have an external enclosure for your HD to put it in and then boot from there to format/restore to the new SSD. Or you can put the SSD in an enclosure, clone the HD to it and then swap them. Frankly, that's how I would do it. [/QUOTE]
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