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<blockquote data-quote="Rod" data-source="post: 1729627" data-attributes="member: 204485"><p>By far the easiest way, assuming you are OK with the physical exchange of HD's is to clone your existing drive to an external HD. If you can mount the new SanDisk in an external enclosure that would simplify the process. You can then use Disk Utility to create a single partition called (Macintosh HD) format it as Mac OS Extended (Journalled) and clone your existing drive to the SanDisk. Then just swap them over.</p><p>Carbon Copy Cloner from Bombich Software will create a bootable clone (using the free 30 day trial version) on that drive.</p><p>If you cannot mount your new SanDisk externally you will need to use another external USB HD and clone your current device to that.</p><p>You can then swap the drives and booting from the external HD use Disk Utility to format and partition the new drive as above and clone your copy back to the new SSD using CCC.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rod, post: 1729627, member: 204485"] By far the easiest way, assuming you are OK with the physical exchange of HD's is to clone your existing drive to an external HD. If you can mount the new SanDisk in an external enclosure that would simplify the process. You can then use Disk Utility to create a single partition called (Macintosh HD) format it as Mac OS Extended (Journalled) and clone your existing drive to the SanDisk. Then just swap them over. Carbon Copy Cloner from Bombich Software will create a bootable clone (using the free 30 day trial version) on that drive. If you cannot mount your new SanDisk externally you will need to use another external USB HD and clone your current device to that. You can then swap the drives and booting from the external HD use Disk Utility to format and partition the new drive as above and clone your copy back to the new SSD using CCC. [/QUOTE]
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