1TB Hard Drive Upgrade Question

[cduron]

I just opened up my MBP to throw in 8gig of new RAM. While I had it open I saw the 320gig HD and it reminded me that I had an extra 1tb HD laying around. I though to myself why not throw the TB in the computer and have a lot more storage.

My questions is how do i go about copying over OSX and all my files to the new HD so i can swap it out?

Thanks for any help you give me.

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Use CarbonCopyCloner or SuperDuper to make a 1:1 copy.

MacBook, MacBook Pro: Replacing the Hard Disk Drive, transferring data to the new HDD

the guide includes:

• 0. Identify your MacBook or MacBook Pro
• 1. Getting a new HDD
• 2. Guides to replace the internal HDD with a newer one
• 3. Transferring data from the old HDD to the new HDD
• 4. Using the optical disk drive (ODD) slot for placing an SSD or HDD inside the MB/P (OPTIBAY)

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[Gav2k]

Or use disk utility

 

[heisenberg123]

Use CarbonCopyCloner or SuperDuper to make a 1:1 copy.

MacBook, MacBook Pro: Replacing the Hard Disk Drive, transferring data to the new HDD

the guide includes:

• 0. Identify your MacBook or MacBook Pro
• 1. Getting a new HDD
• 2. Guides to replace the internal HDD with a newer one
• 3. Transferring data from the old HDD to the new HDD
• 4. Using the optical disk drive (ODD) slot for placing an SSD or HDD inside the MB/P (OPTIBAY)

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i second this i used CCC for all my backups/clones and it works great