Booting from External hard drive

[Theubi]

Hi

I just had my Macbook's hdd cloned to an external hard drive. I booted the one on the external hard drive and it worked fine. I was wondering if it's possible to keep it that way and install a windows on the macbook's internal hdd. Would it still be possible to access the cloned Mac OS on the external hard drive if I do that?

Conversely, can I have a Windows OS booted from an external hard drive using a Mac?


Just curious. Been wanting to do this for a long time now. My macbook is the 2007 version so the total internal hdd is just 80gb.

 

[jav6454]

Why not upgrade the HDD inside your Mac? It'll be much easier than to carry an extra one.

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Would it still be possible to access the cloned Mac OS on the external hard drive if I do that?

Yes.

Conversely, can I have a Windows OS booted from an external hard drive using a Mac?

No, even when not using a Mac.

Just curious. Been wanting to do this for a long time now. My macbook is the 2007 version so the total internal hdd is just 80gb.

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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