I just got a new Macbook. I have bootable carbon copy clone on my old computer on an external harddrive. How do I overwrite my new Macbook harddirve with the old computer's data. I want to copy the clone to the new computer.
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What type of image does CCC make? If it is some sort of image, you could mount up the drive to your new MacBook, then boot it to internet recovery, and use disk utility to restore it to the internal drive.
I assume it's a bootable image. Simply plug in the drive and hold option down when booting and select the external drive to boot to. When it boots to that drive (your old system), launch Carbon Copy Cloner. Select the external as your source and your new Mac SSD as your destination and then click clone.
BUT FIRST, please provide more information about the new MBP and the old. Year, model and what OS is on the external and what OS did the new one come with. I am no expert, but I am fairly certain your new MBP can only run the OS it came with or higher. Also, what format is your new MBP SDD, HFS?
I am a big fan of Carbon Copy Cloner. If I were you, the first thing I would do would be to Clone the new system to an external drive. This way you can always go back to it if you run into trouble, so you will have the OLD system image and the NEW system image on separate partitions on the external drive. You should be bullet proof if you do this.
Other options for you are migration assistant.
BUT FIRST, please provide more information about the new MBP and the old. Year, model and what OS is on the external and what OS did the new one come with. I am no expert, but I am fairly certain your new MBP can only run the OS it came with or higher. Also, what format is your new MBP SDD, HFS?
I am a big fan of Carbon Copy Cloner. If I were you, the first thing I would do would be to Clone the new system to an external drive. This way you can always go back to it if you run into trouble, so you will have the OLD system image and the NEW system image on separate partitions on the external drive. You should be bullet proof if you do this.
Other options for you are migration assistant.
I recommend connecting your CCC external drive of the old Mac to the new Mac while booted from the new Mac. Run Migration Assistant while booted from the new Mac to copy the data, apps and accounts from the CCC external drive to new Mac internal drive.
OP wrote:
"I just got a new Macbook. I have bootable carbon copy clone on my old computer on an external harddrive. How do I overwrite my new Macbook harddirve with the old computer's data. I want to copy the clone to the new computer."
STOP! WAIT! BE CAREFUL!
If the OS from the old computer isn't "current enough" to boot the NEW computer, you're going to have problems.
The way you want to do things is this way:
1. Create a current up-to-date CCC clone on the OLD computer (just before you unbox the new one)
2. Take the new computer out of the box, put it on the table, connect the CCC backup to it
3. Boot up the new computer, and begin the initial setup
4. At the appropriate moment, the setup assistant will ask if you with to migrate apps, accounts, etc. from another Mac or drive
5. Now "point" setup assistant towards your backup drive, and select those things you wish to be "brought over".
6. Let setup assistant do its thing.
7. When done, you'll have the new OS "merged" with the apps, accounts, settings and data from your OLD Mac.
VERY easy, and works VERY well with a current CCC cloned backup.
"I just got a new Macbook. I have bootable carbon copy clone on my old computer on an external harddrive. How do I overwrite my new Macbook harddirve with the old computer's data. I want to copy the clone to the new computer."
STOP! WAIT! BE CAREFUL!
If the OS from the old computer isn't "current enough" to boot the NEW computer, you're going to have problems.
The way you want to do things is this way:
1. Create a current up-to-date CCC clone on the OLD computer (just before you unbox the new one)
2. Take the new computer out of the box, put it on the table, connect the CCC backup to it
3. Boot up the new computer, and begin the initial setup
4. At the appropriate moment, the setup assistant will ask if you with to migrate apps, accounts, etc. from another Mac or drive
5. Now "point" setup assistant towards your backup drive, and select those things you wish to be "brought over".
6. Let setup assistant do its thing.
7. When done, you'll have the new OS "merged" with the apps, accounts, settings and data from your OLD Mac.
VERY easy, and works VERY well with a current CCC cloned backup.
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Ahh, you learn a new thing everyday. Makes sense. I have not done this before and sometimes I just revert to "restore an image and go". I did caution the OP on the different OS's. Migration Assistant must be pretty powerful. If I ever get a new Mac I will definitely save this advice.
Awesome! Thanks for this advice. So using a CCC clone with Migration assistant is preferred over Time Machine?
There is no difference whatsoever. The only advantage to CCC is you can boot to and run off the CCC clone if you want to for some reason. But just to use as a source for the migration, they are the same.