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Woodywood

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Oct 12, 2016
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Dallas
i have an early 2009 Macbook running el capitian.
I purchased one of these
Look at this on eBay:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/112159258952

ORICO 2.5 & 3.5 inch SATA3.0 to USB 3.0 2 Bay HDD Docking Station Clone For Mac

To clone and install an SSD hd.
With my current sata had and the new SSD will I have to format the new SSD?
Do I do format new SSD before or after I clone?
How is the easy way to format?
I hope I'm in the correct forum.
I was involved in a bad car accident and I am excited to bring my old macbook to life; about all I will do with it is watch Netflix and eBay stuff.
Thank for any help
Tony; newbie lol
 
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