ok i have macbook, and i was thinking of buying a larger hard drive for it, how would i copy everything (all my programs) and os if possible over to the new one, can i backup with time machine then reinstall osx leopard on to the new HD, then reload using time machine?
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macbook hard drive swap?
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If use TM to restore to new drive .. then select the option in install process on the dvd..
Well, do you have an external hard drive case (2.5") you could house it in? Alternatively, do you have another medium to keep the data in temporarily?
i have an external hard drive, but i have a bunch of windows stuff on it and in order to us TM i have to reformat the drive, which will erase everything on external, and i dint want to do that, so if i right click on my Macintosh HD icon and click copy macintosh HD, if i copy it to my external will it copy everything, including the os?
Why not partition a part of the drive with a partition software that will allow you to keep all the already saved stuff on the other part of the drive? Then you just use a drive copier, which I think one of them is calle CarbonCopyCloner, but I think there is a better one...I just can't remember the name.
I used time machine when I upgraded my hard drive from 120GB to 250GB, it was quick and painless. You cannot just "copy" the hdd and paste it somewhere else and expect it to work. Another option, as a few have stated, is Carbon Copy Cloner
I just did this on the weekend, added a 250Gig HDD to the Macbook.
Placed the 80G into an external drive enclosure, re-installed Leopard onto the new HD (internal).
The external was plugged in and powered up while doing this, so when prompted in the Leo Install, I selected to migrate info FROM ANOTHER VOLUME, which was the External (old HDD). All users, info, Apps, app support, etc migrated over just fine. All passwords, keychains, settings, plugins, etc also migrated over just fine.
Which reminds me, I need to update my sig
Placed the 80G into an external drive enclosure, re-installed Leopard onto the new HD (internal).
The external was plugged in and powered up while doing this, so when prompted in the Leo Install, I selected to migrate info FROM ANOTHER VOLUME, which was the External (old HDD). All users, info, Apps, app support, etc migrated over just fine. All passwords, keychains, settings, plugins, etc also migrated over just fine.
Which reminds me, I need to update my sig
I just did this on the weekend, added a 250Gig HDD to the Macbook.
Placed the 80G into an external drive enclosure, re-installed Leopard onto the new HD (internal).
The external was plugged in and powered up while doing this, so when prompted in the Leo Install, I selected to migrate info FROM ANOTHER VOLUME, which was the External (old HDD). All users, info, Apps, app support, etc migrated over just fine. All passwords, keychains, settings, plugins, etc also migrated over just fine.
Which reminds me, I need to update my sig
That is exactly what i am doing, just as soon has UPS decides to deliver my HDD
I'm sure you've solved this problem but i had to do a fairly similar thing this week in regards to installing a 250GB into my MacBook to replace the 120GB it came with so i thought it might be useful to post it for reference.
This is how i did it...
1.) Insert the original (untouched) 120GB SATA into a 2.5" enclosure
2.) Install the new HD into the MB
3.) Boot up from the External HD 120
4.) ***IMPORTANT*** Format the internal 250 HD as GUID in disk utility
5.) Using Carbon Copy Cloner (preferable to Super Duper as SD seems to stall around the 8GB mark repeatedly) Clone the external to the internal 250GB
6.) Install Leopard from DVD
7.) Update like your life depended on it
This is how i did it...
1.) Insert the original (untouched) 120GB SATA into a 2.5" enclosure
2.) Install the new HD into the MB
3.) Boot up from the External HD 120
4.) ***IMPORTANT*** Format the internal 250 HD as GUID in disk utility
5.) Using Carbon Copy Cloner (preferable to Super Duper as SD seems to stall around the 8GB mark repeatedly) Clone the external to the internal 250GB
6.) Install Leopard from DVD
7.) Update like your life depended on it
I'm sure you've solved this problem but i had to do a fairly similar thing this week in regards to installing a 250GB into my MacBook to replace the 120GB it came with so i thought it might be useful to post it for reference.
This is how i did it...
1.) Insert the original (untouched) 120GB SATA into a 2.5" enclosure
2.) Install the new HD into the MB
3.) Boot up from the External HD 120
4.) ***IMPORTANT*** Format the internal 250 HD as GUID in disk utility
5.) Using Carbon Copy Cloner (preferable to Super Duper as SD seems to stall around the 8GB mark repeatedly) Clone the external to the internal 250GB
6.) Install Leopard from DVD
7.) Update like your life depended on it
i don't understand?
why cant i
1. put old HDD into enclosure
2. put new HDD into macbook
3.install leopard onto new HDD then migrated from the external
why wont that work?
why do i have to format?
You can do it the way you're thinking of, you just have to format the new drive before installing Leopard on it, is all. You have to do that with ANY new harddrive.
Once you boot up from the Install DVD, go to UTILITIES in the menu bar and select the NEW drive, and format it. Then exit UTILITIES and proceed with the install. When prompted in the installation, migrate your user settings from the "old" harddrive into the new, internal one.