Migrate Assistant via usb

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  1. markgodley, Mar 7, 2015

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    I'm looking to upgrade my MacBook harddrive to a larger ssd drive.

    My plan is to remove the current harddrive and install the new one, then install a fresh copy of OS X on the new drive.

    Once done connect the old harddrive via a external case via usb to the Mac and use migrate assistant to transfer everything over

    Questions:
    1) is this the best way
    2) can it be done via usb from my old drive or does it need to be via a firewire one?

    Thanks,
     
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  2. Mr_Brightside_@, Mar 7, 2015

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    USB is fine. I recommend installing the OS to the SSD prior to installing it, however.
     
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  3. markgodley, Mar 7, 2015

    markgodley thread starter macrumors regular

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    Why prior out of curiosity?
     
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  4. chown33, Mar 7, 2015

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    Put the SSD into the USB case. Connect to computer. Install and test over USB, including a trial boot from the SSD while it's in the USB case. If something goes wrong anywhere up to this point, your computer is untouched and unmodified. All the changes have been done to an external USB drive.

    After confirming it all works from the USB case, only then would you open up the computer and swap drives.

    It's about doing the simplest steps first. Installing and testing in an external case is simpler than installing a bare SSD into the computer and hoping it works.

    This assumes you have a USB case that fits the SSD. Since you said you were going to put the old HD into an external case, this seems likely to be true, given the info you've provided.
     
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  5. markgodley, Mar 7, 2015

    markgodley thread starter macrumors regular

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    Many thanks I'll do it this way
     
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