Use CarbonCopyCloner or SuperDuper to make a 1:1 copy of you old HDD to the new HDD.
With CCC you select the old HDD as SOURCE and the new, properly formatted* HDD as TARGET and click the CLONE button.
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)
Or is that usage too complicated?
I did all step but my 1T WD Scorpio do not boot in my early 2011 Macbook Pro 13", instead of an apple, appear a envelope with a question symbol over it, any help be appreciated.