Upgrade ssd question

[rabe9987]

Hi, I'm looking to upgrade my rmbp mid 2012 ssd to owc aura 480 gig ssd. My question is should I do a fresh install of OS X and use migrate assistant or just clone my old ssd to the new one considering my present OS X installation runs without issues.

Thank you for your advices.

 

[fig]

I always do clean installs, gives a chance to clean up any extraneous junk and makes sure everything installs properly.

Takes a bit more time but I like having a fresh system to work from.

 

[Weaselboy]

Hi, I'm looking to upgrade my rmbp mid 2012 ssd to owc aura 480 gig ssd. My question is should I do a fresh install of OS X and use migrate assistant or just clone my old ssd to the new one considering my present OS X installation runs without issues.

Thank you for your advices.

If your machine is running fine now, there is no need to go through all the work of a fresh install. Just clone everything over.

Installing, then using Migration Assistant is not really a clean install and won't benefit you at all. If there are bugs or incompatible utilities on your Mac, Migration Assistant will import them all.

A true clean install is when you erase the drive and reinstall the OS, then manually reinstall all apps and data and settings.