Where to Backup data before replacing macbook hardrive?

[waynechriss]

I was going to get a 500GB hard drive to replace my 160GB hard drive in my white macbook. I was wondering where's the best place to backup the data online before changing it out? Carbonite? Tips and advice please!

 

[miles01110]

The best way is to buy an external drive you can use to backup your machine on a regular basis as well as for the transfer. Online backups are expensive and slow, especially on the upload (unless you have a good symmetric connection).

 

[Dave Braine]

For replacing your present drive, buy a hard drive enclosure, put your new 500Gb drive in it. Then connect it to your Mac, format it and then make a clone of your Mac's HD using Carbon Copy Cloner or Superduper. Then swap the drives, putting the 160 drive in the enclosure as an initial backup.

 

[SuperCachetes]

For replacing your present drive, buy a hard drive enclosure, put your new 500Gb drive in it. Then connect it to your Mac, format it and then make a clone of your Mac's HD using Carbon Copy Cloner or Superduper. Then swap the drives, putting the 160 drive in the enclosure as an initial backup.

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