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• #CLONE A HARD DRIVE FOR MAC HOW TO#

Resize your OS X partition so it is either the same size or less than your SSD’s capacityĮxample – If your HDD is 1 TB in capacity and your SSD only has 512 GB capacity, you must resize your HDD OS X partition to 512 GB or less ( preferably less)ħ.

Does your new SSD have the same storage space or more storage space than your old HDD? If you answered “Yes”, please skip to step number 8Ħ.

Choose your old HDD from the devices listed in Disk Utilityĥ. OS X 10.2x through 10.3 x – Installer – Open Disk Utilityģ. OS X 10.4 and higher – Utilities – > Disk Utility Boot up your Mac like normal and open up Disk Utility. If your Mac doesn’t have an extra internal bay, you can just position your new SSD close to your Mac so you can temporarily clone your HDD onto your SSD, before completely substituting your HDDĢ. This can be done with the install kit that would have included SATA or USB cables. First of all, you will have to connect your SSD while the HDD is also connected. That should allow you to breathe easy, now that you don’t have to worry about using suspicious third party software to get the job done.ġ. Your Mac’s hard drive can be cloned onto an SSD using just Disk Utility, yes, just Disk Utility, a utility module that comes default in your Mac’s OS X.

#CLONE A HARD DRIVE FOR MAC HOW TO#

This tutorial will show you a step-by-step guide about how to clone your hard drive or OS X partition onto your new SSD.įirst of all, here is a very pleasant surprise that you might have not been anticipating. Maybe you have already bought one!? Whatever may be the case, you must know that most of the increased potential that your Mac’s SSD can deliver can be delivered only if you move your OS X installation from your Mac’s HDD to your SSD, so OS X runs out of your SSD and not your conventional HDD or spinning hard disk. You have decided to buy a flashy, excuse the pun, SSD for your Mac.