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I am upgrading my 120GB hdd in my macbook pro to a 640gb drive.
I want to clone the 120gb hdd to the 640gb hdd, how do I do this?
Leave the original 120gb in die mac, get an external case for the new 640gb, use carbon copy (or something similar for mac) and copy everything to the new hdd and then swop the two?
Or is there a easier option?
 
Yes it is possible, download & install Superduper; clone your drive, partition the 640 into 2 name them like Before & After ( 250 gig / 390 gig) swop them around; install OS into the 640 (390 gig) & restore from 250 partition. You will have to re-enter serials for some of your apps!
 
StellenboschStudent said:
I am upgrading my 120GB hdd in my macbook pro to a 640gb drive.
I want to clone the 120gb hdd to the 640gb hdd, how do I do this?
Leave the original 120gb in die mac, get an external case for the new 640gb, use carbon copy (or something similar for mac) and copy everything to the new hdd and then swop the two?
Or is there a easier option?
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The process is correct... The other option would be to backup to an external... You'd save time doing it the way you've outlined as you only need to clone the 120 once. You'd need to buy an enclosure 'tho but on the plus side, you could use the 120 in the enclosure as an external drive when you're done.
Carbon Copy Cloner is pretty good, so is Time Machine IMO.
 
Format the drive, and make sure you set the partition type to GUID and not Master Boot Record. Run SuperDuper! Swap drives. Live happily ever after :)
 
SuperDuper: The only HDD hdd cloning app on Mac you need to bother with. Its awesome.
 
That sounds like a lot of effort. Why not just get an external enclosure for the old drive, should be about R120.
Install the new drive and install OS X.
On first boot, plug in the old drive drive and run migration assistant.
Go watch a movie.
When you get back your machine should be running on the new drive with all your apps, music and settings transferred.
Migration Assistant works great for most vanilla setups. I've used it a few times now with no problems.
Not sure how it copes with bootcamp drives.
 
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