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Best way to clone my current HDD with its replacement?

shamelessidiot · 2013-12-26 20:51:08

What options do I have? Just clone it to an external HDD, and then clone that external HDD it back to the newly installed HDD? I could remove the optical drive and replace it with a new HDD in a caddy, but that seems like more hassle than necessary for what I'm looking for.

26-12-2013 09:51PM

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shamelessidiot

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What options do I have? Just clone it to an external HDD, and then clone that external HDD it back to the newly installed HDD? I could remove the optical drive and replace it with a new HDD in a caddy, but that seems like more hassle than necessary for what I'm looking for.

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#2 26-12-2013 10:07PM

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Assuming you don't have a bay for a second HDD on your Mac then clone to an external and back onto the new one again is the best option. Carbon Clone is a really good application for this and it also happens to be Freeware. An external HDD with Firewire 800 or Thunderbolt will also help no end.

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