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Introduction |
| '''''IMPORTANT: If you have a Mac that uses a recovery partition(10.7-Present) or internet recovery (2011-Present), do not clone the hard drive. The recovery partition rarely copies properly and in the event of a system recovery, it may not work correctly if the OS installation is too far gone.''''' | | | If you are happy with your existing operating system installation and would simply like to upgrade your hard drive capacity, you can clone your existing hard drive to your new drive. | | To clone a hard drive, you will need a way to connect the second hard drive to your Mac. Our [product|IF107-131-1|silicone 2.5" enclosure|new_window=true] or one of our [product|IF107-143-2|Hard Drive Upgrade Kits|new_window=true] works great for cloning your drive over. | | To clone your hard drive, we recommend a program called [http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html|SuperDuper!|new_window=true], by Shirt Pocket Software. | | | The following instructions assume that you’ll be using SuperDuper! and the 2.5" hard drive enclosure to clone onto a new 2.5" drive. If you are using a different setup, your installation process may be somewhat different. |
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