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Introduction |
| This guide will go through the process of cloning your existing software, OS, and data to a new hard drive. | | '''Big Sur incompatibility:''' This procedure uses SuperDuper!, [https://www.shirtpocket.com/blog/index.php/shadedgrey/thats_big_sir_to_you/|which does not work with Big Sur]. | | (SuperDuper is now compatible with Big Sur & Monterey.) | | '''***NOTE:'''*** With the introduction of macOS Catalina, certain steps in this guide are out of date. | | '''***''IMPORTANT: Cloning the hard drive is not recommended'''''*** ''if you have a Mac that uses a recovery partition (MacOS 10.7 - present) or internet recovery (2011 - present). Instead, to move your data to a new drive, first [guide|119046|create a backup of your existing drive|new_window=true]. Then, either use [guide|119499|internet recovery|new_window=true] or [guide|66371|create a bootable external drive|new_window=true] so you’ll be ready to install macOS onto your new drive and migrate your data afterward.'' | | | 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|IF107-152|2.5" Hard Drive 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 [link|http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html|SuperDuper!], 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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