Use Startup Disk preferences to set the SSD as the startup volume.

After OS X has been installed boot from the SSD. The following assumes you have an installed and working system on the HDD.Īfter installing the SSD you will need to partition and format the SSD using Disk Utility. If you are going to use an SSD as a boot drive together with your existing HDD as the 'data' drive, here's what you can do.

The kit includes the bracket, tools, and instructions. If you have an optical drive in your computer that you rarely ever use then get OWC's Data Doubler kit to replace the optical drive with the HDD you replaced. They also sell the tools you will need to work on your laptop. I would recommend getting the SSD and enclosure from OWC. You can put the HDD into the external enclosure so you can transfer your files to the SSD. Remove the HDD from inside the computer and replace it with the SSD. If all is well, remove the SSD from the enclosure. Click on the arrow button under the drive icon.Release the key when the Boot Manager screen appears.Immediately at or before the chime press and hold down the ' OPTION' key.Reboot the computer from the SSD to assure it works.ĭestination means the external SSD.When the copy is completed you should see a Done button.Double-check you got it right, then click on the Restore button.This is your HDD's 'Macintosh HD' entry or whatever you have named it. Select the source volume from the drop down menu in the panel.Select Restore from the Edit menu of Disk Utility.The volume will be indented below the Container entry. Select the destination volume from the left side list.Select Disk Utility from the Utility Menu then press the Continue button.Restart the computer and at or before the chime press and hold down the Command and R keys until the Utility Menu appears.Upon completion do the following to clone the HDD to the new SSD:Ĭlone El Capitan and Later using Disk Utility Click on the Apply button and click on the Done button when it is activated.Set the Format type to APFS (SSDs only) or Mac OS Extended (Journaled.)

In the drop down panel set the partition scheme to GUID.Click on the Erase tab in the Disk Utility toolbar.After Disk Utility loads select the drive (out-dented entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the side list.Open Disk Utility in the Utilities' folder.Do the following:ĭrive Partition and Format - El Capitan or Later You should be alerted that the external disk is not yet initialized. Install the SSD into the enclosure and connect it to the computer. Get an external enclosure supporting USB 3.0.

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