I purchased a new SSD. Do I need to "format" this new SSD prior to cloning?
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I did not format and it is working fine. I simply followed the instructions from the apricorn video.
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It would have been helpful if you had described what you intend to do. Clone what, exactly, would be a good start. And do you have any extra hardware available, such as an unused HDD that could be used for temporary storage?
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I don't think you do but when mine wouldn't work I tried that but it still didn't work.
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Oh you also will need an external drive enclosure for the SDD drive to CLONE . see here @ amazon type in search "EXTERNAL DRIVE ENCLOSURE" Approx. $6
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I wouldn't do that. I'd use Carbon Copy Cloner to clone your drive first. If you can.
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There may be other methods but i used Acronis to create an image. put the drive in retriever Then restored to the SSD in the new computor.
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The drive comes with cloning software. This software will copy your entire boot drive (currently C:) onto the SSD and properly align it for the SSD's storage media. Then all you have to do is go into your system's BIOS and change the boot drive to the SSD device instead of the current HDD. When you reboot, your new C: drive will be the SSD and your HDD will be some other drive letter (D: or E: or something like that.) At that point you can reformat the HDD and use it for data, temp files, or whatever you like. Of course before you do any of this make sure you have a complete restorable backup of your current boot drive.
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If you clone the drive then you are moving everything from the host drive. If you have the OS DVD then you could do a clean install and have just the OS on the ssd
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This is basically what I did, but I just put my SSD directly into my MBP, did a clean install of Mavericks, and moved over my desired files. It had been a while since I did a clean install, so I preferred to do it this way versus a clone. Now the HDD can be an external drive.
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No it won't and cloning the drive is not a good idea. You'll want to install windows directly onto the ssd and use the hdd as a backup
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Yes, as long as your not transferring more then 230gig to the new drive. As far as transferring all your info they make a bunch of cloning software. BUT! I highly recommend just reinstall everything from scratch and only transferring what you need from your old to new drive. It will make it run a lot smoother and cleaner.
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If you just need to clone a drive you may find other utilities better suited. This specializes in moving to an equal or larger Solid State Drive (SSD) drive. Not all disk cloning software works with solid state drives as I tried a couple of others before this and they copied the data, but the PC would not boot to the clone. I normally use other utilities to clone SATA drives.
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The new drive MUST have at least the same capacity as the original drive. In other words, the SSD drive must be equal to 300GB or more for it to wor, regardless of how much data you have on the original drive.
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No. Absolutely ZERO software for cloning, migrating, optimizing, etc.... It's really sad. NO ONE in the industry even comes close to the Samsung SSD Magician software. This is a REALLY FAST SSD though. Faster than the 840 EVO and 840 Pro.... but sometimes the add-in software makes all the difference if you're not technical. In my case, I was able to use Western Digital's branded version of Acronis TrueImage for free b/c my original boot from which I migrated was a 1TB WD Green drive.
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I've done this a couple times. The best way is to get a cheap usb external enclosure from macsales.com or newegg, then put your new SSD into it. Use a program for your mac like Carbon Copy Cloner and create a mirror image of your current hard drive. Then I usually search Youtube, or find step by step installation instructions on ifixit.com for my specific model of MBP. Good luck!
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No, use your manufacture drive tool , third party software or simply reformat existing drive
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It depends on the source drive. Some Dynamically Partitioned drives, such as the ones in a lot of new HPs won't clone properly.
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I did quite a bit of Googling before I tackled the SSD installation and settled on using EaseUS Todo Backup Free to get Windows, etc., cloned to the new drive. As far as I recall, I had no problems with the installation and cloning process, and I've not had any problems with the PC in the six months or so since I installed the SSD drive.
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Yes, I actually just ordered a 500 GB drive for mine and will be doing it as soon as it arrives. There are several "how-to" threads on the web that details the steps required. My only caution would be to take your time, take plenty of pictures along the way and keep the old drive in a safe place so you always have a backup. The new SSD will not only shorten your boot time to seconds it will also dramatically increase your battery life. Good Luck.