How to clone your Notebook / MacBook Hard Disk to an SSD

**MIG-31** · Aug 12, 2009, 07:28 AM

By now most of us will be fully aware of the benefits that using a Solid State Disk in place of a traditional mechanical Hard Disks brings. Improved performance, diminished noise levels, cooler operation and lower power consumption. This not only makes the SSD a worthwhile upgrade for the desktop PC as we've already waxed several times here on OC3D before, but as almost all SSD's are based on the 2.5" form factor it also makes them even more suited for use in portable Notebooks and Netbooks. In fact, I'd probably go as far as to say that users on the road are likely to see the greatest benefits out of any user group, with SSD's being light years ahead in performance compared to the clunky 5400RPM drives while also offering increased battery life. In short, you can work faster for longer.
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**dj_stick** · Aug 12, 2009, 12:39 PM

pretty cool idea

I regularly clone my OS disk if i'm moving to a larger size HDD, Carbon Copy Cloner works perfect for this in OS X

Vampyromaniac · Aug 13, 2009, 04:32 AM

I believe you can do this with just Time Machine (if you have it.)

**dj_stick** · Aug 13, 2009, 06:43 AM

time machine will work to an extent, I believe you have to re-install as normal, but you can choose to import data from a time machine backup

CCC is pretty handy as you can run it, while still using the OS install you're cloning from

Vampyromaniac · Aug 14, 2009, 04:12 AM

I will check my facts. Someone needed to clone a Macbook Pro disk to a bigger replacement disk at work a couple of weeks ago, so I'll ask them how it was done.
But I thiiiiink there was no installation of OS X needed.

**dj_stick** · Aug 14, 2009, 07:02 AM

thinking back, there might be a way to restore from a TM backup, i remember seeing an option when you boot from the OS X install disc, i'll have to check

Zardon · Aug 14, 2009, 08:55 AM

Its an interesting guide, but I have done this on the macintosh with a method that uses Carbon Copy Cloner (free app) and its much less complex than the method on OC3D.

DJ you can restore from time machine, but as you know CCC is ideally the way to copy a bootable partition to another drive in OSX.

Also I would like to add that this application (Active Disk Image) makes the windows process also much easier than that guide, it isn't free however but its basically a few clicks and it does the rest http://www.disk-image.net/
Also updated recently to support Windows 7.

Aug 12, 2009, 07:28 AM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 44,497 Rep Power: 244 System Specs	How to clone your Notebook / MacBook Hard Disk to an SSD By now most of us will be fully aware of the benefits that using a Solid State Disk in place of a traditional mechanical Hard Disks brings. Improved performance, diminished noise levels, cooler operation and lower power consumption. This not only makes the SSD a worthwhile upgrade for the desktop PC as we've already waxed several times here on OC3D before, but as almost all SSD's are based on the 2.5" form factor it also makes them even more suited for use in portable Notebooks and Netbooks. In fact, I'd probably go as far as to say that users on the road are likely to see the greatest benefits out of any user group, with SSD's being light years ahead in performance compared to the clunky 5400RPM drives while also offering increased battery life. In short, you can work faster for longer. ____________ Source: OC3D __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here How you can help HardwareHeaven by using Digg! HH Hardware Diggs / GH Gaming Diggs

Aug 13, 2009, 04:32 AM	#3
Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,973 Rep Power: 62 System Specs	Re: How to clone your Notebook / MacBook Hard Disk to an SSD I believe you can do this with just Time Machine (if you have it.) __________________ *Digitalis 3.3* Athlon 64 3000 // ASUS K8V SE Deluxe // 1024MB PC3200 (2-2-2-10 1T) ATI All-In-Wonder 9700 Pro // 20" Dell 2005FPW (DVI) M-Audio Revo 7.1 + Philips Acoustic Edge // Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 320/16 Western Digital WD3200KS + 120/8 Seagate 7200.7 NEC ND-3550A 16x DVD±RW + Lite-On 52x24x CD-RW Antec Sonata case // 480W Antec TruePower personal bests \|\| Aq'3: 46796 \| 3D'01: 20461 \| 3D'03: 6336 \| 3D'05: 2677 \| PC'04: 4605 \| PC'02: 7691,9092,1250

Aug 14, 2009, 04:12 AM	#5
Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,973 Rep Power: 62 System Specs	Re: How to clone your Notebook / MacBook Hard Disk to an SSD I will check my facts. Someone needed to clone a Macbook Pro disk to a bigger replacement disk at work a couple of weeks ago, so I'll ask them how it was done. But I thiiiiink there was no installation of OS X needed. __________________ *Digitalis 3.3* Athlon 64 3000 // ASUS K8V SE Deluxe // 1024MB PC3200 (2-2-2-10 1T) ATI All-In-Wonder 9700 Pro // 20" Dell 2005FPW (DVI) M-Audio Revo 7.1 + Philips Acoustic Edge // Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 320/16 Western Digital WD3200KS + 120/8 Seagate 7200.7 NEC ND-3550A 16x DVD±RW + Lite-On 52x24x CD-RW Antec Sonata case // 480W Antec TruePower personal bests \|\| Aq'3: 46796 \| 3D'01: 20461 \| 3D'03: 6336 \| 3D'05: 2677 \| PC'04: 4605 \| PC'02: 7691,9092,1250

Aug 14, 2009, 08:55 AM	#7
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,481 Rep Power: 162	Re: How to clone your Notebook / MacBook Hard Disk to an SSD Its an interesting guide, but I have done this on the macintosh with a method that uses Carbon Copy Cloner (free app) and its much less complex than the method on OC3D. DJ you can restore from time machine, but as you know CCC is ideally the way to copy a bootable partition to another drive in OSX. Also I would like to add that this application (Active Disk Image) makes the windows process also much easier than that guide, it isn't free however but its basically a few clicks and it does the rest http://www.disk-image.net/ Also updated recently to support Windows 7.

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