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- By cloning, you can format the new SSD as APFS, and then the clone will copy all the old files onto the new SSD with the right APFS format. The second work around is installing a fresh OS using a macOS installation USB and then restoring Time Machine on top of the new OS.
- This will format the drive and prep it for the next step. Next, launch SuperDuper, and set it to clone your Mac's hard drive to the SSD. If you gave it a new name in Disk Utility, it'll show up as.
A Solid State Drive is primarily used on laptops and other lightweight devices, as its compact size proves adequate for such portable hardware units. Much like conventional hard disks, Solid State Drives offer different size capacities and customization features. As a result, if your MacBook comprises SSD-based storage, you can format it using the system’s main disk management options.
While virtually any modern Mac can use an SSD drive, it is necessary to format it for OS X. Click 'Go' in the Finder menu at the top of the screen and select the 'Applications' menu item.
1.Click the “Finder” icon, listed toward the lower left portion of the screen by default.
2.Click the “Applications” category from the left pane options.
3.Click the “Utilities” option from the available list displayed, followed by “Disk Utility.”
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Allow the system to load the list of hard disks available. Click the SSD unit in question from the left pane, which discloses its total capacity and volume label for identification purposes.
5.Go to the “Erase” tab shown on the subsequent screen.
6.Click the “Volume Format” drop-down menu and assign a file system, such as the default OS X Extended Journaled or the FAT format, which is Windows OS compliant.
7.Assign a volume label within the “Name” field to identify the storage unit. Optionally, click the 'Security Options' button to apply the security level at which the existing disk's data will be erased. If so, click the appropriate radio button from the Secure Erase Options displayed, then click 'OK.'
8.Click the “Erase” button, followed by “Erase” again on the ensuing confirmation dialog. Once finished, the Disk Utility window displays the SSD unit under its new label toward the left pane.
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