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moving os from hdd to ssd

Has anybody moved Mac OS 10.13.6 from an iMac HDD to an SSD (backup is on Time Machine USB external HDD?)

I am wondering what pitfalls await!

iMac 21.5", macOS 10.13

Posted on Jul 18, 2019 3:23 PM

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Posted on Jul 18, 2019 3:44 PM

I am familiar with Carbon Copy Cloner from my PC days.

But, wouldn't it be simpler to boot into Recovery Mode and restore the SSD from the Time Machine Backup?

(After Initialing the SSD to HFS+ Journaled if necessary.)

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moving os from hdd to ssd

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