Comments on: How to Replace Your MacBook Pro Hard Drive & Restore Your Files From the Old Hard Drive http://www.drdiv.com/2009/04/how-to-replace-your-macbook-pro-hard-drive/ Website Prognosis & Therapy Mon, 02 Aug 2010 01:04:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dr. Div http://www.drdiv.com/2009/04/how-to-replace-your-macbook-pro-hard-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-227 Dr. Div Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:39:06 +0000 http://www.drdiv.com/?p=33#comment-227 Sorry for the delayed response. Yes, if you can connect your old drive via USB, you can definitely migrate your old machine. You might have done this by now. :) Sorry for the delayed response. Yes, if you can connect your old drive via USB, you can definitely migrate your old machine. You might have done this by now. :)

]]> By: Adam http://www.drdiv.com/2009/04/how-to-replace-your-macbook-pro-hard-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-223 Adam Sat, 09 Jan 2010 16:42:29 +0000 http://www.drdiv.com/?p=33#comment-223 Cheers for the tutorial, I am buying a new hdd for my macbook pro. Will it work if I put the new hdd in and then when installing mac osx and it asks "do you already own a mac", can I just hook up my old hdd via usb and then click "from another mac" or "from a time machine backup"? Thanks Cheers for the tutorial, I am buying a new hdd for my macbook pro. Will it work if I put the new hdd in and then when installing mac osx and it asks “do you already own a mac”, can I just hook up my old hdd via usb and then click “from another mac” or “from a time machine backup”? Thanks

]]> By: Dr. Div http://www.drdiv.com/2009/04/how-to-replace-your-macbook-pro-hard-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-202 Dr. Div Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:39:54 +0000 http://www.drdiv.com/?p=33#comment-202 I have not tried this, but I think it should work. I recommend that you don't format your original drive until you make sure this works. When you open up the mac and insert the new HD, before you put all the screws back, you can plug your external drive and try your theory. If it fails, you didn't lose anything. If you succeed or fail, please share how it went. Good luck. I have not tried this, but I think it should work. I recommend that you don’t format your original drive until you make sure this works. When you open up the mac and insert the new HD, before you put all the screws back, you can plug your external drive and try your theory. If it fails, you didn’t lose anything. If you succeed or fail, please share how it went. Good luck.

]]> By: Char http://www.drdiv.com/2009/04/how-to-replace-your-macbook-pro-hard-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-201 Char Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:13:44 +0000 http://www.drdiv.com/?p=33#comment-201 Hi DrDiv, I am about to replace the hdd on my iBook but dont have OS Cd's for my 10.4. Can I just create a boot disk after I backup and use restore to copy the old system to the new HDD? Hi DrDiv, I am about to replace the hdd on my iBook but dont have OS Cd’s for my 10.4. Can I just create a boot disk after I backup and use restore to copy the old system to the new HDD?

]]> By: Dr. Div http://www.drdiv.com/2009/04/how-to-replace-your-macbook-pro-hard-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Dr. Div Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:42:57 +0000 http://www.drdiv.com/?p=33#comment-97 Hi Nate -- it's a personal preference. However, it's usually recommended for large drives. I tend to think that if something goes wrong with one partition, I won't be losing the entire harddisk. If you like to find out more on disk partition, you can visit apple support site: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.4/en/mh14.html Best, DrDiv Hi Nate — it’s a personal preference. However, it’s usually recommended for large drives. I tend to think that if something goes wrong with one partition, I won’t be losing the entire harddisk. If you like to find out more on disk partition, you can visit apple support site: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.4/en/mh14.html

Best,
DrDiv

]]> By: Nate http://www.drdiv.com/2009/04/how-to-replace-your-macbook-pro-hard-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-95 Nate Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:17:26 +0000 http://www.drdiv.com/?p=33#comment-95 Great tutorial. Before I begin, can you tell me the purpose of partitioning your new drive into 2 partitions? was this personal preference or the way Mac OS X needs it to be? Thanks. Great tutorial. Before I begin, can you tell me the purpose of partitioning your new drive into 2 partitions? was this personal preference or the way Mac OS X needs it to be? Thanks.

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