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MacBook Pro Late 2011 Running Extremely Slow After Upgrade to SSD
I have a late 2011 MacBook Pro that's currently running macOS Sierra 10.12.6 version. I updated the HDD(500GB) hard drive to an SSD Samsung 860 EVO(500GB) solid state hard drive. I had originally ...
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Emptied Trash, but MacBook Harddrive Full? (Big Slur 11.6)
I am new to the Mac world. I deleted some VM's from my MacBook Pro. Despite deleting 200GB worth of files on a 500GB drive, the MacBook is showing only 32GB open.
What am I missing?
The steps I took ...
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Maintaining old laptop HDD as backup while replacing with newer SSD
tl;dr: Is it possible to replace an old hard drive while maintaining the existing bootable drive as an external backup?
Here is the story: I have a 10+ year old Apple Macbook Pro that still works and ...
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Forgot the password on my older (encrypted) MacBookPro, looking for advanced/creative solution
My old MBP laptop (retina, early/late 2014) ended up with some damage to the screen and wouldn't turn on anymore. I replaced it with another one, figuring everything I had on it was a loss. Fast ...
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Clone an old hard drive with multiple partitions to a new Mac
Here's my situation : my old Macbook from 2011 died on me, and the guy at the store said it was beyond repair. He could however extract the hard drive with all the data. I found an E-Sata-to-USB mount ...
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New SSD in 2014 MacBook Pro won't sit properly
I bought an SSD to replace the one that came with my MacBook Pro, mid 2014 retina. It needed an adapter as the connectors were slightly different.
This is the SSD:
This is the adapter:
When I plug the ...
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Terminal commands for file backup
MacBook Pro late 2012
Having issues with OSX and hard drive
Have been told to get the hardware upgraded however in the meantime need to back up files
I do plan to take a disk image however as an ...
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Can SSD Storage from 2016 Macbook Pro be moved to 2019 Macbook Pro?
I have MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports) with 1TB drive.
I would like to buy one of the new 2019 Macbook Pros with 256GB and swap the storage. I have seen the video on the 2016 ...
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Bootcamp Assistant - Startup disk cannot partion hard-drive
MacBook is Mid 2014 Pro Retina on Mojave 10.14.1.
I've searched and searched but I can't seem to find a solution. Hopefully someone hear can help me
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Is there any way to differentiate what drive is connected to what connection on a MacBook Pro where an SSD is in the optical drive bay?
I have a 2012 MacBook Pro where I installed a 960GB SSD in both the HDD space and the old CD drive bay using a caddy.
Now I want to upgrade one of the drives to a 2TB non-SSD hard drive, but I am not ...
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Second internal hard drive on Mac won't mount
I recently installed a second hard drive on my MacBook, with an SSD now being the primary drive and the second hard drive now in SATA slot where the superdrive was.
It worked perfectly for a week or ...
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Macbook Pro 15, mid 2014 - SSD external adapter/case
I have a Macbook Pro 15" mid 2014 - A1398 ($1999). It has liquid damage, so it's $1240 to repair = not worth it to repair. I have three questions for you guys..
Is it safe to sell it as it is? I'm ...
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MacBook Pro does not boot - prohibition screen - does not see hard drive - blinking folder - stop sign
I have a macbook pro (2009) which was dual booted to windows. Windows bluescreened, I restarted, and the mac woulnt boot (blinking folder question mark). I pulled the hard drive out, copied the data ...
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Upgrade MacBook Pro 2012 drive to high performance SSD or buy new 2016 MacBook Pro? [closed]
What do you guys think would reap the highest performance improvements?
I have a 2012 MacBook Pro with
1,024 gb hard drive memory
8 gb RAM
2.9 GHZ Intel Core i7
I am wondering (in terms of ...
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What is special about the SSDs in MacBook Pro mid 2015?
I have been checking out several resources online (iFixit, MacRumours and Apple Discussion Forums) about the potential for an SSD upgrade on 2015 model MBPs (perhaps not now, but in the future).
The ...
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