How to install Catalina (with all data) onto new SSD with Time Machine?
Hello,
I have a question regarding installing a new ssd into an old Mac Mini, but confused about how to get my current mac os (with all of my information/data/files etc onto the new ssd.
I have the latest Catalina OS on the HDD in my mac mini. I am currently backing that up with Time Machine to the new SSD (attached to the mini with a usb sata enclosure).
But I am confused with the next step. I have read so much on the web about how to install and migrate etc, but there is so much information I've become a little confused.
Do I install my new ssd into the mac mini and then recover it from the Time Machine option?
Every article I've read says that this will create a "clean install". But doesnt that mean "just the OS", with no data from the previous OS?
I have about 120 gb of data, with is mostly applications. All of my media data are on an external HDD.
I am really just worried about losing my iTunes library information (I will back that up, just in case).
So, what is my next step from here? Replace the old HDD with the new SSD (with a Time Machine backup on it), turn on the mac, hold Command + R, then choose "recover from Time Machine"?
I apologise for the ignorance on this issue. But thank you in advance for replies.
Mac mini, macOS 10.15