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I want to update my 2012 MacBook Pro's hard drive and memory.

After I have updated with a new hard drive and memory cards, will my MacBook Pro run the latest OS system?

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.14

Posted on Dec 12, 2020 11:26 AM

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Posted on Dec 12, 2020 11:31 AM

No,


Im running a Mid 2012 MacBook Pro with a new Crucial 1TB SSD and Crucial 16gb of RAM and the latest software I can run is macOS Catalina 10.15.7


I think this is all down to the processor and even tho I have a 2.9 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7 it still won't update the software.


What I will advise is to upgrade to a SSD as the MacBook will run little quicker and faster along with the ram also.

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Dec 12, 2020 11:31 AM in response to PeterUK

No,


Im running a Mid 2012 MacBook Pro with a new Crucial 1TB SSD and Crucial 16gb of RAM and the latest software I can run is macOS Catalina 10.15.7


I think this is all down to the processor and even tho I have a 2.9 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7 it still won't update the software.


What I will advise is to upgrade to a SSD as the MacBook will run little quicker and faster along with the ram also.

Dec 14, 2020 6:15 AM in response to Trophy376

Thanks again for your help so far. I will be getting the Crucial 16GB RAM that you have and maybe the Crucial 1TB SSD, slightly cheaper than the Samsung SSD800 I had thought about.

Just a couple of points: I've never been into my MacBook Pro, but am I right in thinking I can transfer the whole of the contents of my existing hard drive to the SSD, just using a SATA cable, then install the SSD? Would you recommend using Apple's internal software to do the transfer, or would an app such as Carbon Copy Cloner be better?

I've seen a few videos on utube about updating, so I feel pretty confident about doing it now.

Look forward to hearing from you again.

I want to update my 2012 MacBook Pro's hard drive and memory.

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