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Am I able to upgrade my storage on my MacBook Pro?

I am waiting to know. Am I able to take my MacBook Pro to an Apple store and be able to get more storage on it? Or am I going to have to buy a different MacBook Pro?

Posted on Feb 2, 2021 10:58 PM

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Posted on Feb 2, 2021 11:42 PM

The internal storage upgrade does depends on the model of the MacBook Pro.


Please see: Identify your MacBook Pro model - Apple Support and corresponding Tech Spec link should give an idea what type of storage(HardDrive) used in your MacBook Pro.


Types of HardDrive:

  1. traditional hard drive, also known as a HDD (spinning magnetic disks)
  2. solid state drive (SSD)
    • SSD in the same factor size of HDD
    • Apple Proprietary SSD (PCIe-based flash storage)
    • SSD is soldered to the logic board and is not removable/replaceable.


If you have a MacBook Pro where the SSD is soldered to the logic board, then you cannot remove/replace it to upgrade the storage.


Hope it helps.

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Feb 2, 2021 11:42 PM in response to Boyce2282

The internal storage upgrade does depends on the model of the MacBook Pro.


Please see: Identify your MacBook Pro model - Apple Support and corresponding Tech Spec link should give an idea what type of storage(HardDrive) used in your MacBook Pro.


Types of HardDrive:

  1. traditional hard drive, also known as a HDD (spinning magnetic disks)
  2. solid state drive (SSD)
    • SSD in the same factor size of HDD
    • Apple Proprietary SSD (PCIe-based flash storage)
    • SSD is soldered to the logic board and is not removable/replaceable.


If you have a MacBook Pro where the SSD is soldered to the logic board, then you cannot remove/replace it to upgrade the storage.


Hope it helps.

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