Possible to upgrade MacBook Pro storage ?

I was wondering if it's possible to bring my MacBook Pro (16", nov. 2023, M3 Pro) to the Apple Store or a repair center and upgrade the internal storage, from 512GB to maybe 1 or 2TB.

No need to transfer the data, just upgrade the storage.

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 14.6

Posted on Aug 20, 2024 2:05 PM

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Aug 20, 2024 2:10 PM in response to diegofino

diegofino wrote:

I was wondering if it's possible to bring my MacBook Pro (16", nov. 2023, M3 Pro) to the Apple Store or a repair center and upgrade the internal storage, from 512GB to maybe 1 or 2TB.

No need to transfer the data, just upgrade the storage.

No. You can add external storage.

Aug 20, 2024 2:46 PM in response to diegofino

You can upgrade, just not inside the chassis.

why is that disappointing?

you could use something like this to maintain portability:

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Aug 20, 2024 2:17 PM in response to BobTheFisherman

Ok thank you, quite disappointing...

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