Use Disk Utility or Samsung Data Migration? Macbook Pro 13 inch Late 2011 - HDD to Samsung SSD

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Use Disk Utility or Samsung Data Migration? Macbook Pro 13 inch Late 2011 - HDD to Samsung SSD

I'm removing my 500GB HDD on my 13" Macbook Pro Late 2011 and installing a Samsung 500GB Evo SSD.

There are 2 common ways of cloning all the data from the HDD to a Samsung SSD.

Either using Disk Utility -> Clone or Installing Samsung's Data Migration Tool.

What I want to know is what is the better way and why? Maybe there is no difference, but if there is, I would like to know if anyone has the answer?

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MacBook Pro (13-inch Late 2011), iOS 9.2

Posted on Dec 29, 2015 2:44 PM

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Answer 1

Oct 13, 2017 7:50 PM in response to Hawkie412

well I think you revived an old post, but that drive will work with Mac, and I used disc utilities (recover from original drive) to copy over data and revery partition.

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Answer 2

Oct 13, 2017 6:47 PM in response to OGELTHORPE

I just got a 250GB Samsung 850 EVO, and put in the disk and read the digital manual, and it said nothing about Mac OS in the required system requirements; all Windows. I assume it won't work with mac.

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OGELTHORPE

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Dec 29, 2015 3:23 PM in response to goshywaziri

I know that Disk Utility will create the recovery partition as well as copying your data to the new SSD. I do not know if the Samsung software will. I vote for Disk Utility.

Be aware that some users on these forums have experienced difficulties with Samsung SSDs. On Samsung's web site there is no mention of Mac compatibility.

Ciao.

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Answer 4

Dec 29, 2015 4:21 PM in response to goshywaziri

I just upgraded my Macbook Pro 13" (Early 2011)

I replaced the 500GB drive with a Samsung 500GB SSD 850 EVO.

To copy my original hard drive I used:

Carbon Copy Cloner. It worked very good. I used an Anker USB3.0 to Sata 3 interface (from Amazon.ca) to connect computer to SSD drive via USB port.

Carbon Copy Cloner makes a clone of your drive including the recovery partition.

I then removed my optical drive and replaced it with a "AGPtek SATA 2.5"/9mm 2nd Hard Disk Drive Cady for $14.99 (from Amazon.ca).

This allowed my to install the original hard drive in place of the optical drive.

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OGELTHORPE

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Dec 30, 2015 3:20 AM in response to KimUserName

Carbon Copy Cloner is an excellent tool for duplicating as well as creating a boot backup drive. The only downside it is not free, but in the long run if it is used also as a backup application, it is worth the cost. But fundamentally for copying data from one HDD to another, it offers no advantage over Disk utility.

Ciao.

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