Hi dear community,
After receiving wonderful help from kind expert Dan and trying out my luck on my old macbook unibody 2008, I have decided to reach further and buy myself a used 2012 mac mini, which I would get tomorrow.
Question 1: about material : do I need the '''Logic Board Removal Tool t'''o just swap the 500 Go HDD to the new 500 Go SDD ? I know I need the spudger so I will get one.
Question 2: ''''''Do I have to mind how big the SSD model I will choose is? I saw that the OWC model used in a couple of old videos showing the procedure is quite bulky and seems unpractical.
Question 3: my future mac mini has been erased and reset at the apple store by the genius to its original OS (I guess Lion?) Do I really need to copy that old OS to the new SSD, update the system to Mojave then add my data (''process 1'') ? Or is it possible to simply use the Time Machine drive that I am using on my 2013 macbook air to get Mojave + all my current data onto the new SDD in one go (''process 2'') ? Or is it silly to ponder ? Sorry if it is.
Thanks a million for the person who will answer me.
Long live the right to repair!
After receiving wonderful help from kind expert Dan and trying out my luck on my old macbook unibody 2008, I have decided to reach further and buy myself a used 2012 mac mini, which I would get tomorrow.
Question 1: about material : do I need the '''Logic Board Removal Tool t'''o just swap the 500 Go HDD to the new 500 Go SDD ? I know I need the spudger so I will get one.
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Question 2: ''''''Do I have to mind how big the SDD model I will choose is? I saw that the OWC model used in a couple of old videos showing the procedure is quite bulky and seems unpractical.
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Question 2: ''''''Do I have to mind how big the SSD model I will choose is? I saw that the OWC model used in a couple of old videos showing the procedure is quite bulky and seems unpractical.
-
Question 3: my future mac mini has been erased and reset at the apple store by the genius to its original OS (I guess Lion?) Do I really need to copy that old OS to the new SSD, update the system to Mojave then add my data (''process 1'') or is it possible to simply use the Time Machine drive that I am using on my 2013 macbook air to get Mojave + all my current data onto the new SDD in one go (''process 2'') ? Or is it silly? Sorry if it is.
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Question 3: my future mac mini has been erased and reset at the apple store by the genius to its original OS (I guess Lion?) Do I really need to copy that old OS to the new SSD, update the system to Mojave then add my data (''process 1'') ? Or is it possible to simply use the Time Machine drive that I am using on my 2013 macbook air to get Mojave + all my current data onto the new SDD in one go (''process 2'') ? Or is it silly to ponder ? Sorry if it is.
Thanks a million for the person who will answer me.
After receiving wonderful help from kind expert Dan and trying out my luck on my old macbook unibody 2008, I have decided to reach further and buy myself a used 2012 mac mini, which I would get tomorrow.
Question 1: about material : do I need the '''Logic Board Removal Tool t'''o just swap the 500 Go HDD to the new 500 Go SDD ? I know I need the spudger so I will get one.
Question 2: ''''''Do I have to mind how big the SDD model I will choose is? I saw that the OWC model used in a couple of old videos showing the procedure is quite bulky and seems unpractical.
-
Question 3: my future mac mini has been erased and reset at the apple store by the genius to its original OS (I guess Lion?) Do I really need to copy that old OS to the new SSD (''process 1'') or is it possible to simply use the Time Machine drive that I am using on my 2013 macbook air to get Mojave + all my current data onto the new SDD in one go (''process 2'') ? Or is it silly? Sorry if it is.
+
Question 3: my future mac mini has been erased and reset at the apple store by the genius to its original OS (I guess Lion?) Do I really need to copy that old OS to the new SSD, update the system to Mojave then add my data (''process 1'') or is it possible to simply use the Time Machine drive that I am using on my 2013 macbook air to get Mojave + all my current data onto the new SDD in one go (''process 2'') ? Or is it silly? Sorry if it is.
Thanks a million for the person who will answer me.
Hi dear community,
After receiving wonderful help from kind expert Dan and trying out my luck on my old macbook unibody 2008, I have decided to reach further and buy myself a used 2012 mac mini, which I would get tomorrow.
Question 1: about material : do I need the '''Logic Board Removal Tool t'''o just swap the 500 Go HDD to the new 500 Go SDD ? I know I need the spudger so I will get one.
Question 2: ''''''Do I have to mind how big the SDD model I will choose is? I saw that the OWC model used in a couple of old videos showing the procedure is quite bulky and seems unpractical.
Question 3: my future mac mini has been erased and reset at the apple store by the genius to its original OS (I guess Lion?) Do I really need to copy that old OS to the new SSD (''process 1'') or is it possible to simply use the Time Machine drive that I am using on my 2013 macbook air to get Mojave + all my current data onto the new SDD in one go (''process 2'') ? Or is it silly? Sorry if it is.
Thanks a million for the person who will answer me.
Long live the right to repair!