![]() ![]() Partition Map Scheme : MBR Partition Table Partition Map Scheme : GUID Partition Table If you select the external disk (the disk itself, not a partition on it) in Disk Utility then select "Get Info" from the right-click menu it will tell you how it is partitioned. ![]() With that proviso, you don't need to wipe the disk, just use blank space to create a new partition. This appears under the "Advanced" options when you partition the disk. The disk that you clone to also needs to be GPT formatted (so that you can create a bootable partition on it). If all of the above is incorrect or will result in some sort of catastrophe, what could I do to transfer all my data onto my new SSD? Will a Time Machine backup be sufficient for a full clone, or do I need to use another method to clone the old HDD onto an unassigned partition on the external drive, which I can then use as a source drive to clone to the SSD? I don't have an external enclosure for my old drive, but I do have an external drive that I can partition. I was wondering if this link was an accurate step by step process for what I'm trying to do. When I bought this SSD the description claims that the drive is okay for Mac OS X, but I'm wary due to what was said in that thread. ![]() I've read in this thread that a non-Apple OEM SSD requires some specific software to run in a Macbook or any Apple computer. I would like to replace the drive with a 240 Gb Crucial M500 SSD. I have a late 2008 Aluminum Macbook with a 5400 RPM 160 Gb HDD running Mac OS X 10.9.3. ![]()
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