


The latest version 6 of Carbon Copy Cloner can now use macOS tools to make a full clone of a Big Sur System Volume Group, although this is no longer recommended. the bottom of your macbook have 10 screws - 7 short ones and 3 long ones.Until recently, the only reliable way to create an external bootable disk on an M1 Mac has been to install Big Sur on it, either in recoveryOS or using the full Installer app. Tools needed: #00 Phillips Screwdriver and T6 Torx ScrewdriverĪttention: remember where all your screws goes. Turn your macbook back on - if boot time takes longer than 45 secs (SSD ONLY) - go to system preferences - startup disk - select your new drive as the startup drive - restart your macbook. Install new drive in your macbook and install old drive in your USB enclosure - use it for back up purposes. Test your newly cloned drive by turning your macbook back on while pressing the option key - select your external to boot and check if everything was copied when you did the clone. once the clone is done, turn your macbook off. create one with Carbon Copy (This does NOT apply if Snow Leopard is installed in your hard drive) Launch Disk Utility - verify your disk permissions - repair if errors are found - format/erase your new drive to Mac OS Extended Journaled with a single GUID partition.Ĭlose Disk Utility and launch Carbon Copy Cloner.Ĭlone your old drive (source drive) - to your new drive (destination drive) - you will get a pop up saying that a recovery partition wasn't created. Now connect your USB external drive to your macbook's USB port. if you're running Mountain Lion - Use Carbon Copy Cloner 3.5 - Trial version will work - 30 Days. First get yourself a USB external enclosure ($10).install your new drive there.(a powered usb external enclosure would be much better for less issues when doing a clone)
