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Trying to install a HDD from one Macbook Air to another without losing and data. All steps online seem to just guide you when dealing with a blinking folder. Just want to get thru this without losing the original data on the HDD. Which options should I choose? Restore from Time Machine Backup? Reinstall OS X? Get Help Online? Disk Utility?
If they are the same computers, is a plug and play task. If they are not you have to consider SATA and PCI-Express SSD and EFI version, new version of EFI chip only read new apple file system.
Two ways to go: Boot from and external USB source. Hard drive with a system on it and a USB to SATA adapter and recover your data from the internal driveInstall your new drive and do an internet recovery to install the new system. Put your old drive in an OWC Envoy Pro enclosure and then access your data https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/MAU3…
