Return-Path: Received: from qmta06.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.56] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 5200372 for ae-list@media-motion.tv; Thu, 05 Sep 2013 02:09:20 +0200 Received: from omta18.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.74]) by qmta06.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id MAmc1m00A1bwxycA6CMxxc; Thu, 05 Sep 2013 00:21:57 +0000 Received: from [192.168.1.4] ([98.245.75.227]) by omta18.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id MCMw1m00P4uEfTW8eCMwE4; Thu, 05 Sep 2013 00:21:57 +0000 From: David Baud Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_0328F546-39D9-48A0-8E26-B5D396107721" Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.5 \(1508\)) Subject: Re: [AE] [OT] replacing system HD in a Mac Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 18:21:56 -0600 References: To: "After Effects Mail List" In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1508) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=comcast.net; s=q20121106; t=1378340517; bh=SoAVSluJOVhfMQg6OidhDohws/Y3U5s0c9dP0T8nx0k=; h=Received:Received:From:Content-Type:Message-Id:Mime-Version: Subject:Date:To; b=QinC9JtgPG427jDuA63aFmIdlNPyFfOLDK/bUglQVRoEX4lqGouv+Z2buRNHWgdUP FesXDXXlyuI9o6iYqLYNZGDUuXINDPalq5PmiOHDvXQ8uC5I+QcjilzhwFv6E+meos yuacqQihcym0/ARni34VaEMUwEFkqHfxcqA6fzzy3J0LtuAaAbDR5gdz19TSj882Y3 uEZT/cRI0GLj8Jh6IG9ASbM+Ts3Hk00/0y3aPA9ijouYhkGjHsEoL7fCitIYylIHI+ hokXv9i4JBcD4CH10LsD3shZCyZvQVC5EZko1EggieWmefqxT6aON416p7SxPj5mDu LdeGaoaGbiqJw== --Apple-Mail=_0328F546-39D9-48A0-8E26-B5D396107721 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Yes you should be fine as long as you meant cloning your current drive = to the new one. Make sure your system drive can fit in size in your new = SSD drive. For cloning I usually use SuperDuper but CC should work just = fine as well. David Baud K O S M O S P R O D U C T i O N S david@kosmos-productions.com www.kosmos-productions.com On Sep 4, 2013, at 18:09 , Chris Zwar wrote: > I will be replacing the old 5400rpm drive in a Mac Mini with a new = SSD. I won't be upgrading the OS or changing anything else - just the = physical swap. > Can I simply copy everything over between the two drives or should I = clean install the OS onto the SSD first? I know that in an ideal world = you would re-install everything from scratch and it's a good opportunity = to do a spring clean, but I really won't have time. I'm not expecting = any problems with doing a straight copy & replace so if anyone is aware = of pitfalls then please let me know. --Apple-Mail=_0328F546-39D9-48A0-8E26-B5D396107721 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Yes = you should be fine as long as you meant cloning your current drive to = the new one. Make sure your system drive can fit in size in your new SSD = drive. For cloning I usually use SuperDuper but CC should work just fine = as well.

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I will be replacing the old = 5400rpm drive in a Mac Mini with a new SSD. I won't be upgrading = the OS or changing anything else - just the physical swap.
Can I = simply copy everything over between the two drives or should I clean = install the OS onto the SSD first? I know that in an ideal world = you would re-install everything from scratch and it's a good opportunity = to do a spring clean, but I really won't have time. I'm not = expecting any problems with doing a straight copy & replace so if = anyone is aware of pitfalls then please let me = know.

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