

Follow the prompts to restore and wait for it to finish. The new MacBook Pro 16-inch M1 is the best laptop Apple has ever produced. Once it loads, the recovery options should appear and the first item is "Restore from Time Machine Backup". OS X: About OS X Recovery - Apple Support KingstonMemoryShop, the UKs number 1 dedicated Kingston reseller stocks a wide range of Memory RAM & SSD upgrades for your Apple 2012 MacBook Pro system. You'll need access to a Wi-Fi Network or a cable to connect to an Ethernet network.

Since the drive is new this will take you to Internet Recovery to download OS X. Once you have the new drive installed, connect your external Time Machine backup drive, power on the Mac and hold the Command and R keys down after you hear the startup sound. Yes, you can restore from Time Machine, that makes it much easier. If your Mac's SSD can't be upgraded, consider an external SSD as your boot.

To do this, you need to unscrew the 10 screws on the bottom of your Mac. I put the biggest one I could afford (1TB) in my MacBook Pro and I'll never. Now that the machine is off and un-plugged (and hopefully on a static free surface) you can take the bottom off your MacBook Pro. I use a Crucial 480GB SSD in my 2012 MBP (Their site has a handy compatibility checker that will tell you which SSD's are compatible with the model you select. Step 4: Open the Mac and locate the current drive. 5 HD Touchscreen, 8GB, 256GB SSD, Webcam, Wifi, Bluetooth, Windows 10 Pro Upgraded Type.
#How to upgrade 2012 macbook pro to ssd how to#
have a nice guide on how to change the hard drive:Īny 2.5 inch SSD should work. Apple 16 MacBook Pro with Touch Bar - Intel Core i9 2.
