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#How to upgrade macbook pro hard drive 2014 how to
#How to upgrade macbook pro hard drive 2014 install

Click the hard drive you want to back up.

A Windows will pop up, select Disk Utility.

Once inserted, turn your MacBook Pro on and hold the C key.

#How to upgrade macbook pro hard drive 2014 install

First you need to insert your Install DVD which came in the box when you purchased your Mac.

In this case, we are going to back up all of our data to an external hard drive.

There are many ways of doing this, from copying the files to an external hard drive or backing it up to the cloud, lets take a look at what we think is the best way: Depending on the reason of why you would want to format it, it is crucial that you back up all of your data before you do so. If you format any hard drive, you essentially change the 0’s and 1’s (binary) to only 0’s completely deleting the data that is on the hard drive and it is impossible to recover it. All though the title says “Mac Book Pro” this guide also works for MacBook Air’s and iMacs.

#How to upgrade macbook pro hard drive 2014 how to

So you want to format your hard drive? Apple computers (unlike many of its competitors) don’t require you to format your hard drive very often as it isn’t required in order to install a new operation system and Apple’s computers aren’t known for losing speed over time.īut there are many reasons on why you would want to format your hard drive and before we get started we will take a look on how to make sure all of your important data is safe and secure to prevent deleting anything you might need in the future (like pictures, videos, work documents and much more).īefore we start: This guide works on the following versions of Mac OSX: Mac OSX Mavericks, Mac OSX Lion, Mac OSX Mountain Lion, Mac OSX SnowLeopard.