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That's how I came across your article here. In my research I came across by chance that the SSD must be formatted on APFS for this to work.

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In the next step, I would have liked to upgrade to Mojave before installing the SSD. After the clone is done, my plan would be to start the system via the still external SSD and to test whether everything works. My system is currently still running on Yosemite.

#Macbook pro 2011 hard drive mac os extended journaled install#

I would like to install an SSD in my Macbook Pro (mid 2012) and I am currently cloning the HDD to the SSD using CCC.

I'm currently not sure whether my current clone is helpful and would be happy about a tip. Format hard drive as APFS: The complete instructions in a screenshot. I hope the screenshot below makes it clearer where to click what. Another important point is the selection of the volume at the top level, because only then will the "Delete" button appear (otherwise grayed out) and there is a selection box for "Scheme". The instructions in super short versionĪfter I just got a message from a reader that he doesn't see the "Scheme" selection in his Disk Utility, I noticed that this has to do with the "Show all devices" view, which you can find in the top left under " Appearance” can be selected. This is how all devices and containers are displayed. After clicking Erase, it only took a few seconds to get the volume in APFS format and install macOS Mojave on it without a murmur.īy the way, if you have a different display in Disk Utility than you can see in the screenshots, you should click on the “View” button in the top left of the program and then select “All Volumes”. I used the "pure" APFS because I didn't want to encrypt the data carrier and I didn't have to differentiate between upper and lower case.

Mac OS Extended (case sensitive, journaled, encrypted)Īfter selecting the GUID scheme, APFS can also be selected as the file system format.

Mac OS Extended (case sensitive, journaled).

Then there are significantly more options: You have to first select "GUID partition table" under "Scheme" in the hard disk utility and then look at "Format" in the upper selection field. Use Disk Utility to change the partition scheme. This hard drive does not use the GUID partition table scheme. When I tried this I got this error message: I finally formatted the SSD in "Mac OS Extended, journaled" format and then wanted to use the macOS Mojave Installer to put the new system on the disk. macOS Mojave only accepts hard drives with a GUID partition table scheme WARNING:Formatting the drive will erase all data on the drive, so you should copy any data you want off the drive prior to formatting.MacOS Mojave can only be installed if the hard disk uses the GUID partition table scheme. Set Format to Mac OS Extended (Journaled) Check step 2 to confirm Disk Utility is Showing All Devices. NOTE: If you don’t see Scheme, then make sure that all devices are showing and the non-indented entry is selected.

Select the non-indented entry, you will see Media in the nameĬlick the button labelled Erase in the menu which will bring up this window.

Click View in the upper left and select Show All Devices.

To open Disk Utility - Open Finder > Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility Note: If you would prefer a video tutorial of these steps instead, please click the thumbnail below. IMPORTANT: Reformatting the drive will erase all data on the drive, so you should copy any data you want off the drive prior to formatting.

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If you need to go between macOS and Windows then format your drive ExFAT on macOS

Mac OS Extended (Journaled) does not work natively with Windows.

Starting with Big Sur, Mac OS Extended (Journaled) is no longer the default when using Time Machine.

It is important to keep the following in mind when formatting Mac OS Extended (Journaled): Not sure what version you are using? Click here to determine your version of macOS IMPORTANT: This article applies to the following macOS versions: