How to Create a Bootable clone of MacBook Pro Hard Drive?
OS: Mac OS El Capitan with 4 GB RAM and 550 GB Hard Drive.
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Posted by:
chucksteel
7 years ago
If the machine is bootable into Target mode then you can just use Disk Utility. Otherwise there are a lot of options for creating disk images. If this is a one time deal, then using Disk Utility or dd in Terminal can work. If you are making an image to deploy to multiple other machines then I would recommend DeployStudio. You don't have to run a server, it can be used from a bootable drive.
Posted by:
peteosmac
7 years ago
Hi Leeparker,
You need to pick up two things to create a bootable clone of your MacBook Pro hard drive.
- An external hard drive greater than Mac’s internal hard drive
- Stellar Drive Clone Software (http://www.itninja.com/link/backup-boot-camp-on-mac)
To prepare the external drive, just follow these below steps:
- Open the Disk Utility application on your Mac.
- Now, Click on the drive icon that corresponds to your clone drive in the sidebar.
- In the 3rd step, Click on the Erase tab.
- Make sure Mac OS Extended (Journaled) is selected from the Format menu.
- Click on the Erase... button to proceed further.
- Verify you want to erase the disk.
If you have done it successfully, you should see a new hard drive icon appear on your desktop. After that, use the above mentioned Mac backup software to complete the cloning process.
