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I’m Buying A SSD for my Mac mini Mid2011 and would like to know how I can transfer all my data (photos,music ect….) from HDD to SSD without loosing any of it. I’m running Mountain Lion, I’m new to all of this .
Hi Gian, You will need to connect your HDD to your Mac Mini once you swap the hard drives. There are two options, a universal adapter which will allow you to connect the HDD and get the data or an enclosure, wich will do the same but at the same time could act as an external HDD as it protects the drive. Now that you have a way to connect the old HDD, you will need to install OSX. To do so you will first need to format the SSD. Once you’ve done that you can install OSX and use the migration assistant to move all the data from your old HDD. Hope you find this useful. Here is the universal adapter. [linked product missing or disabled: IF107-108-1] By the way, here is the guide to replace your HDD with a SSD. Mac mini Mid 2011 Hard Drive Replacement
Once the SSD is connected via a USB lead, use Carbon Copy Cloner to create a bootable backup of your drive on the SSD. This way you can install the SSD and start using your mac again straight away.
