If SSD is not being recognized, it means you need to format your new drive. 1. A prompt will pop up saying “The disk you inserted was not readable by this computer.” Initialize... Ignore Eject Ignore that and click “Go” at the top 2. Click Utilities 3. Click Disk Utility 4. Select the new drive 5. Click Erase 6. Rename, Mac OS Extended (Journaled), keep reccommended scheme 7. Click Erase 8. Go back to CCC This is what worked for me, hope it helps others out.

I have done this to my 2011 mac and its SO MUCH QUICKER. I think the cloning bit should be explained a touch more but I worked it out in the end. I bought an Asseno ssd and 8gb crucial RAM. Its like I have a new computer! Thank you so much for saving me thousands and not having to buy a whole new machine!! 😃😃

My mid 2012 Macbook Pro was found in a dumpster wrapped up and marked "Dead". My neighbor gave it to me. It would not boot....bad Hard drive. checked the serial number to see if it was a stolen unit. I then replaced the battery, RAM and put in an SSD. Installed High Sierra OSx. For $125.00 I have a VERY fast and reliable, nearly brand new looking Macbook Pro. This is a great upgrade. Mine fully boots from power on within 22 seconds. Apps run very fast. VALUABLE VIDEO.

Super awesome. I upgraded my MacBook Pro 2012 with 16GB ram & 1TB SSD. Now it works pretty fast with Catalina. Just like the new machine. Super happy, super thanks.

I upgraded my MBPro 2012 also with an SSD & added 16GB of memory. I also bought my SSD from MicroCenter near my house. It's a great machine as a backup

Thanks very much! Just completed the upgrade (except with 16g ram and a 1tb Samsung SSD) and the difference is amazing!

I have a MacBook Pro mid 2012 that runs EXTREMELY slow... I’m going to try this because I’m a full time college student and buying a brand new Mac is expensive. Hopefully this works for me 😭

I have a Mid 2012 Macbook Pro with 8gb upgraded ram and a samsung evo SSD. Love it! I can't edit 4k on it, but I can use my iPad mini for that

Great discussion .. I'm currently updating my late 2011 and mid 2012 Macbook Pro models .. with similar memory and SSD's plus batteries. Cheers ...

Thanks Tony. I just bought a MacBook Pro 2010 with 4 gig/500 gig HD and will be upgrading/installing to 8 gig and a SSD HD.

I have the same model. After a fall on the ground was so slow! So I replaced it… after 5 years the same! Now I’m gonna change it again haha

That micro center ssd is pretty slow compared to other ssd’s, and I had one fail on me within 2 weeks. I love micro center, but this drive wasn’t one of their better products. The crucial and Samsung drives are only a few dollars more now, it’s worth the extra. The inland drive will still be faster than a spinning drive, but I’d recommend just spending the extra.

Yeah so I have to point out that the RAM you put in your MacBook will actually make it run SLOWER. You’re supposed to use 1600mhz RAM in that MacBook and the 1066mhz you put in has effectively slowed your computer down. The bulk of performance increase is coming from the SSD.

Worked like a charm, thank you for the content!

Broke my $1300 MacBook Pro 2020 by spilling tea on it! Motherboard is done. I bought a 2012 with all upgraded specs at half the price. I’m predicting it will run better than my 2020 just a little thicker. I should’ve done this from the start. Hoping that in 10 years my 2020 Mac can be repaired at a cheaper price as parts are still so new for this model right now.

processor (3210M), with two independent processor "cores" on a single silicon chip, a 3 MB shared level 3 cache, 4 GB of 1600 MHz DDR3L SDRAM (PC3-12800) installed in pairs (two 2 GB modules), a 500 GB Serial ATA (5400 RPM) hard drive, an 8X DL "SuperDrive", an "integrated" Intel HD Graphics 4000 graphics processor that shares system memory, an integrated 720p FaceTime HD webcam, and an LED-backlit 13.3" widescreen TFT active-matrix "glossy" display (1280x800 native resolution).

Awesome video! Thank you! I have a mid 2012 on the way that I plan on doing this to. Definitely going to use Carbon Copy Cloner.

You can actually put 16gb in the 13 inch line. Apple doesn’t advertise it, but I did it to my 13 inch 2012 and it works great.

Great video, thank you man, this upgrade worked great on mine!!!

I have a mid 12 pro and mine takes twice as long to open chrome. Ol faithful lol. Def need to upgrade

instead of Sierra OS, it could runs MacOS Catalina since it received more and support well on this mid 2012 MacBook Pro. It still runs the latest support version until the end of 2021.

You’re the GOAT 🐐 🔥 Just did everything you said and it worked for me!!

Bro has 23k unchecked mails

How did you even manage to get a macbook pro for $7?

Can't wait to do this. Really hoping to see the improvement when running Final Cut Pro

Thank you! It’s really helpful 👍

I've just put a new battery and 8GB or RAM into my 2011 13" machine... SSD will be coming soon, so I have to figure out how to get that swap done. Thanks for the video. Let me know if you have any recommendations for reputable sources that I might procure some more 2011-2012 13" MBP machines that still have a CD/DVD drive.

Just done these upgrades and don’t notice much difference

According to the apple website the max RAM you can put into the mid 2012 mac pros is 8GB, what of i put 16GB (8GB x2) in? What will happen? Will it work

Just came across your video and it's very informative. Thanks a bunch. What is the purpose of the carbon copy cloner? And is it necessary to switch out the hard drive? Will just inserting the 16GB of ram improve the speed? Thanks

Great Video. Thank you, will try this out.

Oh and the memory ram for the mid-2012 MacBook is not 1066 it’s a 1600 MHz that’s the mistake people keep putting is the wrong megahertz makes it slower than it should be anyway just my again to send sorry.

You don’t have to clone anything most people won’t know how to do that yes your video helps them however the less technical super simple way to do this particular process which I’ve done many times over I can’t even count, would be before anything else do a time machine backup with the correct updated operating system OS, after doing that turn it off of course take the panel off on the back with the screws make sure you don’t mix up the screws because there are various sizes for the back panel of the MacBook Pro, at that point you takeoff the screws in the back panel make sure to disconnect the battery cable on the back after the covers off little black slip kind of a square thing I’m sure the video will help that if he shows it I’m coming anyway take out the hard drive take out the ram do whatever you need to upgrade it pretty simple put the case back on power it back on doing Internet recovery that’s command option or is the letter R format the drive that’s installed through the disk utility once doing that you can re-download the operating system or restore from my time machine back up as you should’ve already had it will put the OS on it :-) bada bing bada boom Finito

You briefly mentioned your $7 macbook... but not how you found one for seven bucks!!

If you replaced the only storage drive how did you install the os on it? I have watched plenty of videos so the hardware replacement is a breeze but how can I install a fresh new os on it? I have Mojave and I want high Sierra back.. or even Mojave but I wanted it like an empty slate to start with. Any luck with guidance on my query will be very appreciated

Spongebob MacBook hero 😍 I will try this. My google chrome or application pull up takes at least 7-10 seconds at this rate. Which is nuts. It’s from 2012 too. So thanks I’ll try this. One question, any advice for fixing the CD player on it?

Do I carbon copy my hard drive onto the SSD I’m putting into the computer?

I think it would run better than new right? SSD I don’t think was an option back then. Good vid :)

Are you available for a consult or questions? I don't much about computers and need advice. I don't know who to trust and you seem like a good guy! Thanks!

If I have everything on a separate hard drive to I need to "clone" or can I just go to the opening process and replacing the new devices? Thank you in advance!

Thank you for your video

My macbook pro mid 2012 came with a 750 gig sata can I replace it with a 750 gig ssd instead of the 480 gig you show in the video and what operating system can I use, it has Mojave 10.14.5 now?

The best is to take out the CD drive to save weight

Video very helpful, but I missed a step. You used Carbon Copy Cloner to make a copy of everything on your existing hard drive. Then when you were showing the SSD drive just before installing it you said it was already loaded. How did the clone actually get copied onto the SSD drive? Does the SSD have a USB port for external attachment to the Macbook during the clone? That part wasn’t obvious to me.

Thank you for this 🙏

6s is quite awhile for chrome to open up? My 2012 MacBook takes 30m to turn on and 30m to get to chrome.

Hi Tony..I like your video. Can you still update your ios after replacing ssd? Thanks 🙏

Not a techie guy but can I use a 1TB SSD on my macbook pro 2012?

If you keep waving the components we cant see them..

i don't want to replace the hard drive since I don't wanna clone or instal Mac OS

What about an iMac ... What can we do in that case?

You didn’t mentioned anything about the OS. Do you have to reinstall when replacing the hard drive?

Hi. it seems that your display is higher than 1280x900. If true, how you get that? Or am I wrong?

So I’ve been watching a few videos in this category. Something not mention is older macs can’t run newer operating systems and because of that security is an issue. When upgraded will it now take newer versions of OS and security? Or do you need to do other stuff?

How about the OS upgrades tho? My mac pro 2012 basically cannot download any apps or use safari. Cannot download any OS upgrade since 10.9.5? i think. Does this solve the issue? This is the most annoying part for me.

How do you deal with updates? My MacBook won’t update anymore because it is so old which means I can’t install certain apps.

Why is your desktop screen resolution 1600x900 in the beginning of the video, and now that you have finish the upgrade, your screen resolution has change to 2560 x 1600, what is up with that? This is not the same laptop unless you change the video card too, but I don't think so, because you would of mention it. Putting more ram and using an SSD will make a big difference on any pc or mac, I don't get why you used a different laptop to show the final result.

Talk to me about fan noise after the installation? It seems like my fan is going nuts and I'm worried about over heating.

do i have to carbon copy of i don’t care to keep anything on the old hd or do i still need to

I upgraded to 16gb memory.. ssd... but i it's not loading as fast as what is being posted here. Am I missing something? Badly need help.. been with this issue for about 3 weeks now..

Annoying that it's hard to setup RAID1 when you put 2 x SSD in since Apple pulled support in the OS.

7 dollar Mac?

Let’s just say I want to upgrade it to the 8GB *2 could I still do so right

One problem im having is that I’m running Mac OS High sierra 10.13.6, when I try to install carbon copy cloner I get a message telling me i need at least 10.15 or later, which isn’t possible for my 2010 MacBook Pro. Any tips ?

Non a computer genius obviously. I have a 13inch mac book mid 2012. How can I or will I be able to upgrade the operating system to something over 10.14 or higher to run my Dj equipment? Sry if I sound like a dumb ass?

I'm afraid I fell at the first jump! Let me explain: it's about cloning. I read somewhere else on utube that I could use my newly purchased SSD 1TB hard drive to clone my original hard drive by connecting an SATA cable from MacBook Pro (containing original hard drive) to my new SSD. Is this correct? If so, why would I want to purchase a separate 'external enclosure' as you call it on the video? Am I missing something here?

Could I just transfer all of my files from the original internal ssd storage to my Samsung ssd T5? And just swap an empty new storage? Then plug the T5 in and transfer back? And skip using Cloner?

In other words - don’t get played by the marketing hype put out by Apple…when the power gets taken away from consumers by marketers only for the purpose of profit….

You should use safari it’s faster on older macs

Do I really need to clone? What happens if I just buy the RAM and SSD? I really wouldn't mind having all data erased from my Mid-2012 MBP. Thanks in advanced.

Very nice video,excellent advice.thats right stop slaving for brand new stuff especially now when the economy is in a slump.look up stuff about what you want to fix up on KZfaq. You'll probably find a DIY on how to accomplish it.

Hi....which OS is best for macbook pro 2012...does Catalina slows down the speed of laptop????

Will installing just the SSD upgrade the performance? I don't think I need extra memory space. If I skip the memory kit, do I still need to use the carbon copy cloner? Thanks for your help with this.

Can you do a more in depth guide for the carbon copy cloned installation and usage? I need to do this or buy a new laptop. My MacBook is DINOSAUR slow.

why use a third party app; disk utility does a brilliant job no third party software required

Ok But just to speed it up. Wat about apps like Net flix prime vider ets . I have a mac and it does nothing.

How is the sound quality on the mid 2012 Mac book pro? I want a mac for recording.

What store apps work on this being they are not updating anymore?

I have Mack book air 2015. Can I upgrade it !! Thank you

Is this MacBook Pro 10,1? The hard rive is SSD already on that

Would it be possible to upgrade the MacBook Pro mid 2012 with the 2020 Magic Keyboard?

I don't understand much of computers so excuse my question; but will this affect / delete stuff I have on my camputer? Like downloaded application, files etc. Thanks!

ever tried to upgrade software with OpenCore ?

Thanks Tony 👌🏻

Hey, does the copy just copy the operating system or everything on the hard drive? I would only want to copy the operating system if possible?

I had just got a MacBook pro Mid 2012 last month for $385 it has 512 SSD 16 GB memory & a i7 Processor & because I'm doing music recording I midi sequencing do you think that I should get an external drive? Also my MacBook has the old original charger not the USB Type C charger which I had recently heard on KZfaq that's better to use charge the older MacBook in pro like the one I have.

I have just installed an ssd on my 2012 macbook. Still its slow. I currently have 8gb 1067mhz ram. Should i add a 1667 8gb ram or add another 8gb of 1067? I am using elcapitan os. Upgrading to catalina in few hours. Waiting for your response

Okay so how did you get the data from the old hard drive to the new.

@Talkin'Tech should we clean up old hard Drive before cloning? i have clean my mac...would this be sufficient?

Is there a way to upgrade the SSD without command R? I get the firmware lock 😢

how many tera byte in ssd and memory coz i have 2011 macbook pro thanks

One thing I don't get: Can I clone my hard drive using the Professional SSD 550MB that is used in the video and if so, how do I connect hard drive to MacBook Pro(2012)? What connector would I need if this is possible? Obviously, I'm a newbie to this, but please try to help if you can.......someone must know?

yeah thnx bud

ive got the 2010 model and every video on youtube is blurry.

What if don’t want copy anything

How come the external hard drive that you linked below doesn’t state its capacity when I view it on amazon?

I’m contemplating on purchasing a 2012 MacBook Pro that a neighborhood store is selling. Please give me your completely honest feedback. The specs are as follows: 8GB RAM. i7 Processor. 500GB Memory. Cost of MacBook $500 USD Is this or is this not a good deal and why?

the external hd is just in case you loose your stuff or we have to install everything again??

I spoke to a computer repair place about upgrading mine to an SSD and he said "don't do it, your video card will fail" any truth to this?? my MacBook is running SO SLOW, and has trouble booting up recently

I have a 2012 MacBook Pro with16gb ram and added the 480gb ssd ., was hoping by doing this would speed up Adobe after effects ...I am doing a 360° view of an image and i need to use the Roto brush tool to edit the video but it still runs very slow even after upgrading memory and ssd :(