I Was Wrong. THIS is the LAST Upgradable MacBook Pro

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We're revisiting this topic with a twist, since using 128GB in 2021 is practically impossible, in this video I show you how to upgrade your MacBook pro 2017 with a massive 1TB SSD upgrade. It's faster, cheaper, and easy! This is the best way to get rid of the startup disk is full error on your mac. This SSD upgrade works with the Macbook A1708, 2016 and 2017 Macbook Pros! I buy an inexpensive SSD enclosure and a 2242 Sabrent SSD with 1TB of storage, and installed it into the MacBook, replacing the proprietary drive it came with.No doubt my girlfriend is going to love having a bunch more storage on her MacBook.
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@naraydaniels7832 2 жыл бұрын

"This is my Girlfriend's laptop" "who tf is Gary?" uh oh~

@Harry-fu9bp 2 жыл бұрын

uh oh gary

@tchekesarecords 2 жыл бұрын

😂

@RAHULGUPTA-qh6xd 2 жыл бұрын

I could feel the pain of the Doubt in his voice when he Said that “who tf is Gary” 😯 Sure he does need to make a Phone call 🥴

@ChrisZwolinski 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe Gary’s data was taking up all the hard drive space to begin with.

@hassanbaiga 2 жыл бұрын

uh oh fatima...

@v4llyy 2 жыл бұрын

I bought the same MBP used like 1,5 years ago and found out this SSD upgrade method exist like almost half a year later. Such a great and simple upgrade! Nice vid btw.

@davypelletier 2 жыл бұрын

Who the heck is Gary. We’re dying to know…

@Van-ci 2 жыл бұрын

Lol yh

@BlizzardWind99 2 жыл бұрын

It's him, Everyday Dad obv

@FlyingPigChannel 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, today I was literally went back to watch the 2015 MacBook Pro vid you made and another one? Damn. Your video quality has changed so drastically over the past year. Most underrated KZfaq channel, keep it going! :)

@anthonyq6902 3 жыл бұрын

Skillshare sponsor? My boy is all grown up 😭😭❤️❤️

@RichardMazzara 2 жыл бұрын

The way the stand-off works is that you insert the nvme into the holder. The standoff is smaller in the middle because that part goes into the notch of your nvme. Then you use the screw and insert the screw from the bottom to hold the stand-off in place. Do not put the adapter in first before the nvme because the screw is on the bottom

@torontoyes Жыл бұрын

Is it possible to upgrade the hard drive in my 2018 Macbook 15" Pro Intel i7 ?

@thepthepthep 9 ай бұрын

@@torontoyes Nope, all 2018 MacBooks have soldered-in storage. These 2016-2017 non-Touch Bar MBPs were the last to have any kind of upgradable storage.

@torontoyes 9 ай бұрын

@thepthepthep let me correct you here. It is possible to replace the NAND chips and the T2, which can result in increasing the size of your HD. You will need to reprogram for it to work.

@SimplyPops 3 жыл бұрын

Can this be done on a 2019 16inch MacBook Pro? Nevermind bully me!

@SimplyPops 3 жыл бұрын

9:58 was hilarious

@slider7264 2 жыл бұрын

It can't unless you buy a new logic board with more storage

@jameschen8 2 жыл бұрын

@@slider7264 or you can learn how to solder

@ronlevin2339 2 жыл бұрын

@@jameschen8 it is not enough, there is a serialization on the chip, you have to transfer the serial from an old one, as in iPhone..

@aleksandr_elkov 2 жыл бұрын

You can upgrade the storage in the 2019 MacBook Pro Only with micro-soldering

@titin200 2 жыл бұрын

just remember to keep your original apple ssd, you will need it to upgrade to Monterey. The MacBook will do a firmware update in the process and will fail as it needs the original apple ssd to complete the firmware update. Once you have updated the firmware you can put the adapter back in a new upgrade to Monterey

@darkchocolate4643 3 жыл бұрын

If I wasn't subscribed already, this would definitely seal the deal. I like your style, Jeff. Great video.

@dkennell998 Жыл бұрын

Watching this video right now on the exact machine that you're describing. I can't believe how lucky I got. SSD has been such a pain for me for so long on this thing, I'm so happy to hear that I don't have to get rid of my computer! Thank you! I can't wait to start spinning up VMs and all kinds of stuff on this thing lol

@blackcatpaul 2 жыл бұрын

Evening Buddy, Great video thank you. I've just done the upgrade with the same adapter and thought the standoff was broke on mine too. I did however work out that these adapters are slightly different to usual ones. What you need to do is place the gold stand off at the end of the ssd in line with the hole and then attach the screw from BELOW the adapter to keep it in place. Obviously this can only be done whilst the adapter is out of the MacBook but hope that makes sense.

@force0123456789 2 жыл бұрын

That’s correct. I have the same adapter and can confirm that’s how it works.

@corvinius3 2 жыл бұрын

@@force0123456789 hi mate any link whered u got those adaptor?

@prayhe 2 жыл бұрын

side note: I'd rather format the drive with APFS than HFS+ (alias Mac OS Extended (Journaled)) since APFS is the more recent filesystem. Other than that, great vid! Didn't know that the storage of this macbook was this easily accessible

@JoaquinVacas Жыл бұрын

Don't worry as newer versions convert it to APFS

@jonathanvreeland9866 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for posting this video. I couldn’t have done this upgrade without you. My laptop now writes at 2200MB/s and reads almost 3000MB/s! I used the new Sabrent 512GB drive. Only cost me $60 and I quadrupled my storage. My laptop has never worked so well. You’re awesome!

@panchoskywalker 4 ай бұрын

Does it drain the battery faster than before?

@WangSap 3 жыл бұрын

7:50 Bruh you had me dead lmao😂😂😂😂

@davimarti9908 Жыл бұрын

I’m sorry for your man it’s Gary’s lost aswell

@RS-qy1er 2 жыл бұрын

Dude, you’re the best. I finally ran out of storage on my 2017 MBP and thought I was done for. I can’t wait to upgrade mine now.

@MrXHDTV 2 жыл бұрын

I didn't knew these adapters exist, thanks. I'll definitely upgrade my storage to 1 or 2TB from 250GB that I have rn.

@TheSurrealEmbassy 3 жыл бұрын

The most underrated tech tuber!

@itsd3br33 3 жыл бұрын

Faxxx

@eileengalindo4949 3 жыл бұрын

Yup! His videos are sooo good!!!

@damianosplay9457 3 жыл бұрын

ikr

@damianosplay9457 3 жыл бұрын

@Gaming York kinda is, the quality of his content is better than some youtubers that have 100k+ subs

@richardreynolds7552 2 жыл бұрын

I agree, Care to suggest any more? I'm loving Jimmy tries world. (though he does have 150k subs)

@joshtkb 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome Video Jeff, you deserve more subs your one of the best tech KZfaqr

@shoktrupz3219 2 жыл бұрын

Legit - I JUST came across your video (and definitely subscribed) and bro - if I didn't know better, I'd swear you're with MKBHD and his awesome studio - they are awesome dudes. You really are so underrated! You need at least 1M subscribers easily! Hope you get it, man

@ahmadbyari8061 2 жыл бұрын

Hey man, amazing video! 🙏🏼 just missing one key point, the MacBook doesn’t have uniformed outside screws for the case, so make sure to know which ones go where otherwise you’ll be playing a guessing game until all screws fit in their correct places. Also i did purchase the adapter linked in the description, but unfortunately I didn’t notice it’s the wrong size until I actually got it. Make sure to fix that so other people can avoid buying the wrong adapter.

@cookies5129 Жыл бұрын

"this is my girlfriends macbook" "who the hell is gary" best part of the video lmao-

@richarddcrossley Жыл бұрын

Other comments have covered most things around the stand-off but if you use cmd-opt-r that will do internet recovery of the latest OS the Mac supports. Also when at the installation stage there is an option to use Time Machine so that is the best point to do it. Great video overall though.

@WAMOTF2 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video, I enjoyed the pacing.

@suzananikolovskatodorova2087 Жыл бұрын

8:11 it’s actually Option-command-R for internet recovery/upgrade to the latest Mac OS since command-R is recovery mode from the current Mac OS installed on the disk (if it is available)

@The_Diamond_Gameplay 2 жыл бұрын

Most underrated KZfaq Channel. Keep up the good work mate!

@danielton9577 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this. I actually have one of these 2017 MacBook Pros, and I did upgrade the SSD a couple years ago using a secondhand part. I now have a new M1 Pro model, but I decided to keep the 2017, since it’s currently my only Intel Mac, and Rosetta 2 isn’t perfect.

@cirjarazvan3403 2 жыл бұрын

Hello, I saw your video and I wanna ask you: How is your MacBook right now? Everything is ok? The temperature is higher than the normal one when is working or something like this? Did you had any problems with the upgrade? Thank you so much!!!

@rayseto2724 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video and the tips! I just upgraded today to 1TB. What a difference!

@theoperry8506 2 жыл бұрын

Hey. Thanks for the vid. Thinking this upgrade could work for me, Have you run into any issues at all since the install?

@thiagotatagiba 2 жыл бұрын

I made this on my 2017 macbook air, and it reduced the time on battery, but i noticed that depends what kind of drive you use. NVME drives with cache cause less impact on battery life.

@rorywalters1614 14 күн бұрын

No drives with a DRAM chip will use more power and run hotter, and there’s no 2242 sized drives would come with a DRAM chip. Find a drive that has a lower power rating would be better.

@leeretaschen231 3 ай бұрын

I ordered the parts last night and will be doing the same for my wife’s 2017 non-touch 13” MBP within the next couple of days. Going from 256GB to 1TB for under $100.

@homescriptone 28 күн бұрын

How it went ?

@leeretaschen231 28 күн бұрын

@@homescriptone Worked perfectly.

@Jon_Thunder 10 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you so much for posting this video. I am in the same boat with 128gb of internal storage. Now I can do the upgrade. Thank you!

@Cmedrano57211 3 жыл бұрын

Just found your channel and I’m a subscriber now. Awesome job. How did that phone call go? Lmao

@4kORCHILL Жыл бұрын

Hey really quickly,can we get a update on Gary 😂

@anthonyq6902 3 жыл бұрын

AYO WHOS GARY 😳

@privi889 2 жыл бұрын

An update would be nice, is it working well, is it like OEM, are there issues like wakeup, sleep? Would be nice to know of your experience overall in using a third party ssd after all these months. So we go for it or not?

@natebolton9385 2 жыл бұрын

Very nicely done. Great video!

@theNecksLevel 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, man. Thank you so much!

@dusterbia 2 жыл бұрын

What microphone setup do you use for recording your voiceovers? Its really quiet with like absolute zero background noise and it sounds great! 🙂

@Kevinb54321 3 жыл бұрын

Love your videos man

@trelandon 8 ай бұрын

Thanks brother, this helped me out so much.

@musicworks9607 Жыл бұрын

Followed Wincod75’s advice and used a boot installer. I advise doing this before removing the original SSD along with the usual TM back up. Once the MacBook was started up from the boot installer and the new SSD was recognised in Disk Utility I had to complete the installation (as though it was a new computer) before it could access TM. All is now going well.

@LuizMarmute Жыл бұрын

Excellent job, amazing video. Congrats!

@UltraFighter18 2 жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful and easy thing to do. Thank God most Windows laptops are still upgradable and not just the storage but the RAM and Wifi card as well.

@oggilein1 Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately upgradeable ram seems to be vanishing with ddr5 since its apparently too difficult to get the timing right if they are socketed (at least that's the excuse I've seen being thrown around, im sure it'd be possible if companies were actually determined to make a repairable product)

@tim-hill Жыл бұрын

Yes, but you're stuck with a PC.:/

@Mucksauce 2 жыл бұрын

Hey there, Thanks for the guide! It looks like you're linking to a different adapter than the one in your video

@johnwei7598 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the information. Would Hard drive be recognized when the Os system was recovered from sleep mode?

@Tijivs 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, does the sleep wake function work right after the upgrade ? Can you please mention any other issues I need to worry about with this ? Thank you

@GREATVOVA 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot! Always wondered if there is option other then apple's propietary ssd.

@keisukyee1509 Жыл бұрын

I got the exact same setup, exact same SSD. The problem with this particular model of SSD is that it doesn’t go sleep mode making the MacBook constantly on. An issue well known from all the people who did this mod. So technically I just run out of battery everyday and it is a pain to turn back on because you have to go through the whole reboot system. Thinking about it, it was really fun to do that but in long term it is really annoying

@Joshua-jx4lt 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your video! I orderd all the Parts and now its the Time, without your video i would have sold the mbp.

@finnjones1 Жыл бұрын

Just a suggestion to anyone giving this a go. If you use command option r on boot it will pull the latest version of macOS so you won't have to update after setting up the mac. Command R will just pull the version of macos that the device came with from factory.

@Tefz. 3 жыл бұрын

Is everything ok?, have you found out whos gary?

@cinspain08 Жыл бұрын

Great video, this was a big help. Can I ask why the 2017 model won’t work if it has a Touch Bar what does the Touch Bar change to stop you been able to do this?

@CoreyWilson 2 жыл бұрын

Have you had restart issues since the upgrade? I ordered the adapter and ssd you linked, but I’ve been doing some reading and it seems some people have been having problems where the MacBook won’t restart, it just shuts off instead.

@mirkofrollano1265 2 жыл бұрын

I had no idea! Thank you for the video. :)

@fabianw2k Жыл бұрын

I went insane after heaering that notification sound at 2:42

@mateusvarela2751 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, I'm from Brazil and I wanted to say, thank you very much, things are a little more difficult here, this access to information is more complicated... Thank you very much, as they say, your video is afudê, I hope it works out because I'm going to buy mine with the measly 128gb 😔 so, good luck to me!

@mattcondoness 2 жыл бұрын

I have no regards doing any of this, nor do I have a mac, but it’s still entertaining to watch!

@doresto3203 3 жыл бұрын

Pretty cool transition for the sponsor. 😎

@aaronzacharyreed6163 3 жыл бұрын

I give it an 8/10, smoother than hummus but not as smooth as a fresh jar of Skippy

@jakejacobs126 2 жыл бұрын

"Who he hell is Gary"...lol 🤣

@OmegaZeroKiller 2 жыл бұрын

Owner of a 2016 A1708 here: Was lucky enough to find one with an i7 and 16GB to boot in the market; got an M.2 2230 adapter and jumped up to 512GB.

@juancorona3893 6 ай бұрын

Any issues with it yet? I’ve heard of problems with battery drain while sleep

@Beanbean1313 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video!

@GarytheLee Жыл бұрын

I was on my phone looking at something and next thing I know I hear my name. I was like wtf, no shot this guy is talking to me rn. Then I realized you had time machine file named Gary. Caught me off guard but very funny!

@Young_23 6 ай бұрын

what is the cable you need for the external hard drive? I believe you posted the same things twice under both descriptions. Just wondering. I am sure it is easy to figure out. Great vid btw.

@Obor1999 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making this video

@wutangcatclan 2 жыл бұрын

Use Cmd + Alt + R while starting to boot into the most recent version of OS

@commentbeast3985 Жыл бұрын

New subscriber here. Two questions, can I upgrade the 2.3 Ghz and how can I find the correct adapter because the link you provided is the wrong one…thanks in advance

@TerkelNL 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, when you use CMD + R you go to the recovery the old mac os , if you use CMD + ALT + R then most of the times it can install the newest version

@martinmassera 2 жыл бұрын

Hi! I wonder if you had any issues with reboot or suspend. I read online that the sabrent on a1708 had this issue but you seem to have had no issues.

@laziali99 Жыл бұрын

Great video mate!

@sarahwilliams755 Жыл бұрын

When swapping a drive on any MacBook makes that TRIMM support is YES in the system report under SATA/SATA Express. If not google how to turn it on using Terminal it not only helps with battery usage but also makes the MacBook so much faster. It’s really easy to do.

@BARRYSPOSTBOX 2 жыл бұрын

I hope to try this on my MacBook Air I believe it’s a 2016/17 year model, What a great video by the way 👍👍

@grimslaughter1311 2 жыл бұрын

9:59 Spongebob: Gary GGGGGAAAARRRRRYYYYYYY!!!!!!!! I'm a dirty boy.

@williestyle2345 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video, Question, I understand your working with the 2017 13 inch MacBook Pro, would this be the same for the 15 inch 2017 MacBook Pro.

@Dtr146 2 жыл бұрын

I came across a bunch of old MacBook pro's and MacBook airs that I've been fixing. Even back in 2011 MacBooks were freaking beautiful. If I wouldn't have to completely relearn how to use a computer I would switch to a MacBook. Even though I'd have to give up gaming on a laptop.

@dafuq545 3 жыл бұрын

Damn Jeff got a gf 😭

@pmanku 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, Nice Video, Q: can we upgrade the RAM as well ? from 8Gb to 16Gb?

@genilila 2 жыл бұрын

Have you notice any problem with the new SSD? I have the same exact model and I wanted to upgrade.

@CiyMcD 3 жыл бұрын

Good to know I can update this MacBook too

@muvsharma 11 ай бұрын

thank you bro, made my computer usable

@kenjikingofficial Жыл бұрын

Is it still good for 2023? I’m planning to get 1 especially there’s a 1TB option already on the 2nd hand market and my budget quite tight at the moment. I’m gonna use only for web browsing and watching films. A possible video editing like for shorts or reels in the future. Please advise. Thanks. Subbed by the way

@mekegee9845 Жыл бұрын

first time watching your vid keep it up

@marxxTV Жыл бұрын

Any update on the macbook pro 2017? Did anything happened after a year of using it?

@Wntstoriseup 2 жыл бұрын

In the event anyone finds this in the future you can actually skip the whole upgrading section by doing command option R to get an updated Internet recovery as that will always search for the newest OS compatible for the device.

@KleiberM 2 жыл бұрын

Does this SSD and adapter combo fix the hibernation issue people were reporting when doing this to their MacBooks?

@rorythomas3084 2 жыл бұрын

the stand off screw is meant to sit against the little C shaped cut out on the drive, then the screw goes through the under side of the adapter through the hole, and screws into the stand off

@kaushikmk3250 Жыл бұрын

Thanks I have the exact same model and I can upgrade now.

@danielpeti3885 3 жыл бұрын

Class as always

@noahhuysmans2392 Жыл бұрын

I just wanted to say this os really one of the best tutorials i’ve ever seen…

@karinecamejo7905 2 жыл бұрын

How about the Mac OS installation? any tips? What should I do before installing the new SSD, any Boot Disk?

@zildog Жыл бұрын

Dunno if you’re reading this but I have a 2017 MBP from a few years ago and since getting it, it has been great. I have since bought a 10/24/32GB 14” MBP Pro Max but I have gone ham on this wanting to upgrade because I like to tinker with things. So… I changed the battery. That was a task! Damn, Apple, you’re making it hard even at that point. But now I have a new battery and everything is working well. Now, I have started looking into the SSD. Here we go… and I have the same parts as you did. I will leave the M1 Max at home with my peripherals and use this as my tank. Let’s see how it goes.

@rerolledDK 2 жыл бұрын

The fatter end of that standoff can be pushed into the hole on the pcb, and it should be tight enough to hold it in. I got an identical pcb last year, and that's how it worked for me. This upgrade really breathed new life into my macbook pro. I just ordered new keycaps and hopefully will breathe new life into that damn butterfly keyboard too. With storage and keyboard issues addressed, I think these 2016/2017 macbooks can easily hit 10 years of service without feeling obsolete.

@scottm8212 2 жыл бұрын

Can the standoff be put into the 2230 hole?

@miared8300 2 жыл бұрын

just for Monterey be sure to upgrade once on the Apple SSD, then go back to your Sabernet and upgrade again. Monterey comes with a firmware update that detects if it's OEM ssd or not. But after the firmware is updated you can update to Monterey on your biggo ssd. It's the same for 2015 mbp btw ;)

@dhcmrlchtdj-1 2 жыл бұрын

By this do you mean - the backup you restore to must already have Monterey installed?

@miared8300 2 жыл бұрын

@@dhcmrlchtdj-1 this has nothing to do with any backup. To install Monterey on a non-apple SSD, the Monterey has to have been installed before on the MacBook in question once (with the og apple ssd). Monterey installation updates the firmware- but it only does this when it can verify the ssd. So if you try to install without this step, the installation straight onto a non-apple ssd; it will just crash and reboot.

@yifengwan 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing.

@tp8150 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for the video. How about the RAM? Is that also upgradable in the 2017 MacBook NO TOUCH BAR?

@middleagebrotips3454 Жыл бұрын

7:19 when putting this model back together you should pay attention to the clips on the lid and make sure it slides into the metal fingers on the case. Just pointing this one thing out that should make things easier.