Migrating/cloning an Apple MAC OSX with Windows 7 / 8 / 10 Bootcamp partition to another hard or solid state (HDD / SSD) disk drive (Updated March 2018)
I got a Mac Book Pro 13" in 2012 that in 2016 I upgraded to a 240GB SSD from a similar sized 250GB HDD. Since then I have followed this procedure a number of time for friends and customers. This week I again had to upgrade that same Mac Book Pro from the 240GB SSD to a new 480GB SSD and again came across a number of problems. For this reason, I have decided to invest my time in documenting this troublesome process for the benefit of others and so next time I have to do it I won't have to remember and re-discover everything again. TL;DR - The Crux of this article is that unfortunately, there is no easy way to just copy the whole old drive, with the different Mac and Windows Bootcamp partitions to a new drive. However, with this guide, the complex process is fully explained and broken up into five manageable and easy to understand processes along with their individual steps to do so. NOTE : I use the word ' drive ' loosely here but these processes could work to/or