How to clone HDD to SSD with FileVault enabled?
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I use an Apple MacBook Pro 13'' mid-2012 with a **1 TB HDD**. FileVault is enabled so the **disk is encrypted**. I'm using macOS Mojave 10.14.6.
I purchased an **1 TB SSD** (Crucial MX 500, CT1000MX500SSD1). I want to **clone from the HDD to the SSD**, in order to transfer the data and the OS in their current state.
I want to avoid using a third-party software, so I tried to use **Disk Utility** with the "restore" feature.
How should I proceed? How should I format the SSD before?
I tried formatting the SSD under APFS. Then I launched a restore operation from my HDD (internal) to SSD (external). But it consistently fails with *"OSStatus error 28"*, saying *"could not restore - no free space on the device"*, *"the operation could not be completed"*, *"the operation failed"*, *"the destination does not have enough space"*.
I don't understand because both disks are supposed to have the same capacity.



Asked by Croal
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Sep 28, 2021, 09:55 PM
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