How To Fully Upgrade MacBook Pro 13" (2010, 2011, mid 2012) 1TB Samsung EVO 860. 16GB RAM

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**UPDATE, this may not work for the Mid 2009 model as suggested in the video. This community of people is awesome and thus far the conclusion is that it will not work for mid 2009. Thanks for helping everyone to figure this out! **
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This is a step by step process:
What you will need:
1. MacBook 2010, 2011, mid 2012.
2. SATA 3.0 to 2.5 USB cable - this is used to transfer your data from the old hard drive to the new Solid State Drive.
3. Solid State Drive SSD . I recommend the 1TB Samsung EVO 860.
4. MacBook Screw driver set- regular screw drivers will not work, these are special for MacBook. Apple has used less common "Pentalobe" or "Five Point Torx" screws to make access more difficult, but with the correct screwdriver, upgrading the SSD is a straightforward procedure.
5. New RAM - up to 16GB kit
These items and the amazon links are below:
1. UGREEN SATA to USB 3.0 Adapter Cable for 3.5/2.5 Inch SSD HDD SATA III Hard Drive Disk Converter Support UASP Compatible with Samsung Seagate WD SanDisk Hitachi Toshiba, with 12V Power Adapter
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2. Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB 2.5 Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-76E1T0B/AM)
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3. A-Tech 16GB Kit (2x8GB) DDR3 1066MHz / 1067MHz PC3-8500 SODIMM RAM for Apple MacBook (13 inch, Mid 2010), MacBook Pro (13 inch, Mid 2010), iMac (27 inch, Late 2009), Mac Mini (Mid 2010)
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4. Screwdriver Set for MacBook, Tri-Wing Phillips Pentalobe 5 Pentalobe T5 Pentalobe T6 Screwdrivers Repair Tool Kit for Apple MacBook Mac Retina Pro Air
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5. Macbook!
What you will need:
For this upgrade, I wanted extra storage and improved memory. For the 2010 to mid 2012 MacBook Pro models, the most ram they can support at this time is 16GB. I purchased a 16GB kit consisting of two 8GB memory card slots. I needed to purchased a screwdriver set specifically for MacBook Pro, as the screws are not standard screws. The SATA USB cable is used to transfer data from the old hard drive to the new solid state drive. I recommend the 1TB Samsung EVO 860. I wanted lots of space and the best performing hard drive for this Macbook.
In total these items cost about $240 with tax.
Step 1. Plug in the charger and turn on your MacBook. You want to be sure that you Mac has enough power during this process, since we will be transferring data.
Step 2 insert the SATA cable into the SSD and plug into your old Mac.
This SSD works the same way as an external hard drive, it will be ‘internal’ soon, but for now it is ‘external’ or outside of your laptop.
Plug the USB into your old Mac.
Step 3. Go to the ‘Spotlight Search’ and search for on’ Disk Utility’.
Step 4. Right now this new Samsung SSD can work in either a windows or a Mac computer. We need to format the Samsung SSD to make it work for a Mac computer. The format will be. Mac OS Extended (Journaled, Encrypted). - click erase.
Step 5: Shut down the computer, to restart in recovery mode.
Step 6: to initiate recovery mode, hold option + cmd + R + power button. For about 20 seconds.
Step 7 has two options depending on how you would like to transfer data. The first option is to copy the entire old hard drive.
Option 1: once you get to the recovery mode menu- select disk utility. Here we can see the old internal drive ‘ Mac HD’ and the new drive listed under external. Mount each drive again. By clicking on restore. Here I accidentally reamed the new SSD as ‘OS X base system’ - please know to select the new external drive in this process, nothing from the Disk images area. After it is done cloning, it will give you a green checkmark. Shut down the computer and restart it to check to see if the documents have been transferred over.
Option 2: simply format the new Samsung ssd to work with Mac. If you do not care to copy your documents using the disk utility, you can transfer what you need to a usb, and then just format the new Samsung SSD so that it can work with Mac. This option means that there will be no old files on the new computer.
INSTALL HARD DRIVE
Make sure you are working on an anti-static surface.
Use the screwdrivers to open the bottom of computer.
There are three screws, which are longer than the others. Keep them in a safe place and remember which screws below to which holes. Detach the battery connector.
Unscrew the hard drive. Keep the screws in a safe place.
UPGRADE RAM- up to 16GB of ram.
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