MacBook Air Storage Upgrade from 128GB to 1TB NVMe SSD (Early 2015, Without losing data)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ก.ค. 2024
- This video shows you STEP BY STEP on how to upgrade the SSD of an early 2015 MacBook Air to a 1TB nvme SSD, however, this method should also work for the MacBook Pro.
However, this upgrade works up till 2017 Macbooks if you have a newer model, then it won't because the SSD is soldered onto the motherboard, still though please check the compatibility of the NVMe NGFF adapter card before upgrading your MacBook.
Timecode:
0. Intro: 0:00
1. Which Macbooks can you upgrade: 0:35
2. What items do you need: 1:04
3. Take a backup of everything on your Mac (optional): 2:55
4. Downloading files to make a macOS bootable USB installer: 4:11
5. Formatting the USB drive: 4:50
6. Create a bootable macOS USB installer: 5:45
7. How to open the rear panel of a MacBook: 8:17
8. Replacing the SSD: 8:59
9. Powering on and re-installing macOS: 9:46
10. Restoring everything back via migration assistant: 11:50
11. Disk properties and Speed test: 13:40
Stuff you will need
-Nvme SSD
-T5 Torx Screwdriver (for SSD)
-P5 Pentalobe Screwdriver (to open the MacBook up)
-USB drive (16gigs at least)
-M.2 NGFF SSD Adapter Card
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Guys, if you are wondering the procedure is exactly the same on macOS Monterey.
Perfect that was my question!!! You are the man Charlie! 💪🏼
If your new ssd is pre-initialized, an additional step is required in disk utility: show all devices and erase an entire device to implement GUID partition scheme. Otherwise there is only pre-created volume is visible and you can not change from mbr to guid
Hi, will the MacBook Pro Early 2015 can be done the same way?
@@mxx.L I did all of Charlie’s steps with an early 2015 and it worked (all I changed was using MacOS Monterey)
I have ordered components according to this movie. Wish me luck ;) The most interesting will be sdd speed after upgrade...
Thanks for the clear and concise instructions :) I just got my first Macbook Air after decades of being a Windows user and your guide helped out immensely !
Best guide I ever found on TH-cam so far. Kudos to you mate!
Wow, thank you Charlie! Everything you need to know and nothing you don't. I'm very appreciative of the efficient, and informative video.
This is the most detailed step-by-step I've found! Thank you!!
You're welcome! 😊
Followed this guide to upgrade the ssd in my 2015 Macbook Air. Worked flawlessly. Great instruction. Thank you.
You're welcome! and that is so nice to hear! 😊
This is a BRILLIANT detailed video !! I’ve watched many but this is the easiest to follow !! 👏👏
Very Helpful Step-by-Step guidance with professional advices and critical notes for the success of the transition. Thank you Charli.
I am glad the video was helpful! 😊
Really liked the fact that you waited a week to upload to see if it works fine, nice one
Great video, thanks for explaining the entire workflow in one video. I just upgraded the ssd of my mbp to 512 gb, and it’s installing MacOS now. I can’t wait to be actually able to edit photos without it beging a painful experience. Thanks!
I am so glad the video was helpful! 😊
this is such a thorough and well thought-out tutorial~ you're very well-spoken, Charlie!
just did the same thing for my 2015 MacBook Pro and despite it being a different model from yours, it still works no problem. thanks for the help!
Hello Charlie, This very instructive & clear tutorial worked perfectly for me (MBA 2015, 128 GB). I installed it with Monterey today & no pblm at all. Thank you very much !!
That sounds great!! Glad the video was helpful. 😊
Where can I download macos monterey? All I can see in appstore is ventura😢
Best and complete tutorial on TH-cam! Thank you Bro!!!
i needed this! lots of ppl show the ssd switch , but not the formatting tricks :)
Thanks for the video. I've done this in the past with other macbooks, but it was nice to have a step by step walkthrough for the added confidence. All steps were clear and matched up making this extremely handy. With the price of ssds now, it's very convenient to upgrade to 1TB. Thanks!
Hey, massive thanks from my side! 😊 Glad I could help.
Charlie that was the best video I have seen doing this. You are very thorough. Little things like which boxes to X out. Great job! For someone like myself who knows nothing about the program side I did this with ease.
Thank you!
Hey George, tried to make it as simple as possible, and I'm glad the video was helpful. 😊
Excellent for me : you taught me exactly what I was looking for. And your spicy accent is "the cherry on the cake" as we say in french ! thanks a lot.
That is awesome, glad the video was helpful and thank you! 😊
Awesome job Charlie!! Very detailed and everything needed in the process. Thank you!!
I am glad the video was helpful!! 😊
WoW.............Thanks so much for your help !! I wish all tutorials were explained like this!!!
Thank you very much. This is so helpful for me. I just follow your video step by step on my MacBook
Awesome! My mac upgraded so easily without any glitches. Thanks
That is so nice to hear! Glad the upgrade was successful!
Video is great. Worked as described. no issues after upgrade, thank you!
Excellent instructional video - step by step guide was spot on & I managed to complete the installation which worked perfectly - Thanks so much for this information Charlie 👍👍🙏
Glad I could help 😊
Very educative video. Realy wanna upgrade mine now. Thanks Charlie.
Just installed macOS Monterey and is working perfectly.
Thank you very much for the detailed video.
You had macOS Monterey on the Macbook and on the bootable USB both?
just did this to mine for more storage thank you! and also did some fan cleaning and thermal paste replacement to keep it going! I've had mine for 5 years now (2017) version and use it for school so the memory upgrade was much needed !
I went into this with some skepticism because tutorials are often misleading or out-of-date, or something. But, I went ahead and ordered the nvme SSD and adapter from Amazon. I thought for certain something along the way in this video was going to be off, or wrong, or mixed up, or out-of-date, or mismatched. BUT, I have to say this worked to an f'n T. This tutorial is so clear, easy to follow and with perfect pace. I wish all tutorials could be this accurate. I had absolutely no issues whatsoever from back up on Time Machine, installing the OS to a usb drive, install of the SSD, reinstalling the OS and all of my files. Thank you so much and keep up the great work.
This means a lot!! I am so glad the tutorial worked out!! 😊
I know this video is a couple years old, but thank you. Ive watched so many videos on installing a new ssd in my old macbook air and yours was the one that I could follow the best and actually worked. Thanks man, huge appreciation 👍
Thats awesome! Glad to see the same method still works.
@@TechGuyCharlie yes sir. Only issue now is upgrading beyond Big Sur. I was on High Sierra and the upgrade to Big Sur went fine, but trying to upgrade to Monterey is failing. I'll probably just stay in Big Sur, but I know there are some workarounds. Don't feel like screwing with it anymore right now, been doing this for like a week lol
What a brilliant teacher. This is exactly what I wanted. Thank you so much.
thank you so much! I was having troubles installing the SSD and your way worked flawless.
by the way for some reason I could not "see" the time machine backup so I did it from the Carbon Copy Cloner backup, it worked just fine.
Great demonstration. Helped a lot 👍🏻
Thanks you so much for this tutorial, I made everything step by step and my MacBook Air it’s working like never before 👍👍👍…
That is awesome! Glad the video was helpful!
Thank Charlie. I installed the parts as instructed and followed your instructions. AWESOME JOB man!! Thanks.
That sounds great!! I am glad it worked. 😊
OMG. New subscriber. Took me two days of no sleep trying to figure it out. Found your video. Life saver
I hope you were able to upgrade your MacBook?
@@TechGuyCharlie yes under 1 hr i was up and running. Thanks
Great video, thank you for the thorough explanation, I will be doing this in the next few days!
Nicely detailed. Thanks!
Very useful. We followed all the steps and it worked perfectly
That is awesome!!
Thanks. I’m not good on Macs but this how to made it very easy. I have successfully installed a larger Samsung EVO NVME drive into the Mac and restored all my files.
your video really helped me set-up my macbook. thank you is appreciated
your video is well detailed and step by step installment. i got my 1TB working now because of your video. Thanks Bro
Thank You Brother! Appreciate the effort of making this video and helping us.
Thanks! You just extended the life of my A1502 for few more years!!!
Glad I could help! 😊
Many thanks for this video. Gave me the courage to upgrade myself.
Glad I could help 😊
Super detailed and well explained tutorial😍
Took almost 2 days to film lol! So many steps involved.
Thanks, this was amazing my clear video. Just upgraded my MacBook Air
Awesome! Glad could help.
what a guide...easy and clearly explained!!
Thank you!! 😊
Thank you soo much cuz I’ve been trying with the built in diskutillites but didn’t work or even recognize my nvme ssd until i came across ur video and try with usb install ❤
This is very useful video all steps explained in details, Thank you😊
This video has helped me immensely!
Very Thorough and great walkthrough.
Thank you!
THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH. YOU SAVED ME LIKE 8 HOURS OF TROUBLESHOOTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great explanation and beautiful footages
Wow, thanks for the tutorial! You make it very clear and easy to follow. Nothing was skip on anything. I wanna follow this tutorial. My Mbp is mid 2015 with 15" retina display and i thought its very similar process since i 've done matched your tutorial with another tutorial on youtube that specifically for mbp 15" (but so much step that skipped and i got confused). And your tutorial make everything full circle.
Thank you man! I am really glad the tutorial was helpful and you were able to do the upgrade. 😊
this is so well explained. Thanks for the video
Thank you so much! 😊
Superb video man. You helped me to learn allot of things in MAC. KUDOS
I was able to update storage of my macbook air 2017 easily thanks to your instructions, thanks a lot!!!!
Glad I could help! 😊
It worked perfectly!!! Thank you my friend!! 🙏🏾
Thanks Charlie, this works for me on 2017 version. You saved me lots of money!
Sounds awesome, glad I could help.
Many very grateful thanks for this perfect video. You saved my bacon today as I had messed it up big time and was about to lose all my data.
Thank you so much.
Glad it helped! 😊
Thank you so much!!! Very clear and helpful instructions. It worked!!
Followed this video and it was a success! Thank you so so much!!!
pure genius my friend, thanks
Bro u r just super hero.. just did as per ur instructions and just loved it Mac is running super fine.. And also saved lots of bucks
Sounds awesome! Glad I could be of help. 😊
Thanks Brother! This video was a life saver!!!!
De todos os tutoriais, esse foi o melhor !! Parabéns ; )
I love it
Its work
You teach really details
Really helpful
Really helped a lot. Thank u soo much for the detailed information from start to end.
Glad the video was helpful 😊
Clearly explained, thank you..
Great tutorial, nice job. Thank you very much 🙏
Charlie, you’re awesome dude. I upgraded the SSD on a mid 2015 15 inch MacBook Pro and a Late 2013 27 inch iMac. Both now have 1Tb storage and work like a charm. To think I was going to toss them out and buy new ones. You literally saved me $2k-$3k.
That sounds awesome!! So nice to hear! Glad the video was helpful, and how are the Macs running?
@@TechGuyCharlie How about the diskspeed?
Followed your instructions, and I went from 128 gb to 2 tb. HUGE improvement, thanks
Hi, what is the brand and model you use for 2 TB?
@@eumieadriannepalmones1732 Samsung V-NAND SSD 970 EVO Plus NVMe M.2
Hope this helps
@@GamesWithArty thanks a lot for that info!
@telvintenson8203 I did not notice a change in performance -- just as good before and after
I have already upgrade the mac following the steps Thanks
That is nice to hear! glad the video was helpful.
Hey charlie, thanks to this buddy atlast its the best video
Wonderful, love you man.
Excellent video, very well explained ! Well done !
Glad it helped! 😉 thanks for watching.
EXCELLENT VIDEO! 🔥
Thanks Charlie! You’re the best! 👌
Thank you so much for a wonderful video. Great job.
Thank you so much!! Best in depth tutorial and saved me some money!
Great to hear!
Awesome, this is very helpful, thanks!
Amazing! Thank you!
Thanks a lot for the detailed video. I just updated my MacBook Air(2015) following exact the same steps, and it works like a charm, no issue at all. I replaced the SSD with 1T WD Blue SN570, with an adaptor and screw drivers bought from Amazon. I used SD card(with USB reader) instead of flash drive. It works fine except it's kind of slow. I also restored previous backup AFTER installed new MacOS(using Migration Assistant) without problem. The current OS is Monterey, and it also has no problem to follow exactly the same steps. One thing I learned is you must use the right tool to remove the tiny screws on the back....
When I search MacOS I don't see Monterey, I see Ventura, any ideas?
You had macOS Monterey on the Macbook - before upgrading - and on the bootable USB both?
Thanks! Great video! Really helped
Your tutorial helped me a lot. Up to now everything works fine. I had just problems with the back up, because I did not select the option GUID Partition Table in the external hard drive. But then I managed to
fix it. Thank you very much. I hope in some years you develop a tutorial to expand de RAM.
That is so nice to hear! Thank you Jaime!! 😊
where is this problem may arise?
Great stuff. Thanks for sharing.
Excellent video tutorial. I did the same step by step from 500GB to 1TB SSD upgrade on a Macbook Pro Mid 2015 and using macOS Monterey. Everything OK!!!
Hi, where can I download the macOS?
Very informative. Thanks a lot.
very good explanation, you are a outstanding teacher
Thank you! 😃
Thanks for this knowledge bhai
It's my pleasure
Thank you so much, that was very helpful
Wow, all I can say is THANK YOU so much, your instructions are perfect and everything worked, you are Special and I truly appreciate all of the effort you put into this video. THX
Glad I could help!
Thankyou so much!! Helped alot
Dear Charlie, I followed your explanation step by step with macOS Monterey just expanded to 500GB without any problem. Thank you so much.
Sounds great, glad the video was helpful. 😊
@@TechGuyCharlieupgradeable only til 500gb max?if we exceed. To. 1tb at least what are the possible problem?
subscribed! That was AWESOME. THANK YOU.
Welcome aboard!
Thank you, this was helpful
Awesome thank you so much!! You’re a legend!!
I am so glad to find you!!! Thank you very much!!!
That's awesome! Welcome to the channel!
Commenting again to thank you! The biggest headache is removed now. I have successfully upgraded Monterey with the above instructions.
I was facing issues while opening my macbook as the screwdriver suggested by Charlie was not available in the Amazon so ordered the other screwdriver.
Request you to use the same items provided by Charlie to do it successfully. you are a Gem Bro. 🙌
You had macOS Monterey - before upgrading - on the Macbook and on the bootable USB both? Or macOS Monterey was just on the bootable USB?
Very useful! Thank you
Thank you! 😊
Thank You so much, I bought a Kingston A2000 1TB in Hong Kong today and the price is USD $94, and I will follow your video to upgrade my Mac Air later today.
Sounds great, please let me know if the A2000 works or not, because Macs are quite finicky when it comes to these SSDs.
@@TechGuyCharlie Everything is fine, Thank You very much !!
Good work. Thanks for posting
I upgraded my daughter's Mac air 2017 to a 500gb Samsung evo and worked like a charm. Your guide helped me a lot. 😊😊