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2008 macbookpro storage question

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This hog is still running beautifully but I want to slap a larger capacity drive in it. How in the world can I expand this file system?   I have no problems cloning the disk but I can't find a way to expand it so its using all the available storage space.  I'm losing my mind here.

 

Thank you in advance!

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You can't upgrade the SSD in a 2018 MacBook Pro. The storage is soldered to the logic board. 

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19 minutes ago, JQam said:

Not correct, the OE is a mechanical 2.5 drive.

Not in a 2018 it's not.  The last MBP to have a 2.5" drive was the 2012, and from 2013 to 2016 they had their proprietary NVMe drives in them. 2018's are fully soldered on.

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1 minute ago, flibberdipper said:

Not in a 2018 it's not.  The last MBP to have a 2.5" drive was the 2012, and from 2013 to 2016 they had their proprietary NVMe drives in them. 2018's are fully soldered on.

🤣 I'm sorry. That was a typo on my part.   It's a 2008.

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24 minutes ago, JQam said:

Not correct, the OE is a mechanical 2.5 drive.

Sorry, but I'm not incorrect. The last MacBooks that used a 2.5" drive were the 2012 13" and 15" non-Retina MacBook Pros. All 2018 MacBook Pros have soldered storage. 

 

Are you certain you have a 2018 MacBook Pro?

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3 minutes ago, JQam said:

🤣 I'm sorry. That was a typo on my part.   It's a 2008.

That would explain a lot lol

 

In theory all you have to do is just create restore media using another Mac (or the same one before ripping its guts out), whack a bigger drive in, and you're golden.

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Just now, flibberdipper said:

That would explain a lot lol

 

In theory all you have to do is just create restore media using another Mac (or the same one before ripping its guts out), whack a bigger drive in, and you're golden.

Yes.  Its amazing the difference that one digit can make.

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