subject: Help! I'm Out Of Space On My Macbook Pro Hard Drive. [print this page] With more music, more movies, more applications and more data filling up our hard drives each day, what do you do when you fill up the factory installed hard drive in your MacBook or MacBook Pro?
Good question. You have a few options when you start to run out of space on your MacBook or MacBook pro hard drive:
1. Do nothing
2. Replace the drive yourself
3. Hire TechRestore to replace the drive, transfer your data and thoroughly check out your MacBook
Let's discuss them each in order. First, if you do nothing, what's going to happen? Well, Apple recommends that you have at LEAST 10% of space free (not being used) on your current hard drive for your MacBook or MacBook Pro to work correctly. Not to mention, if you use applications like Photoshop or other apps that work with large files, you need at least 10% free space to work with those files successfully. If you continue to fill up your drive, you will more than likely see your MacBook or MacBook Pro slow down, suffering performance stalls, lots of twirling "beach balls" on the screen and worse. Basically, you don't want to do it. You need to either clear off enough stuff to keep 10% of your drive free (if your Mac has a 250 Gigabyte drive, then your Mac needs 25 Gigs free, my friends) or replace your drive.
Option 2 - install a new drive yourself. Not a bad idea - drives are pretty inexpensive and if you are handy with a screw driver, it should not be that hard for you to do the swap. If you own one of the newer, Unibody MacBook or MacBook Pro systems, it's a little tougher, but not impossible. The question is, do you want your old software on your Mac, or are you going to start fresh and reinstall all your applications? If your familiar with how to clone your drive and how to insure you don't lose any data, then the "self-install" option may be right for you.
Option 3: - send your MacBook or MacBook Pro to TechRestore for a drive upgrade. This certainly is the simplest and most worry-free method. Yes, you'll pay a little more for our professional service, but you'll have the worry-free experience of having an Apple Certified technician working on your MacBookr or MacBook Pro hard drive upgrade. The TechRestore technician will install the new drive and test it thoroughly to be sure it is functioning correctly from the factory. We will then create an exact clone of your precious data and then transfer that clone to the new drive. When we are done, as an added precaution, we will return your old drive to you, so you will have an additional backup of your data. We can even install your old drive in a nice, small external case so you can easily access it via USB or Firewire.
If you would like to learn more about getting your hard drive upgraded by TechRestore, just visit Macbook Repair or call 1-888-572-7372 where actual human beings are standing by M-F 8AM-5PM PT to help your with your MacBook and MacBook Pro hard drive replacement.
