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Good enough. &nbsp;That's all I need to know. &nbsp;Thanks.
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Good enough.  That's all I need to know.  Thanks.

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I want to upgrade the hard drive in a mac, but I don't want to have to reinstall all the software. &nbsp;Is it possible to install a new hard drive and copy the original HD and all of its data without having to reinstall all software? &nbsp;I know it's unorthodox but there must be a way. &nbsp;Thanks.
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I want to upgrade the hard drive in a mac, but I don't want to have to reinstall all the software.  Is it possible to install a new hard drive and copy the original HD and all of its data without having to reinstall all software?  I know it's unorthodox but there must be a way.  Thanks.

Copy and transfer info from HD including System......

Apple devices including Macs, iPhones, iPods and iPad support standard wired and wireless networking technologies, but they also utilize custom applications and some special techniques for networking with each other and with non-Apple devices. Apple manufacturers the AirPort line of wireless networking products, and has its own networking protocols, AppleTalk and AFP (Apple Filing Protocol).

Apple Networking

Apple's early computers ran on a variety of operating systems, including a Pascal version and one based on CP/M, before releasing its ProDOS with the advent of its 16-bit computer. With the release of the Lisa, which had its own OS, Apple and computing entered the graphical age; it was followed by the Macintosh, which offered a series of "System" operating systems. Other Mac operating systems included PowerPC until Apple acquired NeXT and folded it into the Mac OS. Current operating systems for Apple devices are Mac OS-X and iOS.