Which NVMe + adapter is compatible for upgrading Mid-2015 15"MBP's SSD

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MacBook Pro 15" 配备 Retina 显示屏 2015 年中版

2.2 GHz (Turbo Boost 最高可达 3.4GHz), 2.5 GHz (Turbo Boost 最高可达 3.7GHz), 或者 2.8 GHz (Turbo Boost 最高可达 4.0GHz) 四核 Intel Core i7 处理器，配备 6MB 共享三级缓存。

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Which NVMe + adapter is compatible for upgrading Mid-2015 15"MBP's SSD

I need to expand the 128GB SSD to 2TB on my used 2015 15" MBP, so that I can clone a non-starting 2011 15"'s 2TB SSD. A repair shop tech suggested that Samsungs drives wouldn't work... I don't think I need a dedicated Mac card as others have had success (albeit a tight fit in the slot designed to accommodate this) with adapters that they swear will work.

Related Q: I have cloned previous HDDs to SSDs using an IDE/SATA kit on an MBP that WOULD boot all the way to login, but not sure how to do so with a machine that won't fully boot... I CAN get it to start in Target mode, just not sure about the sequences needed.

MNY THX in advance for any advice!

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your MacBook Air from early 2015 is compatible with the Crucial P3 NVME 3.0 SSD with adapter.

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@jameshind - This is a 2015 15” MacBook Pro not a MacBook Air.

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To start off Apple uses a custom blade SSD which is not directly compatible with M.2 SSD’s so if you go down that path you will need an adapter and most M.2 SSD’s will work. Apple contracted Samsung to make their SSD’s

But there are some risks! The larger the SSD is in storage the denser the cells are and that equates to more heat when pressed hard. The second issue here is as the drive gets full you can run into issues with the housekeeping tasks SSD’s perform TRIM and wear leveling which if you are dependent on the system and it’s data make sure you backup frequently!

I personally like sticking with a pin compatible SSD like OWC or Transcend solutions, I still encounter people with issues with the M.2 adapters so be careful. Here’s one option: OWC Aura Pro X2 SSD and here’s the guide to put it in MacBook Pro（15英寸，带有视网膜显示屏，2015年中期）SSD更换

As far as your follow up you can use the built in migration tools within the OS to transfer your stuff from your 2011 MacBook drive held in an external SATA case to USB or FireWare2. Depending on your systems condition you might be able to boot it up under Target Disk Mode as well.

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MNY THX, DAN,

I followed your advice and ordered the OWC Aura Pro X2 from iFixit. Further research evinced more than a couple of reports of connection issues with third party adapters needed for non-OEM form factor compatibility. While it may tend to run hot in Aperture, I plan to try to clean and re-apply thermal paste and some cooling pads to help dissipate temps. Having been bitten badly by the fatal crash bug in the past, important libraries are all backed-up on on a 14TB external drive and then fail-safe copied to another external HDD; hopefully any NVMe fail down the road won't be an extinction-level event...

由 sethphineas 完成的 2024年5月2日

@sethphineas - Don’t forget to score and accept the answer - Thanks!

由 Dan 完成的 2024年5月2日

Hi Dan -

Received the 2TB OWC SSD you steered me toward and physical install was a breeze; the NVMe "X2", sans adapter, fit like a glove and I was able to erase/format it in APFS with no problem. However, when I tried various methods of migration, using two distinct 'Recovery modes' in an attempt to import the contents of my 2TB 2.5" HDD via IDE/SATA adapter, I was sadly denied. The Aura Pro was recognized in one of the modes that could apparently also re-install the latest OS compatible with the 2015 MBP–Monterey–but that system does me little good.

由 sethphineas 完成的 2024年5月8日

I embarked on this odyssey to preserve access to Apple's lamentedly abandoned native pro-sumer photo editing software, Aperture (which I got really used to over a decade and a half of organizing and editing hundreds of thousands of images,) but the last OS to support it was Mojave, and this new Flash Drive apparently won't mount or be discoverable as the MBP's Main SSD inside the Recovery mode that enables reinstallation of its original OS when shipped (El Capitan.) I *was* able to achieve this wipe and reinstall using the smaller 128 SSD that came with it (when I picked it from the bottom of the Ebay barrel), and then was also able to upgraded to Mojave, but just not with this OWC 2TB. I'm sooooo close, and yet...

由 sethphineas 完成的 2024年5月8日

@sethphineas - Well you have me scratching my head here! The OWC drive (as well as any other NVMe drive requires High Sierra or newer to run, Mojave should be fine. But older 16bit apps are no-longer supported. Are you sure you are running on a 32bit clean version of the Aperture app?

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