I Was Wrong. THIS is the LAST Upgradable MacBook Pro

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We're revisiting this topic with a twist, since using 128GB in 2021 is practically impossible, in this video I show you how to upgrade your MacBook pro 2017 with a massive 1TB SSD upgrade. It's faster, cheaper, and easy! This is the best way to get rid of the startup disk is full error on your mac. This SSD upgrade works with the Macbook A1708, 2016 and 2017 Macbook Pros! I buy an inexpensive SSD enclosure and a 2242 Sabrent SSD with 1TB of storage, and installed it into the MacBook, replacing the proprietary drive it came with.No doubt my girlfriend is going to love having a bunch more storage on her MacBook.
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@naraydaniels7832 2 года назад

"This is my Girlfriend's laptop" "who tf is Gary?" uh oh~

@Harry-fu9bp 2 года назад

uh oh gary

@tchekesarecords 2 года назад

😂

@RAHULGUPTA-qh6xd 2 года назад

I could feel the pain of the Doubt in his voice when he Said that “who tf is Gary” 😯 Sure he does need to make a Phone call 🥴

@ChrisZwolinski 2 года назад

Maybe Gary’s data was taking up all the hard drive space to begin with.

@hassanbaiga 2 года назад

uh oh fatima...

@davypelletier 2 года назад

Who the heck is Gary. We’re dying to know…

@Van-ci 2 года назад

Lol yh

@BlizzardWind99 2 года назад

It's him, Everyday Dad obv

@v4llyy 2 года назад

I bought the same MBP used like 1,5 years ago and found out this SSD upgrade method exist like almost half a year later. Such a great and simple upgrade! Nice vid btw.

@FlyingPigChannel 3 года назад

Wow, today I was literally went back to watch the 2015 MacBook Pro vid you made and another one? Damn. Your video quality has changed so drastically over the past year. Most underrated RU-vid channel, keep it going! :)

@darkchocolate4643 3 года назад

If I wasn't subscribed already, this would definitely seal the deal. I like your style, Jeff. Great video.

@dkennell998 Год назад

Watching this video right now on the exact machine that you're describing. I can't believe how lucky I got. SSD has been such a pain for me for so long on this thing, I'm so happy to hear that I don't have to get rid of my computer! Thank you! I can't wait to start spinning up VMs and all kinds of stuff on this thing lol

@RichardMazzara 2 года назад

The way the stand-off works is that you insert the nvme into the holder. The standoff is smaller in the middle because that part goes into the notch of your nvme. Then you use the screw and insert the screw from the bottom to hold the stand-off in place. Do not put the adapter in first before the nvme because the screw is on the bottom

@torontoyes Год назад

Is it possible to upgrade the hard drive in my 2018 Macbook 15" Pro Intel i7 ?

@thepthepthep 9 месяцев назад

@@torontoyes Nope, all 2018 MacBooks have soldered-in storage. These 2016-2017 non-Touch Bar MBPs were the last to have any kind of upgradable storage.

@torontoyes 9 месяцев назад

@thepthepthep let me correct you here. It is possible to replace the NAND chips and the T2, which can result in increasing the size of your HD. You will need to reprogram for it to work.

@anthonyq6902 3 года назад

Skillshare sponsor? My boy is all grown up 😭😭❤️❤️

@RS-qy1er 2 года назад

Dude, you’re the best. I finally ran out of storage on my 2017 MBP and thought I was done for. I can’t wait to upgrade mine now.

@jonathanvreeland9866 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for posting this video. I couldn’t have done this upgrade without you. My laptop now writes at 2200MB/s and reads almost 3000MB/s! I used the new Sabrent 512GB drive. Only cost me $60 and I quadrupled my storage. My laptop has never worked so well. You’re awesome!

@panchoskywalker 3 месяца назад

Does it drain the battery faster than before?

@thiagotatagiba 2 года назад

I made this on my 2017 macbook air, and it reduced the time on battery, but i noticed that depends what kind of drive you use. NVME drives with cache cause less impact on battery life.

@shoktrupz3219 2 года назад

Legit - I JUST came across your video (and definitely subscribed) and bro - if I didn't know better, I'd swear you're with MKBHD and his awesome studio - they are awesome dudes. You really are so underrated! You need at least 1M subscribers easily! Hope you get it, man

@MrXHDTV 2 года назад

I didn't knew these adapters exist, thanks. I'll definitely upgrade my storage to 1 or 2TB from 250GB that I have rn.

@joshtkb 3 года назад

Awesome Video Jeff, you deserve more subs your one of the best tech RU-vidr

@prayhe 2 года назад

side note: I'd rather format the drive with APFS than HFS+ (alias Mac OS Extended (Journaled)) since APFS is the more recent filesystem. Other than that, great vid! Didn't know that the storage of this macbook was this easily accessible

@JoaquinVacas 11 месяцев назад

Don't worry as newer versions convert it to APFS

@blackcatpaul 2 года назад

Evening Buddy, Great video thank you. I've just done the upgrade with the same adapter and thought the standoff was broke on mine too. I did however work out that these adapters are slightly different to usual ones. What you need to do is place the gold stand off at the end of the ssd in line with the hole and then attach the screw from BELOW the adapter to keep it in place. Obviously this can only be done whilst the adapter is out of the MacBook but hope that makes sense.

@force0123456789 2 года назад

That’s correct. I have the same adapter and can confirm that’s how it works.

@corvinius3 2 года назад

@@force0123456789 hi mate any link whered u got those adaptor?

@titin200 2 года назад

just remember to keep your original apple ssd, you will need it to upgrade to Monterey. The MacBook will do a firmware update in the process and will fail as it needs the original apple ssd to complete the firmware update. Once you have updated the firmware you can put the adapter back in a new upgrade to Monterey

@TheSurrealEmbassy 3 года назад

The most underrated tech tuber!

@itsd3br33 3 года назад

Faxxx

@eileengalindo4949 2 года назад

Yup! His videos are sooo good!!!

@damianosplay9457 2 года назад

ikr

@damianosplay9457 2 года назад

@Gaming York kinda is, the quality of his content is better than some youtubers that have 100k+ subs

@richardreynolds7552 2 года назад

I agree, Care to suggest any more? I'm loving Jimmy tries world. (though he does have 150k subs)

@ahmadbyari8061 2 года назад

Hey man, amazing video! 🙏🏼 just missing one key point, the MacBook doesn’t have uniformed outside screws for the case, so make sure to know which ones go where otherwise you’ll be playing a guessing game until all screws fit in their correct places. Also i did purchase the adapter linked in the description, but unfortunately I didn’t notice it’s the wrong size until I actually got it. Make sure to fix that so other people can avoid buying the wrong adapter.

@danielton9577 2 года назад

Thank you for sharing this. I actually have one of these 2017 MacBook Pros, and I did upgrade the SSD a couple years ago using a secondhand part. I now have a new M1 Pro model, but I decided to keep the 2017, since it’s currently my only Intel Mac, and Rosetta 2 isn’t perfect.

@rayseto2724 Год назад

Thank you for the video and the tips! I just upgraded today to 1TB. What a difference!

@Jon_Thunder 9 месяцев назад

Wow, thank you so much for posting this video. I am in the same boat with 128gb of internal storage. Now I can do the upgrade. Thank you!

@The_Diamond_Gameplay 2 года назад

Most underrated RU-vid Channel. Keep up the good work mate!

@richarddcrossley Год назад

Other comments have covered most things around the stand-off but if you use cmd-opt-r that will do internet recovery of the latest OS the Mac supports. Also when at the installation stage there is an option to use Time Machine so that is the best point to do it. Great video overall though.

@cirjarazvan3403 2 года назад

Hello, I saw your video and I wanna ask you: How is your MacBook right now? Everything is ok? The temperature is higher than the normal one when is working or something like this? Did you had any problems with the upgrade? Thank you so much!!!

@WAMOTF2 3 года назад

Nice video, I enjoyed the pacing.

@suzananikolovskatodorova2087 Год назад

8:11 it’s actually Option-command-R for internet recovery/upgrade to the latest Mac OS since command-R is recovery mode from the current Mac OS installed on the disk (if it is available)

@SimplyPops 3 года назад

Can this be done on a 2019 16inch MacBook Pro? Nevermind bully me!

@SimplyPops 3 года назад

9:58 was hilarious

@slider7264 2 года назад

It can't unless you buy a new logic board with more storage

@jameschen8 2 года назад

@@slider7264 or you can learn how to solder

@ronlevin2339 2 года назад

@@jameschen8 it is not enough, there is a serialization on the chip, you have to transfer the serial from an old one, as in iPhone..

@aleksandr_elkov 2 года назад

You can upgrade the storage in the 2019 MacBook Pro Only with micro-soldering

@Kevinb54321 3 года назад

Love your videos man

@theNecksLevel 2 года назад

Great video, man. Thank you so much!

@privi889 2 года назад

An update would be nice, is it working well, is it like OEM, are there issues like wakeup, sleep? Would be nice to know of your experience overall in using a third party ssd after all these months. So we go for it or not?

@WangSap 3 года назад

7:50 Bruh you had me dead lmao😂😂😂😂

@natebolton9385 2 года назад

Very nicely done. Great video!

@keisukyee1509 Год назад

I got the exact same setup, exact same SSD. The problem with this particular model of SSD is that it doesn’t go sleep mode making the MacBook constantly on. An issue well known from all the people who did this mod. So technically I just run out of battery everyday and it is a pain to turn back on because you have to go through the whole reboot system. Thinking about it, it was really fun to do that but in long term it is really annoying

@trelandon 7 месяцев назад

Thanks brother, this helped me out so much.

@cookies5129 Год назад

"this is my girlfriends macbook" "who the hell is gary" best part of the video lmao-

@LuizMarmute Год назад

Excellent job, amazing video. Congrats!

@musicworks9607 Год назад

Followed Wincod75’s advice and used a boot installer. I advise doing this before removing the original SSD along with the usual TM back up. Once the MacBook was started up from the boot installer and the new SSD was recognised in Disk Utility I had to complete the installation (as though it was a new computer) before it could access TM. All is now going well.

@Joshua-jx4lt 2 года назад

Thanks for your video! I orderd all the Parts and now its the Time, without your video i would have sold the mbp.

@OmegaZeroKiller 2 года назад

Owner of a 2016 A1708 here: Was lucky enough to find one with an i7 and 16GB to boot in the market; got an M.2 2230 adapter and jumped up to 512GB.

@juancorona3893 5 месяцев назад

Any issues with it yet? I’ve heard of problems with battery drain while sleep

@sarahwilliams755 Год назад

When swapping a drive on any MacBook makes that TRIMM support is YES in the system report under SATA/SATA Express. If not google how to turn it on using Terminal it not only helps with battery usage but also makes the MacBook so much faster. It’s really easy to do.

@mirkofrollano1265 2 года назад

I had no idea! Thank you for the video. :)

@UltraFighter18 2 года назад

Such a beautiful and easy thing to do. Thank God most Windows laptops are still upgradable and not just the storage but the RAM and Wifi card as well.

@oggilein1 Год назад

Unfortunately upgradeable ram seems to be vanishing with ddr5 since its apparently too difficult to get the timing right if they are socketed (at least that's the excuse I've seen being thrown around, im sure it'd be possible if companies were actually determined to make a repairable product)

@tim-hill Год назад

Yes, but you're stuck with a PC.:/

@Cmedrano57211 2 года назад

Just found your channel and I’m a subscriber now. Awesome job. How did that phone call go? Lmao

@Beanbean1313 2 года назад

Thank you for the video!

@laziali99 Год назад

Great video mate!

@finnjones1 Год назад

Just a suggestion to anyone giving this a go. If you use command option r on boot it will pull the latest version of macOS so you won't have to update after setting up the mac. Command R will just pull the version of macos that the device came with from factory.

@Obor1999 2 года назад

Thank you for making this video

@Mucksauce 2 года назад

Hey there, Thanks for the guide! It looks like you're linking to a different adapter than the one in your video

@mateusvarela2751 2 года назад

Hey, I'm from Brazil and I wanted to say, thank you very much, things are a little more difficult here, this access to information is more complicated... Thank you very much, as they say, your video is afudê, I hope it works out because I'm going to buy mine with the measly 128gb 😔 so, good luck to me!

@miared8300 2 года назад

just for Monterey be sure to upgrade once on the Apple SSD, then go back to your Sabernet and upgrade again. Monterey comes with a firmware update that detects if it's OEM ssd or not. But after the firmware is updated you can update to Monterey on your biggo ssd. It's the same for 2015 mbp btw ;)

@dhcmrlchtdj-1 2 года назад

By this do you mean - the backup you restore to must already have Monterey installed?

@miared8300 2 года назад

@@dhcmrlchtdj-1 this has nothing to do with any backup. To install Monterey on a non-apple SSD, the Monterey has to have been installed before on the MacBook in question once (with the og apple ssd). Monterey installation updates the firmware- but it only does this when it can verify the ssd. So if you try to install without this step, the installation straight onto a non-apple ssd; it will just crash and reboot.

@GREATVOVA 2 года назад

Thanks a lot! Always wondered if there is option other then apple's propietary ssd.

@teckniec2 Год назад

I did this mod on mine a few years ago. It worked great minus upgrading the os. When there is a new major release, you have to put your old drive in and update that first. Then you can put your bigger drive back in. Minor updates worked like normal. It was def worth it. On the 128 I didn’t have enough space to do an update without taking everything off the drive, apps and all.

@ozordiprince9405 Год назад

Also it's not a 'mod'. Previously upgrading your computer was something anyone and everyone could, should and would do. Stop acting like fiddling with your own hardware is strange

@shib5267 Год назад

@@ozordiprince9405 it's apple's hardware lol. They're just licensing it to you

@middleagebrotips3454 Год назад

7:19 when putting this model back together you should pay attention to the clips on the lid and make sure it slides into the metal fingers on the case. Just pointing this one thing out that should make things easier.

@danielpeti3885 2 года назад

Class as always

@dusterbia 2 года назад

What microphone setup do you use for recording your voiceovers? Its really quiet with like absolute zero background noise and it sounds great! 🙂

@Tijivs 2 года назад

Hey, does the sleep wake function work right after the upgrade ? Can you please mention any other issues I need to worry about with this ? Thank you

@mattcondoness 2 года назад

I have no regards doing any of this, nor do I have a mac, but it’s still entertaining to watch!

@Wntstoriseup 2 года назад

In the event anyone finds this in the future you can actually skip the whole upgrading section by doing command option R to get an updated Internet recovery as that will always search for the newest OS compatible for the device.

@muvsharma 10 месяцев назад

thank you bro, made my computer usable

@rerolledDK 2 года назад

The fatter end of that standoff can be pushed into the hole on the pcb, and it should be tight enough to hold it in. I got an identical pcb last year, and that's how it worked for me. This upgrade really breathed new life into my macbook pro. I just ordered new keycaps and hopefully will breathe new life into that damn butterfly keyboard too. With storage and keyboard issues addressed, I think these 2016/2017 macbooks can easily hit 10 years of service without feeling obsolete.

@scottm8212 2 года назад

Can the standoff be put into the 2230 hole?

@theoperry8506 2 года назад

Hey. Thanks for the vid. Thinking this upgrade could work for me, Have you run into any issues at all since the install?

@rorythomas3084 2 года назад

the stand off screw is meant to sit against the little C shaped cut out on the drive, then the screw goes through the under side of the adapter through the hole, and screws into the stand off

@yifengwan 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing.

@Dtr146 2 года назад

I came across a bunch of old MacBook pro's and MacBook airs that I've been fixing. Even back in 2011 MacBooks were freaking beautiful. If I wouldn't have to completely relearn how to use a computer I would switch to a MacBook. Even though I'd have to give up gaming on a laptop.

@BARRYSPOSTBOX 2 года назад

I hope to try this on my MacBook Air I believe it’s a 2016/17 year model, What a great video by the way 👍👍

@TerkelNL 2 года назад

Hi, when you use CMD + R you go to the recovery the old mac os , if you use CMD + ALT + R then most of the times it can install the newest version

@mekegee9845 Год назад

first time watching your vid keep it up

@Frankaccino 3 года назад

you caught me off guard with the samsung sound. definitely an underrated channel and you deserve more respect and love man! :D ❤️

@blasianbrother 2 года назад

What’s a samsung sound

@blasianbrother 2 года назад

Do you mean android

@EricBoyceThaReal 2 года назад

That was the default samsung ringtone one most all galaxy devices that BlackFrankFTM2 talking

@johnwei7598 2 года назад

Thanks for the information. Would Hard drive be recognized when the Os system was recovered from sleep mode?

@benitogm00 2 года назад

Thanks Gary !!

@KleiberM 2 года назад

Does this SSD and adapter combo fix the hibernation issue people were reporting when doing this to their MacBooks?

@anthonyq6902 3 года назад

AYO WHOS GARY 😳

@wutangcatclan 2 года назад

Use Cmd + Alt + R while starting to boot into the most recent version of OS

@doresto3203 3 года назад

Pretty cool transition for the sponsor. 😎

@aaronzacharyreed6163 2 года назад

I give it an 8/10, smoother than hummus but not as smooth as a fresh jar of Skippy

@f937r 2 года назад

Probably meant to use the standoff as a nut on the opposite side of the screw. I think it wasn't in the PCB because it would have been fairly easy for it to twist through by mistake.

@genilila 2 года назад

Have you notice any problem with the new SSD? I have the same exact model and I wanted to upgrade.

@CiyMcD 3 года назад

Good to know I can update this MacBook too

@marxxTV Год назад

Any update on the macbook pro 2017? Did anything happened after a year of using it?

@Petero3 2 года назад

Louis Rossmann in his video recommends buying Macbook Pro of 2013-2014 years. 2015 (pre-butterfly) had additional potential issues, and 2016 (butterfly) and later had even more.

@kaushikmk3250 Год назад

Thanks I have the exact same model and I can upgrade now.

@Z1MWOODS 2 года назад

Just got me used 2017 , got me 512gb and new battery 🔋 coming hopefully it will be hear in few weeks and I’ll be up and rolling so far $500 Aud into but I running my 2011 for 11 years ao this is the prefect upgrade

@noahhuysmans2392 Год назад

I just wanted to say this os really one of the best tutorials i’ve ever seen…

@andrewc3193 Год назад

Great filming. I’d do full system updates if possible then use carbon copy cloner straight to the nvme drive (usb c external). Test it works by booting off usb. Then plug in and hand back to Gary.

@jakejacobs126 2 года назад

"Who he hell is Gary"...lol 🤣

@GreenGoblin99574 2 года назад

I don't understand why youtube videos always looks so easy, i discovered this like 3 years ago, bought the exact same parts (adapter and SSD). after booting up the disk is not visible in the Disk Utility window you get. tried it 10 times or so, not working. Switched back to original and worked again. now I use this SSD in my desktop, where windows recognizes it instantly. So i dont know if someone here also faces this problem or can fix this ? Good video tho :)

@shelltoe_soul Год назад

reate a Mojave boot installer by formatting an existing flash drive (the adapter I bought even had a note in the packaging telling me I would have to do this.) This is due to the firmware on an older mac not being able to recognize the new NVMe firmware. Without this step, the new SSD will not be recognized. (I don't know how he got around this step). Look around youtube on how to do this, it's not too bad - it worked on the first try for me, luckily I had a spare 16gb flash drive laying around.

@cinspain08 Год назад

Great video, this was a big help. Can I ask why the 2017 model won’t work if it has a Touch Bar what does the Touch Bar change to stop you been able to do this?

@TravisNewton1 2 года назад

I had this exact same MBP I purchased back in 2018. I never realized you could upgrade the storage in it. I would have kept it until the butterfly keyboard gave up the ghost had I known.

@billyoung9124 2 года назад

Whoever invented the butterfly keyboard ought to be waterboarded. I had a 2016 MBP 15" and just ordered a 2022 MBP 16". It was the only problem I had with the MBP. But it was a major problem. I got to the point that I had to use an external keyboard and that changed my laptop to a desktop.

@CoreyWilson 2 года назад

Have you had restart issues since the upgrade? I ordered the adapter and ssd you linked, but I’ve been doing some reading and it seems some people have been having problems where the MacBook won’t restart, it just shuts off instead.

@4kORCHILL Год назад

Hey really quickly,can we get a update on Gary 😂

@martinmassera 2 года назад

Hi! I wonder if you had any issues with reboot or suspend. I read online that the sabrent on a1708 had this issue but you seem to have had no issues.

@zildog Год назад

Dunno if you’re reading this but I have a 2017 MBP from a few years ago and since getting it, it has been great. I have since bought a 10/24/32GB 14” MBP Pro Max but I have gone ham on this wanting to upgrade because I like to tinker with things. So… I changed the battery. That was a task! Damn, Apple, you’re making it hard even at that point. But now I have a new battery and everything is working well. Now, I have started looking into the SSD. Here we go… and I have the same parts as you did. I will leave the M1 Max at home with my peripherals and use this as my tank. Let’s see how it goes.

@avmaxmus6381 Год назад

I would recommend also a heat isolator or m.2 heat plate for the new ssd.

@Young_23 5 месяцев назад

what is the cable you need for the external hard drive? I believe you posted the same things twice under both descriptions. Just wondering. I am sure it is easy to figure out. Great vid btw.

@matt2m 2 года назад

I always wanted to do this upgrade when I owned it but I sold it off when I heard of the M1 I’m waiting for the redesign. The adapter wasn’t a thing I was gonna really buy the 1 TB for like $600.

@costacafj 2 года назад

I know the video talks about only MacBook Pro, but MacBook Air 2017 also has upgradable storage. I have one myself and I'm running a 1tb NVME 2280 SSD with the proper adapter

@markreuben1181 2 года назад

Thank you so much ❤️

@karinecamejo7905 2 года назад

How about the Mac OS installation? any tips? What should I do before installing the new SSD, any Boot Disk?

@Dtr146 2 года назад

Yeah and those adapters only support like six drives. I bought a couple of adapters for the 2014 MacBook pros that I got a hold of and I've been spending three weeks trying to find an SSD that is compatible.

@GetRexxd 2 года назад

i just bought a 256gb m1 mbp 13. i use it mostly docked with a eternal ssd and thats why i just got the base storage because ill only use it as a laptop when im not home and only for basic stuff or little things in xcode.