Our specific donor model for this is a Mid 2015 Retina MacBook Pro (The model ID is MacBookPro11,5).

But the Retina MacBook Pro series is different, because Apple opted for a series of mSATA-based blade-style SSDs, but ones that use Apple’s own connection. Older MacBook Pros can be disassembled and Serial ATA (SATA)-based SSDs designed to replace laptop hard drives are a dime a dozen these days. Troubleshooting Which 15-inch Retina MacBook Pros are upgradable? Which 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro can you upgrade If you’re a do it yourselfer and you have the time and patience, it’s possible to upgrade the SSD on these models, provided you have the right tools, the right space to work, and whatever amount of time you need. Over time data sets multiply, applications bloat, and the goalposts change. Both 15 and 13-inch models sported dramatically higher resolution displays and a slimmer design that eschewed both a Superdrive and a spinning hard drives, instead providing a Solid State Drive (SSD) for internal storage. In 2012 Apple made a fundamental shift in the MacBook Pro line, introducing for the first time the Retina MacBook Pro series.

This tutorial will walk you through the Retina MacBook Pro SSD upgrade process. and it wasn't a space issue as I managed to successfully reformat at least twice but I ran into the same crashing issues whenever I opened anything and then one day it wouldn't even get past the boot screen and I haven't been able to ever since I just had it set aside since late 2019 early 2020 as I purchased an iMac but it would be great if I could get a few quid for it even if I had to sell it as parts but it would obviously be worth more if I managed to actually fix it but if it ends up more complicated such as an issue with the logic board then that would probably be beyond me and that's when I would just sell it as spares repairs.Running out of space on your Retina MacBook Pro? Depending on the model, it’s possible to upgrade your internal storage with a larger SSD. When I used to use this Macbook as the main computer before this issue arose it was constantly crashing whenever I would do mostly anything such as just opening chrome, opening pages etc.

There are no error logs as it can't even boot as it gets about 80% of the way then goes to black and attempts to restart itself where the same thing happens again.

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