Switch to the SSD without a bootable usb key or a clone?

IM wondering if I can install just my ssd and use command-R and restore from an external time machine back up without a usb Bootable os top or make a clone?

Yes, you can use recovery to Internet if your computer supports. OS X: on OS X Recovery - Apple Support

I don't think that recovery works, because the recovery partition on your hard drive that will have been deleted.

After installation of OS X you can use the Migration Wizard of Time Machine. Use Time Machine to back up or restore your Mac - Apple Support

However, it is much easier to clone your existing hard drive using Super Duper or Carbon Copy Cloner.

If you clone your SSD, you can test it without removing your existing drive.

You can connect your drive SSD using either an external hard drive like this case OWC http://eshop.macsales.com/Search/Search.cfm?Ntk=Primary&Ns=P_Price%7c0&Ne=5000&N = 6430 & Ntt = on-the - Go + Kit or a USB to SATA cable like this.

http://www.Amazon.ca/GP/product/B006J2L0ZM?PSC=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detai lpage_o07_s00

My method of choice would be cloning your hard drive to SSD.

Kim

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