Recommended way to move data when changing hard drive in a Mac I'm considering upgrading the SSD in my mid 2014 MacBook Pro. I'm wondering:


If I backup my hard drive with Time Machine, will I be able to use Time Machine to paste my current content (whole or parts, OS, documents, configuration etc.) to the new (and bigger) SSD?
Would it be relevant (performance wise) to do a fresh install of macOS instead of pasting my old HD content (OS included)? 
Any other things I should consider during this upgrade?
I assume you purposing making a Time Machine backup to a external third drive then use the Migration Assistant to restore from this backup. Another option would be to put the old drive in a shell and plug into a USB port. You could then just use the Migration Assistant to restore after a fresh install of macOS to the new SSD.