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Transferring files on HDD to new HDD. Will the new HDD be defragmented?
I have an external mass storage 18TB volume for Plex. I formatted that as APFS and I am having issues. I have another 18TB HDD and want to format it as HFS and copy all files over. What is the best way to insure the files are written without fragmentation. I am pretty sure they are highly...- Johnny Jackhammer
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- apfs carbon copy cloner copy files hfs+ super duper
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Persistent File System Issues on macOS
Hello everyone, I’m seeking assistance with several persistent issues on my MacBook Pro (M2 Max, 4TB storage, latest macOS): 1. Spotlight Index Corruption: • My Spotlight index gets corrupted every few days, necessitating frequent re-indexing. This disrupts my workflow and is... -
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Missing .Trashes on External Drive
Does anyone know how to fix the issue of files on an external drive being deleted immediately instead of being moved to trash? Every time I try to delete a file, I get a pop up saying the file will be deleted immediately if I proceed. The move to trash was working fine a few days before. Now... -
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USB Drives On Ventura Provide Limited Permissions
Morning everyone. I could use some assistance with USB drives, formatting them and their permissions on MacOS Ventura please. When inserting a brand new USB thumb drive into my Macbook Air M1 using Ventura 13.6.3 it automatically formats to MS Dos Fat32 and provides only custom access with no...- KevinSR
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- apfs fat32 usb drive
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- Forum: macOS Ventura (13)
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Two System Photos Libraries on one external drive
I just bought a 2TB SSD to move both mine and my partner's Photos libraries to. I will choose the 'Download Originals' option within both libraries, as I eventually want to stop using iCloud to store our photos and move to either Carbon Copy Cloner or Time Machine to back up the originals. Each...- hewhore
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- apfs partitions photos
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- Forum: macOS Sonoma (14)
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Software Update must die: Let's go on safari and kill it!
Situation: variety of intel-era iMacs currently running mucho paid-for 32bit production software at blazing speeds (i.e., Mojave from HFS+ partitions with MRT, Spotlight, notifications, and other annoying bits disabled). For obvious reasons, we cannot have these machines "upgrading"... -
Necessary to set TRIM manually on upgraded < 2013 MacBook Pro?
I am wondering, whether I need to set TRIM manually on Macs I have upgraded from having hard drives to SSDs? I know that at least several years ago, this was not automatically turned on. With the later APFS-based version of macOS, however, will TRIM be enabled on SSDs automatically?- DominikHoffmann
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- apfs ssd trim
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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Skip APFS without using Terminal when installing High Sierra?
Hi guys, as per title. Am asking because coincidentally my "U" key is spoilt and I can't input the terminal command to skip APFS. So am stuck at the installation page. Was wondering if there was some way to do it without Terminal? 😅- subaiku
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- apfs high siera
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- Forum: Mac Basics, Help and Buying Advice
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Convert external drives to APFS?
I've put the internal drives from my old 2010 Mac Pro into a Sabrent Docking Station enclosure to connect them to my new Mac Studio. 2 of them are HDDs and 2 are SSDs. Would you convert the SSDs to APFS? And is there any risk involved in that conversion? Of course, I'd make a backup first. But...- danqi
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- apfs docking station enclosure external hdd hfs+ sabrent ssd
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- Forum: Mac Accessories
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APFS corrupted: "Unable to perform deferred repairs without full space verification"
So, my external APFS drive corrupted. It contains my Photos library, all music and lots of other stuff. I do have a 3 weeks old TM backup of it. Checked the S.M.A.R.T and all is well in physical side. Disk Utility's First Aid can't find any problems when checking the disk. If there's a way to...- toke lahti
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- apfs apfs repair
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- Forum: macOS
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Can someone help me with APFS?
I do a bit of videography. The raw files are 100G and then I make an Apple Pro Res intermediate file which are 500G and this is just for 6 minute videos. I create the files and, of course, they get put into a snapshot which implies that when I delete the files, I don't get the space back...- pedzsan
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- Forum: macOS Ventura (13)
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Resolved AFP share points and APFS (or is it High Sierra?) 🤔
So, my late 2011 MBP A1278 has 10.6.8 on one physical SSD and 10.13.6 on a second physical SSD (this second SSD has macOS on an APFS container). [I also have a late 2013 iMac running 10.13.6 on its OEM spinner, and that’s on an HFS+ partition (because it’s still a spinner).] When connecting...- B S Magnet
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- afp apfs file sharing high sierra macbook pro a1278 mount point
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- Forum: Early Intel Macs
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Carbon Copy Cloner - Snapshots / Backups and Ransomware infections
Hello all, I hope that this is the right forum section I am looking at a backup solution and most of my research concludes that one of the best options is Carbon Cope Cloner, a software by bombich. As they state on their website, the app offers "Snapshots - Bring back files that you thought... -
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MP 6,1 Monterey + Yosemite Dual Boot on Mac Pro (Late 2013)
I'm currently running a late 2013 Mac Pro that I've been holding back on upgrading. My 1TB Apple SSD is split into two HFS+ partitions, one Yosemite and one High Sierra. I'd like to reformat the High Sierra partition as APFS and install Monterey on it, while keeping the Yosemite partition intact... -
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APFS or MacOS Extended: Share USB3 drive as Time Machine Backup Destination
I'd like to use a new 5TB USB3 external hard drive on my 2023 Mac Mini M2, running OS Ventura 13.3.1, as a shared Time Machine backup destination. I got a few slightly older macs (Mac OS 12.x) on my wifi network that I'd like to back up to this volume by mapping it to these older macs as a SMB... -
macOS and iPadOS APFS version difference caused warning on External SSD
I recently bought a 1TB portable SSD, fully erased it and partitioned it with GUID Partition Map using macOS' Disk Utility, then added an APFS (Encrypted) volume for storing data. I was curious about whether my M2 iPad Pro can access data on that encrypted disk so I plugged it on my iPad and I... -
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External APFS disk not usable now...
I have Bootcamp installed on my iMac 2019. And i have a APFS formatted 1TB external HDD. I was checking my old USB sticks from Windows Disk Manager. It asked to Start Service something like that. I thought it is asking for USB stick. It was asking for my external 1TB. Clicked it without knowing...- mehmetalidemir
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- apfs bootcamp external hard disk
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- Forum: macOS Ventura (13)
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Monterey slow to mount APFS encrypted SSD
Ever since I "upgraded" to Monterey from Big Sur, my APFS formatted external SSDs take forever to mount. The same drives mounted instantly on Big Sur. The issue exists on both my Intel and M1 based machines running macOS 12.6.3. The issue specifically affects APFS encrypted disks as my...- AAPLGeek
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- apfs encrypted external disk
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- Forum: macOS Monterey (12)
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Experiences on DIY Fusion Drive with APFS?
I will try this very soon. I'd like to hear, if anybody else has tried, what are the details and caveats? And how well it has worked for you? Any statistical speed info? Does Monterey and Ventura have same version of diskutil? How to check?- toke lahti
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- apfs fusion drive
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- Forum: macOS
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iMac Drive Clone issue.
I am currently working on an iMac(iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017). The computer won't start up due to corruption in the storage confirmed by diagnostic testing. It will however boot into recovery and diagnostic mode. The customer wants me to try to pull any information I can from the hard drive...