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  1. West End Lane

    External boot NVME 2017 iMac

    Hi. After some research here I've decided on a TB3 SSD/enclosure to use as the boot drive on my 2017 imac. Specs: 5k 27inch/4.2Ghz Quad C I7/24GB Am currently using both TB3 ports for an external screen and audio interface. Do some enclosure have multiple outs or am I looking to add a TB3 Dock...
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    Change Swap file location to internal drive when booted externally

    Hello, I was wondering if I wanted to use an external NVMe as my boot drive for a new M2 Mac, can I set the internal drive as the location for the Swap file, as I understand the built in storage is much faster than external options? Has anyone tried such a setup? Thank you. A couple of...
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    External NVME boot slow

    Hi all, I upgraded my partners iMac (2020 21.5in) with an external NVME boot drive a few months ago. It was very fast at the beginning, but now it has slowed significantly and takes several minutes to boot. Sometimes the computer crashes and freezes on boot, and I have to run disk utility in...
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