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  1. Duckyduckbumps

    Flash drive to back up iPad docs (not just photos)

    I was disappointed to find that the SanDisk iXpand can only copy photos and videos from the iPad. I’m hoping that this isn’t a limitation imposed by Apple. I’m a creative pro and need to back up large Procreate and Affinity Photo docs. Yes, I can back up to the cloud, but upload is slow over...
    • Duckyduckbumps
    • Thread
    • affinity photo backup external drive files files app flash drive icloud itunes procreate
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: iPad
  2. Astingel2016

    MacOS High Sierra New SSD

    I have an early 2015 13in Retina display MacBook Pro (A1502) that I purchased from Goodwill. It did not have a hard drive. I have one on the way, but it's not Apple OEM so I know the MBP will not recognize it without the firmware update required by High Sierra. I've been running the MBP from...
  3. M

    Seagate Backup Plus Hub (app?)

    I picked up a couple Seagate 8TB Backup Plus Hubs for Mac at a compelling price during a holiday sale, as I needed a new TM drive for my High Sierra Mac Pro and one for my new Macbook Pro. I'm just now setting it up and my initial impression upon unboxing is positive. I really like the small...
    • macmesser
    • Thread
    • external drive seagate seagate backup plus hub 8tb time machine drive usb 3 drive
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Mac Accessories
  4. B

    Installing mac from a External Drive

    Hello, I've been strugglin lately with El Capitan OS system. My problem is that I erased the Macintosh HD Drive and every time I boot on Recovery Mode I can't re-install the new OS because I dont have the Apple ID from this particular machine. I tried all the key board compbinations and none of...
  5. GorillaPaws

    External Boot drive not appearing in boot manager

    I have an older iMac (2011ish) running El Capitan that has a hard disk that's failing. It won't boot normally. I was able to successfully transfer my files via targeted disk mode to a backup disk. My plan is to run macOS High Sierra on an external SSD via a thunderbolt drive array (Thunderbay...
  6. sibby

    USB Forensics Help? Files accessed etc?

    Hi guys, I was wondering what's possible in the realms of forensics when it comes to USB drives, and other external media. What I'd like to know is: 1) Is there a way of seeing how many times a file has been accessed? (this I'd really like to know) 2) Is there any way to see a history of...
  7. Blaidd1Drwg

    Inter-connection help

    Hello! My housemates and family got me some early Xmas presents, and I'm trying to set them all up symbiotically - together and with my existing gear. What I've got so far, is fibre to the property nbn to an Optus modem/router - to the ports strip built into my apartment. Then in my room from a...
  8. J

    External hard drive buying drive advice

    I plan to buy a new iMac with a 256k SSD internal hard drive and move pix/videos/media to external hard drive. I don't need large size external... 1TB would be fine. I am torn between getting Samsung T5 SSD which uses USB-3.1 and any other manufacturer SATA HDD connecting with Thunderbolt 3...
  9. Q

    Password Protected .DMG Alternatives for Both Mac and Windows?

    Hey everyone, I've been using an external HD filled with all of my documents/files as my standard HD which I connect to whatever computer I might have access to at a time and browse/use it this way. For documents such as credit cards and other accounts I've made a .txt file in a password...
  10. PliSsK

    Best way to use TM for internal & external drives

    I have recently moved my iTunes Media folder to an external hard drive because of space constraints on my main internal SSD where my OS X is. This external drive will sit permanently on my desk by my iMac. I want to back up both to a second external drive (back up drive) rather than just backing...
  11. M

    Macbook Pro no longer recognizes flash drives

    I own a 2016 Macbook Pro, purchased new about 5 months ago. It has suddenly stopped recognizing flash drives and external hard drives which are plugged into the USB-C ports. I have tested it with 5 different flash drives and 1 external drive, all of which worked fine the last time I used them...
    • mr hat
    • Thread
    • external drive finder flash drive port recognize
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  12. 0

    Bootcamp off an external drive with multiple partitions?

    I have a 1 terabyte hard drive (not ssd) that I use for time machine backups. My MacBook Pro has a 256 gig ssd and I'd rather not make that any smaller. Right now, I'm booting windows off a usb3.0 thumb drive, but there's not much I can install, owing to its size. I was wondering if it'd be...
  13. W

    High Sierra Photo Library Upgrade Time?

    Hi All, I am considering upgrading my 2013 Macbook Pro (2.6 Quad Core, 16 RAM, ITB SSD, 750M 2Meg Video Card)) to High Sierra. I keep my Photos Library on an external 2TB SD over USB 3. My Photos Library is 1.1 TB and has over 100,000 photos. Everything is synced to iCloud and I keep multiple...
    • wwchris
    • Thread
    • external drive high sierra icloud library photos ssd
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Photography
  14. M

    High Sierra. WD external drive won't mount.

    Updated 2015 MBP to High Sierra. I have a WD External USB 2 Hard Drive. When I connect to my MBP, it no longer mounts. Nothing on desktop or sidebar. Can see it under External in Disk Utilities, but it is greyed out. The drive is powered and I can feel it spinning in case. Shows in bar as...
  15. R

    Error Code 0

    I am working with one of our clients who is using a Mac (that we do not usually support) but I have been working with them to move over files to an external drive. We copied their entire user library (say 700GB) and moved it over to the drive without any issues. What we have tried to do since is...
    • rmcqueen
    • Thread
    • external drive files hard drive macbook transfer
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS
  16. J

    Gaming off an external Bootcamp SSD?

    So I'm looking to run Windows for the occasional bit of gaming, and am just wondering if anyone has a rough idea of how much of a performance hit I'd be taking by putting Bootcamp on a USB-C SSD rather than on my 2017 iMac SSD (i7, 580)? I have other libraries I could probably offload onto the...
    • JVNeumann
    • Thread
    • 2017 bootcamp external drive imac ssd
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: iMac
  17. R

    2009 iMac Ejecting Hard Drive

    Hi been lurking round here for a while and found a lot of help for various issues over the years without having to post. But I can't seem to find a solution for this one. I have a 2009 iMac running OX 10.8.5 over the last few weeks it keeps ejecting one of my 3 external hard drives. A WD 3...
    • Roseysgirl
    • Thread
    • external drive imac 2009
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: iMac
  18. M

    Can't open iTunes on external drive.

    So today I updated my MBP to latest Sierra OS and iTunes updates. I have my iTunes Library on an external Seagate hard drive. Now when I try to open iTunes, I get the following message: "iTunes cannot be opened because of a problem. Check with the developer to make sure iTunes works with...
  19. I

    TRIM support for external drives using SSD instead of HDD

    Hi, About TRIM support for external SSD:- Is TRIM supported for external SSD too? Is this by default or we have to do some setting manually? - For manual settings please point to direction of information. I am thinking of buying a Samsung EVO 250 GB SSD. Put this SSD into a proper case to...
  20. mpainesyd

    Finder creating multiple copies of a file when copying to a server

    I have an external drive linked to one iMac running Sierra. From another iMac on the network, when I try to copy a file to that drive I get a warning message, even though the file did not exist on the target drive: If I select Replace (or Keep Both) it starts making multiple copies on the...
    • mpainesyd
    • Thread
    • copying files external drive finder
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS
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