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Time Machine on one of two SSDs
Since I got my M4 Mac mini, I have been doing backups to the same external SSDs I had used on my old M1 Mac mini. I’d originally setup the M4 by restoring from one of the drives. I cannot remember in detail what I did but initially I thought both drives had been imported/connected properly...- polyphenol
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- external ssd time machine backup
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- Forum: macOS Sequoia (15)
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Slow external drive on Sequoia 15.2
Hi folks! After updating my MBA M1 to Sequoia 15.2 (24C101) I have very slow write speed on my external SSD(Samsung T7 Shield). Write speed is slower than an old HDD. I thought my drive is dying, but it has normal speed with Windows laptop and Samsung app shows good health status. Any ideas?- vs40
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- exfat external drive external ssd slow external drive ssd
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- Forum: macOS Sequoia (15)
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iPad Pro iPad Pro M4 + Hub/Dock
Hi All I am considering getting an iPad Pro M4 11", primarily as a travel device. When on long trips, I backup photos from my DSLR/MILC to two 2TB external SSDs (and an external 4TB magnetic drive, if time permits). Right now I use a 7 year old HP x360 that has begun to show its age. The...- stanzlavos
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- backup external ssd ipad pro m4 thunderbolt 4
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- Forum: iPad
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Boot Priority in MacOS "BIOS"
I have a bootable external SSD install of Sonoma that I use with the MacBook when I'm at home. But now I don't wanna have to bring that SSD anymore when I need to work outside. Is there a way to set "boot priority" options like in Windows? e.g., if the SSD is detected on boot, automatically boot...- dummydecoy
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- boot external ssd internal ssd
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- Forum: macOS
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iMac RAM and SSD upgrade, first experience upgrading a computer!
Just wanted to share my experience upgrading an old iMac, my first time doing anything like it. My parents have a 2013 27 inch iMac in their living room that’s starting to show its age with general slowness and some adware I can’t get rid of. I cleared everything off (pictures, documents, etc)... -
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Looking for an external SSD drive - is there any benefit to AC powered vs bus powered?
I'm looking for an external SSD drive - is there any benefit to AC powered vs bus powered? Any brands that are highly recommended? I tend to like OWC, but wonder if there are others to consider.- jclin10
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- external ssd
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- Forum: Mac Accessories
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M3 Max 16" 14 core CPU 30 core GPU Storage/Lifespan
Hi, I'm looking to get a new Mac and am having some trouble with specs; for context I am coming from a late 2015 MacBook Air (questionable functionality) so anything at this point is a major upgrade. I know this machine is definitely overpowered for what I require but I am looking at it because...- quickq
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- external ssd games lifespan m3 max storage
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- Forum: Mac Basics, Help and Buying Advice
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Portable SSD as permanent external storage for my Mac Studio
I need reasonably fast external storage for my Mac Studio and am sort of new to this as before I had all my drives internally in an old Mac Pro (6 drives in total...). For now I do not want to go with the most expensive options due to budget concerns and I also do not want to "build" it myself...- danqi
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- drive expansion external ssd hard drive hdd mac studio samsung ssd thunderbolt usb
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- Forum: Mac Accessories
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DriveDx, S.M.A.R.T., sat-smart and external SSDs
I'm wondering if anyone can advise this noob on best basic management / monitoring of external SSDs (not as boot). On the reasonable belief that rumours of the death of DriveDx have been greatly exaggerated, I'm persisting with that as my default disk health monitoring tool. But the history has...- eN0ch
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- drivedx external ssd imac m1 24 in macos 13 noobie question s.m.a.r.t
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Mac Mini M2 + Monitor + External SSD Setup Advice Needed
As I can no longer update it, i'm having to move on from my brilliant late 2014 imac (27inch ,i7, 3TB Fusion Drive, 24GB). Have decided to keep costs down by going for the new mac mini M2, 8-Core CPU, 10-Core GPU, 8GB, 256GB SSD. Both my wife and I have iphoto library files over 350GB so there... -
External SSD Space Disappearing - Ghost Volumes?
Monterey 12.6 iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2020) 3.8 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i7 72 GB 2133 MHz DDR4 I have two external USB-C M.2 SSDs. They are 2 Tb each. Both have the same issue -- They have approx. 1 TB of space missing. See the first image below. To clarify, I've never partitioned these...- ItsAShaunParty
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- external ssd formatting
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- Forum: macOS Monterey (12)
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OWC Envoy Express is kneecapping my Acasis drive
Setting up and testing my new (refurbed) base Mac Mini M2 Pro I ran across a head scratcher that appears to point to the OWC enclosure as the culprit. I have two Acasis TBU405 enclosures each with a 2TB Samsung 970 EVO. The OWC has a Silicon Power 2TB. My plan was to use the SP NVME in the OWC... -
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 hard drive connection issues with new Mac Mini M2
Hey folks, I have a new external SSD (Samsung T7 2TB) connected to my Mac Mini M2, but it's getting automatically unmounted when I plug in an older external hard drive. The SSD is set up for Time Machine with APFS format. As soon as I plug 2nd drive in (Verbatim Store 'n' Go 500GB, formatted as...- Mr.Ben
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- external hard drive external hard drive fails to mount external ssd time machine
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- Forum: macOS Ventura (13)
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iMac running of external SSD - freezing / slow boot / crashing
Hello everyone, I’m running a Late 2015 27” iMac with 16GB of ram, i5-6500, R9 390m with a Fusion Drive and macOS Monterey. The Fusion Drive has proven to be a bit problematic - it suffers loads of freezes and the read speed falls to below 1mbps. I decided to get a Netac Z Slim usb SSD to run... -
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My Mac Studio only recognizes my Thunderbolt SSD enclosure as USB 3.1 and not as a Thunderbolt device. Update....
Hello guys, About a month ago, I purchased the Acasis tbu401e SSD enclosure and a 1TB Samsung 980 Pro. Many YouTubers and users recommended the Acasis tbu401e as it works well with the M1 Mac. Initially, the read and write speed in Blackmagic was around 2600MB/s, which I found satisfactory...- bigplume
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- 980pro acasis external ssd macstudio
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- Forum: Mac Studio
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Time Machine says there "isn't enough space" to back up 2 TB computer on 4 TB external SSD
I have a SanDisk Extreme Pro Portable SSD with 4 TB capacity that's hooked up to my MacBook Pro 2018, whose internal hard drive is 2 TB. When I initially set up the external drive, backing up my computer to it worked without issue, maybe for about a week. But then I started getting regular... -
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Should I move just the User Folder or entire macOS to external SSD?
I have: -2018 Intel Mac mini, which is a T2 Mac. - Its has a 256 GB Internal non upgradable SSD which is now too full and there isn't a lot I can delete - Adobe Apps and Parallels and my user folder take up a lot of the space. Plus all that Apple "System Data" that I can not seem to delete...- Doug183
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- external ssd macos 10.12 user folder
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- Forum: Mac Basics, Help and Buying Advice
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External SSD won't boot after Monterey update
Devices / OS (related to issue): • MacBook Pro 15″ 2018 • Samsung T5 Portable SSD 1TB - GUID Partition Map Scheme / APFS • macOS Monterey (12.2) I've been using Samsung T5 SSD (connected via original USB-C cable directly into Thunderbolt 3 port) as my preferred startup disk for a...- LittleOrphanFunkhouser
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- external ssd macbook pro monterey samsung 1tb t5 external ssd
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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Fastest Enclosure for an NVMe SSD to a 2020 iMac TB3
I can see that similar questions have been asked in the past... but not this one exactly. I have a 2020 iMac 27". Got it at an okay price and didn't realize the SSD was soldered until it was too late to return. It was very upsetting. So now, I'm trying to get the fastest external SSD set-up I...- ItsAShaunParty
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- 2020 imac external ssd imac m.2 nvme
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- Forum: iMac