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  1. friedeggs

    Imac 5k 2018 model (MUSIC PRODUCTION)

    I have an iMac 27 inch 5k 2018. This has a 1 TB fusion drive with a 24 GB of flash storage in it. This computer is used in a music studio and the hard drive performs terribly. It is excruciatingly slow. I was wondering if any one could help me with the following questions: Based on my...
    • friedeggs
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    • 2018 carbon copy cloner fusion drive fusion drive transfer imac music production ssd
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: iMac
  2. J

    Fusion Drive - No CoreStorage logical volume groups found

    Hey! I'm trying to split a Fusion Drive. Note I've heard the warnings; no need to advise me against it. I know what I'm doing and I have backups of everything if things go horribly wrong. Anyhow, I am following this article which states to type 'diskutil coreStorage list' into terminal while...
  3. smirk

    Homebrew fusion drives

    A few years back, I took apart my 2011 iMac Core i7, added an SSD, and created a homebrew fusion drive with the existing 2 TB mechanical drive. It was like getting a new computer; boot times went from 45+ seconds to something like 15 seconds, and apps felt as if they launched almost instantly...
    • smirk
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    • fusion drive
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  4. Kaikidan

    Mac Mini 2014, Problem with external boot drive

    I have a 2014 Mini, the one with 2.6Ghz and a 1tb slow 5400RPM HD, so as soon as i bought it i instaled a external usb 3.0 120gb SSD merged with a fast 3.0 External HDD, creating a "fusion drive", it worked amazingly well for a long time. But after mojave update if I let my mini go to sleep...
    • Kaikidan
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    • boot external drive fusion drive mac mini
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Mac mini
  5. T

    I got Mojave working on a Mac Pro 4,1, Geforce 710, and a 1 tB fusion drive

    Just throwing a post in here in case people don't find their way to the Mac Pro forum. First off, I got my Mac Pro prepped per @tsialex 's fine instructions, found here. Firmware: Got my firmware updated. Read the thread above and follow directions exactly. Graphics: Removed incompatible...
    • tu2thepoo
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    • firmware fusion drive geforce mac pro mac pro (early 2009) mac pro 2010 mojave
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS Mojave (10.14)
  6. T

    Fusioning mini2018 with external drive?

    Anybody tried this? How snappy it is? Is it even possible? Will Apple ever going to offer fusion with AFPS?
  7. GregorMae

    How can I tell if Fusion drive works properly?

    Hello! Yesterday I bought the iMac 5K with 3TB Fusion drive. I've made two partitions - one for storage (2,5 TB) and one for the system (512 GB). Because I bought the iMac second hand I've clean installed the MojaveOS with the APFS file system. The other partition is Mac OS Extender...
    • GregorMae
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    • fusion drive macos mojave
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: macOS
  8. A

    Self Installed Fusion Drive Mac Mini

    I have a late 2012 Mac mini currently running macOS High Sierra. Back when I bought it a couple years ago I upgraded it and installed a fusion drive on it. If I update to macOS Mojave will my fusion drive still work? Sorry if this question has been answered.
  9. davidgnomo

    iMac late 2012 upgrade

    I'm about to change my iMac with a new one and my dad is getting my old late 2012 : I saw on iFixit a kit to upgrade from a Fusion Disk to SSD and I'd like to give it a try ... can anyone link me a guide to do the job ? On YouTube I found something but they only do the "hardware" part, I need to...
    • davidgnomo
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    • bundle kit fusion drive ifixit imac late 2012 ssd upgrade
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: iMac
  10. Skeptical.me

    Late 2015 HD & Installation Issue

    Late 2015 iMac 5k 27" HD and Installation Issue I think I posted this in the wrong area: Please read if you have time. :) https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/late-2015-imac-hd-split.2148909/
  11. Skeptical.me

    Late 2015 iMac HD Split

    Hi, Late 2015 iMac i5 3.2Ghz 5K 32GB 1TB Fusion I really need help with this. I've been having issues with kernel panics on macOS Mojave. I couldn't boot into Recovery nor Internet Recovery (Both would end in Kernel Panics). Yet no issues were detected in a disgnostics test. And so I created...
    • Skeptical.me
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    • corestorage fusion drive help macos mojave split fusion
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: iMac
  12. davidgnomo

    Is Fusion Drive really that bad ?

    I saw a lot of comments by users of this forum about Fusion Drives and they're often bad ... I still remember how innovative it was when it first was introduced on my late 2011 iMac and I wonder if it's really worth paying more to get an SSD with less room : is it the difference between a Fusion...
    • davidgnomo
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    • fusion drive imac ssd
    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: iMac
  13. E

    2017 27" Base Model + SSD

    Which would you prefer? Average home user.... Base model 27" iMac + SSD. ($1999) 3.4Hz i5 8GB 2400MHz DDR4 512GB SSD Radeon Pro 570 with 4GB video memory Upgraded Graphics and Processor + 2 TB Fusion. ($2129) 3.8GHz quad-core 7th-generation Intel Core i5 processor, Turbo Boost up to...
  14. M

    Mojave Beta Cannot Install with Boot Camp?

    I've been holding off on installing the beta since I have a fusion drive, and I knew that support for those was new and experimental. However, with Mojave releasing in the next few weeks, I figured I'd bite the bullet and install the latest beta today. However, upon launching the installer I...
  15. P

    the cursor becomes really big only restart solve this problem help

    the cursor becomes really big but remain in low res. It happen most of the time while loading something or sometimes randomly. Especially Valve made games. the cursor remain loading most of the time when this happen. when it happen it will not responds to any action like mouse click keyboard...
  16. ipedro

    iMac Bricked: Endless boot loop

    Mojave installed well and worked for a day or two with no issue then suddenly, it rebooted and has been in that boot sequence forever. I looked at the boot sequence in Verbose mode and it looks like some boot files are missing. I tried reinstalling macOS but it just reboots at some point. I...
  17. ipedro

    Mojave: APFS on Fusion Drives

    APFS was announced for Fusion Drives in Mojave. However, beta testers have reported in early betas that Mojave doesn't use the SSD portion of their Fusion Drives, often running out of space at around 100GB. This is how APFS Fusion Drives behave on High Sierra, which doesn't officially support...
  18. S

    Mac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014) Fusion Drive Partition Problems after Bootcamp removal.

    Hi, Sorry if this kind of problem is repeated elsewhere. I'll start at the top for context: Following a botched installation of Bitdefender, my Bootcamp partition decided it wasn't going to boot any more. When safe mode etc wouldn't play ball I decided to remove the partition with bootcamp...
    • SeanusJ
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    • bootcamp fix fusion drive partition problem
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: iMac
  19. waaseemch

    iMac mid 2011...few questions regarding:SSD upgrade

    Hi guys It's my first ever post in any Forum so please please be gentle.... I am new to forums...never used any forums before so please help if I am missing some rules or guide to right direction please.... I have iMac mid 2011 27"....with 1TB HDD...in it.... Given to me by a friend I have...
    • waaseemch
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    • fusion drive imac 2011 raid 0 set up ssd upgrade
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: iMac
  20. I

    Fusion Drive - Data Recovery

    I had a 2012 iMac that recently had the HDD fail. Took to a MicroCenter and they ran diagnostic, discovered physical failed and sent it off to a data recovery lab. The iMac had a Fusion Drive (HDD and SSD working in combo). I was then told by the data recovery center they could not complete the...
    • imacuser55
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    • data extraction data loss fusion drive fusion drive transfer hdd disk imac (27" late 2012) internal ssd recovery hd
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: iMac
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