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    Disk Utility problem when formatting external SSD:s or faulty drive?

    Sorry for my bad English. I have three external ssd drives. 1 samsung t7 shield 2tb 1 samsung t7 shield 1tb 1 samsung t5 500gb I can without any problems format the t7 shield 2tb and the t5 500gb (using APFS / GUID). But when I try to format the t7 shield 1tb, using the same APFS /...
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    • disk utility external disk harddrive disk utility solid state drive ssd
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: macOS Monterey (12)
  2. RenaldoG

    Replace 2019 iMac 1TB Fusion with Internal or External SSD?

    Hi everyone, I have a 2019 5K iMac that just went out of warranty and the 1TB Fusion Drive has been very underwhelming. I bought the Samsung 870 QVO 1TB SSD and simply want to know if there will be a difference in whether I run it internally or externally. I know that there are faster options...
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    • fusion drive imac (27" 2019) solid state drive ssd
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: iMac
  3. gocke004

    3.0 vs 6.0 GB/s SATA SSD Drive for Macbook Pro (Mid 2009)

    Dear Fellow MBP Enthusiasts, I am considering upgrading the storage on my mid 2009 Macbook Pro (5,3). It currently runs off of the original 320 GB HDD. The computer is getting extremely slow as of late. I am also upgrading RAM to 8 GB (the max supported on this model). This laptop is only...
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    • hard drive replacement macbook pro macbook pro (15" 2009) sata solid state drive ssd
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  4. gocke004

    TiBook (Gigabit) HD Replacement

    Dear Fellow PPC Enthusiasts, I have seen this question posted numerous times on the tubes and in various venues. In my research I've been seeing some conflicting reports and information floating around. I thought I'd come here now that it's 2018 and ask again! I've got a titanium PowerBook G4...
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    • hard drive advice hard drive replacement hd failure partitioning scheme powerbook powerbook g4 powerbook g4 titanium solid state drive ssd tibook
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
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    Installed new SSD but won’t boot

    Okay so I have a MacBook Pro (Late 2011) I bought new back in March of 2012. A couple months back it started running very sluggish and acting odd. I had windows installed on it as well and it would flag me saying my hdd was damaged and to backup my files. Eventually my Mac would boot to the logo...
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    Where to find & recover imported iPhone photos

    Hi! My wife's SSD in an old 13in MBP stopped working today. She restarted it due to some problem and then it got stuck on the start-up screen, and after multiple attempts to fix the problem with no luck, I've given up on the SSD. However, I was able to use Date Rescue to copy the files over...
  7. Koodauw

    USB 3.0 Flash drive vs USB 3.0 SSD.

    Can someone help me out. I am looking for a fast way to transfer some pictures and other large files from computer to computer. Would be somewhere in the range of 20Gb-60Gb. Would a USB 3.0 flash drive be any different than a usb 3.0 SSD? A flash drive can be had for much cheaper, so would...
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    Macbook Pro crashes when I watch a movie

    Hey everyone, I recently bought a new hard drive SSD SanDisk 480GB after the apple store told me my previous hard drive was the issue of crashing. After installing the SSD drive with the new Operating System, my computer still crashes. It also crashes to Civilization 5. Can anyone help with...
    • staawq
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    • apple civilization computers crashing hard drive mac macbook pro operating system solid state drive video
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
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