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Mac mini 2012 SSD upgrade help and Time Machine setup
I have a refurbished 2012 Mac mini 2.3 GHz Quad-core i7 with upgraded 16 GB DDR3 Crucial memory and a stock 1 TB HDD. I’ve been meaning to upgrade the HDD but never got to it. Realized last week that SSDs may be on sale now so trying to figure out how best to do this. I’ve read through some...- tennisproha
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- mac mini ssd time machine
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- Forum: Mac Basics, Help and Buying Advice
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Is anyone running a 2018 Mini from an external SSD
Hi everyone, It's been ages since I've bought a new Mac, in-fact I'm currently only running an old Mac Mini that is starting to show its age. My question to you, is whether anyone is running a new 2018 Mini from an external SSD. I can't justify Apple prices when I can get a good quality 2TB... -
MacBook Pro 2017 13 inch ssd service programm
Apple mailed me that I have to service my MacBook Pro 2017 13 inch no TouchBar An ssd firmware update needs to be applied in order to prevent possible data loss As I live hundreds of miles away from the closest authorized service can someone who has already done the update give me the version...- nkanakakis
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- 2017 13" firmware macbook pro ssd
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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Macbook 2014 new SSD and Bootcamp woes :(
Hello all! First, I would like to thank anyone who can assist! I have looked through many, many posts trying to find a fix and would be very grateful if someone has a solution. Second - while I do have some knowledge of Macs and PCs and computing in general - I am not super savvy and may need...- UpstateMac
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- bootcamp error macbook pro mackbook samsung ssd windows windows 10
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- Forum: Windows, Linux, macOS, & Others on the Mac
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Swap Logic Board MacBook Air 13" 2013 to 2017
Hello, I am curious if it is possible to swap a 2013 Macbook Air logic board with a MBA 2017 logic board. I saw some post at (Upgrade MacBook Air A1466 i5 2013 logic board with a newer one 2015) claimed that he successfully installed a 2015 logic board on a 2013 MBA body. Since the logic board...- gtx3r
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- 2013 2017 logic board macbook 13 macbook air nvme ssd swap upgrade
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- Forum: MacBook Air
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Change Fusion Drive to SSD or upgrade RAM for photo editing?
To speed up my photo editing on Lightroom, I was advised to change my fusion drive to SSD as opposed to upgrading my RAM. Is this the best option? And if so, can somebody recommend a suitable SSD? I've got an iMac 27 inch (late 2013) 3.5 GHz Intel Core i7 Memory 8GB 1600 MHz DDR3 Storage -...- coco carter
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- fusion photo editing ram speed speed up mac ssd
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- Forum: iMac
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Odd performance drop with external SSD on new iMac Pro
Hello professionals :D I'm a proud owner of an iMac Pro for a few days now. I'm coming from an iMac 2013 with Thunderbolt 1 and no retina display. I observed an oddity with external drives and wanted to ask for advice... It's with the SanDisk Extreme 900 (a 1,92TB SSD in Raid0). While on my... -
Odd performance drop with external SSD on new iMac Pro
Hello professionals :D I'm a proud owner of an iMac Pro for a few days now. I'm coming from an iMac 2013 with Thunderbolt 1 and no retina display. I observed an oddity with external drives and wanted to ask for advice... It's with the SanDisk Extreme 900 (a 1,92TB SSD in Raid0). While on my... -
Replacing Fusion disk with SSD (late 2012 iMac)
I'm about to buy an OWC kit to make the upgrade by myself and there's plenty of videos about how to replace the hardware on the OWC site and on YouTube ... what I cannot find anywhere is a tutorial on how to take everything (Mac OS included) from my old Fusion disk and put it on the new SSD ...- davidgnomo
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- diy fusion owc kit ssd tutorial upgrade
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- Forum: iMac
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DIY Thunderbolt 3 SSD
I made a video showing how to build your own fast external NVMe SSD: I am using this setup with a Macbook Pro and will continue to use it as a boot drive with the new Mac Mini. I am thinking that it is the best way to get a fast and large SSD without becoming poor at the same time. Sonnet...- DRDR
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- 970 evo nvme samsung ssd thunderbolt 3
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- Forum: Mac Accessories
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2017 iMac External SSD Boot Drive & Time Machine
Hi, I have a new 2017 iMac 27" 5K 3.5Ghz 1TB Fusion drive. I added a 500GB M.2 SSD in a USB-C to USB-C External Housing as the the boot drive. It's certainly made a difference in performance. However, the Fusion Drive has a Windows 10 partition (Boot Camp) and 750GB of free space. I am just...- Skeptical.me
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- external boot drive fusion imac 2017 internal drive m.2 ssd time machine backup
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Can I use this SSD to upgrade my MacBook's storage?
I have a MacBook Pro 13' 2015 and was wondering if I can use this SSD to upgrade my Macbook's storage. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07J2WBKXF/ref=twister_B07JBDFWJT?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 If not what kind of SSD's can I use that doesn't break the bank(Under 200 pounds/dollars).- runirogvason
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- macbook macbook 13 macbook 13 2015 macbook pro ssd storage
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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MP 1,1-5,1 Which is the best combination of bootable NVMe PCIe card & SSD blade for the cMP?
I recently got my new Mac Pro up & running (a Mid 2012), and because in the short term I've moved my hard drives over from my previous Mac Pro (a Mid 2009), I currently have the following installed: 2 x 1TB Hard Drives, configured as a single 2TB volume via RAID 0. This volume is the boot...- Diamond Dave
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- 970 evo highpoint mac pro nvme ssd ssd7101a-1
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- Forum: Mac Pro
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Boot times under NVMe?
Hi, I've been itching to replace my SATA SSD boot drive with an NVMe one (plus PCI card, probably a cheapie). But I'm not sure if it's worth it. How much faster would Mojave boot on NVMe at 1500MB/s or 3000MB/s compared to a SATA SSD? Did anyone happen to do a timed test? Thanks! -
NVMe SSD on Mac Pro Early 2009 Flashed to 5.1
Hi all I am new here and very new to Mac Pro workings after my windows system crashed etc.... Anyways bought a Mac Pro 5.1, 12 core 3ghz 64gb ram 250 gb SSD have upgraded the graphics to a AMD Radeon 560 and installed Mojave. My issue is the NVME SSD western digital 1TB won't recognise. Am I... -
MacBook Pro - SSD Bracket
Hi there, I am currently purchasing an SSD to replace my slower HDD for my MacBook Pro. I will most likely use a Samsung 860 Evo. I just wanted to know which bracket I should use for this upgrade. Please respond with any suggestions and or links.- At_Op45
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- bracket macbook pro macbook pro "13 mid 2012 ssd upgrade
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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MacBook Pro Mid-2012 SSD Upgrade
Hi there, I am currently purchasing an SSD to replace my slower HDD for my MacBook Pro. I will most likely use a Samsung 860 Evo. I just wanted to know which bracket I should use for this upgrade. Please respond with any suggestions and or links. -
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2017 21.5" iMac external ssd
hi! i bought the 2017 21.5" iMac about a year ago.. it was a bit slow than what i expected but it did what i needed it to do (music producer and an audio engineer ) but as i progressed as an audio engineer i upgraded to a better DAW (Pro Tools) and i have added a lot of 3rd-party plugins along...- Bar Zehavi
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- imac ssd
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Samsung T5 as bootdrive
Hey guys, I bought the T5 to use it as the boot drive of my 21inc iMac late 2015. I now tried to set it up like explained in videos or in Apple Support Thread. The following problem occurs: The SSD is never shown, when I try to choose my boot drive. I formated it as extended journaled... but...- Morrohype
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- bootdrive disc utility ssd system ssd
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- Forum: Mac Basics, Help and Buying Advice
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With macOS Is it possible to create a Swap File on an external SSD?
I have a new 2017 iMac 27" 5K iMac with 1TB Fusion drive. With macOS Is it possible to create a Swap File on an external SSD? Just wondering if it's worth trying. Thanks :)- Skeptical.me
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- external macos ssd swap file
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- Forum: macOS