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Enclosure needed for OWC Aura SSD
Hi there. I found the OWC Aura 1TB SSD module that I must have purchased during a Black Friday special - and realized too late I couldn't use it. So I'm trying to find an external enclosure I can put this SSD module in. I can't make heads or tails of which OWC enclosure will or won't work...- silverlakerCA
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- enclosure owc ssd
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- Forum: Mac Accessories
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How Do I Erase & Mount This Synthesized Drive?
Hello, I have a Fusion Drive and run macOS Monterey. When I did a surface test on Windows BootCamp which was a mistake, I lost the SSD part of the Fusion Drive and I fresh installed macOS, I'm only running macOS on the Fusion Drive's 2TB hardisk. This was almost a year ago. I'm still trying to... -
iPhone 13 Pro Connecting an SSD to iPhone 13 Pro is an absolute nightmare
Here we are in 2022, latest iPhone Pro. I am preparing for my holiday in Australia, this time trying to shoot exclusively with my phone. With a gimbal, in Filmic Pro, where every 10 seconds counts for ~100MB. So, I wanted to shoot in Filmic, then export the videos straight to an external SSD... -
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Can I use an external SSD for Everything (instead of the internal)
Hi, I have a macbook 2017 13' I tried to install Monterey and it said it can't because I have SMART Errors and the drive can't be repaired and to backup I looked at disk utility in normal and in recovery mode and both said it's ok Then I went About this Mac > System Report > Storage and it...- ahhhyeah
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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iPad Air Do factory resets wear out the storage chips on Apple devices?
I had read somewhere that continuously rewriting data on an SSD will wear out the number of write cycles it has and cause it to fail. I reset my new iPad Air so I could restore it from an iCloud backup and get access to my Google Authenticator, but I couldn't, so I reset it again and set it back... -
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Dealing with 128gb on a 2018 Mini
Hi All - A few years ago I found an amazing deal on a 2018 base model Mini and I bought it (like, REALLY good deal). I knew the 128gb drive was limiting, so I purchased a 1TB external SSD with a Thunderbolt enclosure and attached that to the Mini permanently. Following some advice I read, I set... -
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Home Office / Music Studio Storage Solution
Setting up an office/music studio with a couple of 1st Generation Mac Pros, a 2018 256GB MacBook Air, and a 2019 256GB MacBook Pro. Want to put the laptops in cool looking stands and run them in clamshell mode if possible. Not sure due to the fans. Will likely be picking up a Mac Studio in the...- HUGE AL
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- mac pro macbook nas ssd storage thunderbolt
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- Forum: Mac Basics, Help and Buying Advice
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MP 7,1 Slow boot when adding more drives?
I tried Googling this but only get generic answers or solutions to different problems. I recently reacquired a Mac Pro (7,1) and it worked well initially. When I added 2x spinning disks and a SATA ssd using a sonnet J3i, it takes a long time to boot. The spinning indicator spins for 3-4... -
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SSD performance is worse in bootcamp Win10 (Mac mini 2018)
I just installed Windows 10 on my Mac mini 2018 (Apple SSD Ap0256M/Intel Core i5-8500B). Random 4K (QD=1) test: MacOS: 40.88 MB/s Read, 297.31 MB/s Write Win10: 13.05 MB/s Read, 68.67 MB/s Write I do feel laggy when I use Win10. What could the problem be?- wayneli0x1
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- bootcamp ssd windows 10
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- Forum: Windows, Linux, macOS, & Others on the Mac
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iMac 2638 (late '13 21.5") - new SSD/RAM but black screen
I have had a lengthy repair starting with trying to upgrade to a SSD and upgrade the RAM on a late '13 21.5" iMac. Unit starts up; i.e. I can hear the fan spinning and after several seconds I hear a start-up chime, but the screen stays black; no apple logo. I have checked and the LED lights on... -
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Macbook Pro 13" keeps frying my SSD's
I have a Macbook Pro 13" mid 2012 that I've upgraded with 16 gb ram and an SSD (kept the 500gb hdd instead of the disc drive). First I tried with a Corsair SSD Force Series GS 128GB, but after some time it stopped working - as in it's 100% dead. Doesn't work in other devices either. Then I...- Andersbruhn
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- help repair ssd
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- Forum: Mac Basics, Help and Buying Advice
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iMac removable screen - 2012-2020 hardware mod
I miss the iMacs of 2009-2011. Despite their high GPU failure rates they were easy to get in to and upgrade. Specifically upgrading hard drives with SSDs. It is not an impossible task with 2012-2020 iMacs, but its sort of a one-and-done thing. You can really only remove and replace the adhesive... -
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Mac PCIe SSD — USB (for a one-time installation)
Hi There, I'm trying to install OS onto a PCIe before I strip down the Mac! usually, i chuck a HDD in a SATA cable to usb. job done. But im finding it really hard to find a similar cable/adapter for a Mac-based PCIe or at least one that doesnt codt a fortune -... -
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iMac SSD Help
Hi guys. I currently have a 2017 27 IMac 4.2 with 1TB Fusion Drive and 32gb RAM. I am always working with Lightroom and Photoshop for work and I noticed that my Fusion Drive now cannot perform anymore. I just purchased a Crucial BX500 2TB and a Samsung NVme 970 Evo Plus 1TB If I upgrade both... -
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PCIe 2.0 x2 and PCIe 2.0 x4 for iMac
Hi everyone, hope you are well. Can anyone recommend a PCIe 2.0 x2 and PCIe 2.0 x4 and adapter if required for imac 2014 and a 2015? Also, will I have to do any weird updates or is it pretty much plugin and boot in recovery, format/install? then in the future just normal updates via Mac OS... -
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upgrade 2014 and 2015 imacs to SSD or PCIe?
Hi hope you are all well, a quickish question? I hear about PCIe lanes i think x2, Sata 3, thunderbolt 2. Am i best just wanging in a samsung Evo in the easy to reach sata3? or will dismantling it all to put in a PCIe drive be worth it or is it throttled and not much point? Thanks for... -
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Will I need an external scratch disk?
I am doing photo and video editing as well as some 3d (Blender) and will be updating from a 2010 Mac Pro. In the Mac Pro I use a dedicated 1TB SATA SSD as a scratch disk for caches and such. I was taught that it's always best to keep a scratch disk that is physically separate from the system...- danqi
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- cache external hard drive mac studio performance scratch disc ssd
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- Forum: Mac Studio
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Which HD enclosure for Mac Studio (6 HDDs and SSDs)
My 2010 Mac Pro is on it's last legs and I'm finally planning to upgrade to a Mac Studio and Studio Display. Problem is, I am currently using 3 internal HDDs and 3 internal SSDs inside my Mac Pro and will need a new place to move them to. Replacing them all with new individual external drives...- danqi
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- external enclosure hdd mac studio ssd
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- Forum: Mac Basics, Help and Buying Advice
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SSD in Mac Studio: is it upgradable?
Any indications that the SSD in the Mac Studio could be user upgradable? I intend to buy the base M1 Max version with the 512GB SSD, but will I be able to change it in the future? Or could we add a second SSD in there?- Cham2000
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- ssd studio upgradable macs
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- Forum: Apple Silicon (Arm) Macs
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MP 7,1 Apple SSD kit vs PCIe SSD
Hello, I've just bought a Mac pro 2019 (7,1) with all basic specs and I've quickly run out of disk space (250GB ssd). I have only the n1 original Apple SSD and slot 2 is empty. First Q: What is the difference between upgrading the original Apple SSD kit and adding an additional SSD on the...
