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  1. R

    Photo backup /storage

    I am really struggling with finding a way to back up and store my photos, particularly using an external HD. I want to be able to put photos on an external hard drive and then delete them off my MacBook. It is my understanding that Time Machine will not accomplish this. Is there a way to export...
  2. B

    About This Mac saying all my disc is filled up with "system files"

    So after Sierra the storage tab on About My Mac is showing the basically all my disk is full with system files. Does anybody have the same issue?
  3. knightazura

    Purgeable Space

    Hi guys, Just switched many years ago from PC (Windows/Linux user) to Mac for the first time, and i go for the new 13" MBPr 2016 TB (base model). There some much stuff that I should learned about mac environment, and I want ask about "Purgeable space" on this new macOS. I've search about this...
    • knightazura
    • Thread
    • macos sierra optimized storage purgeable space storage
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  4. johnbarr00

    Which storage option?

    Hi there, I am about to do a big upgrade to my computer storage. I am a videographer and I work with a lot of high resolution footage for editing. I was just looking for some advice about which direction to go for the upgrade. I am currently using a USB 3.0 4-Bay Raid tower (Raid 5) 4 x 4TB...
  5. G

    Can the Photo's library be moved to a NAS drive?

    My MacBook Pro 250GB SSD is full and its mostly photos and videos. Is it possible to point the Photo's app to store its library on a NAS drive? This would release 3/4 of my local Mac storage and still allow me to use the Photo's app as my interface which I like.
  6. Taj Armstrong

    Using Thunderbolt storage as Windows startup disk

    Hi guys, I'm using a 2014 iMac Retina with a 1TB Fusion Drive. I like to upgrade my Mac to include more than 120GB of SSD storage, so at first I looked at replacing the internal hard drive. The 68-step iFixit guide mat it seem like a pretty risky procedure, and I'm now wondering if you can use...
  7. jgelin

    Photos App representing space wrong?

    Hello all, I have a question about my Photos library and the amount of space it is taking up. According to my About this Mac panel I have around 66GB of photos on my internal SSD drive, Athena. However, that is the same size as my photos library that is on an external HDD named Odin according...
    • jgelin
    • Thread
    • external storage macos sierra 10.12 photos photos app ssd storage
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS Sierra (10.12)
  8. J

    13'' MacBook Pro Non-Touch Bar Configuration Options for Programmer

    Hi everyone, I am studying computer science in college next year, and I have decided to purchase a 2016 13'' MacBook Pro without the touch bar. I personally don't care for the touch bar, and I have decided the 2.9 GHz processor isn't worth it for me. I do however have a question about the...
    • Juneauu
    • Thread
    • 2016 coder macbook pro programmer ram storage
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  9. F

    Macbook Pro 15" Configuration

    Hey everyone! I'm really excited by the new Macbook Pros as I have been waiting for over an year to come them out. I currently use an old Macbook Pro 17" Early 2009 with a 1TB SSD that I installed later. I absolutely need a new machine since the work I do is pretty intensive from music...
    • fpenta
    • Thread
    • 15" cpu macbook pro storage
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  10. prvt.donut

    PSA: Don't put off backup management until it is too late! How to prepare for the worst!

    A recent post by yet another user whose RAID 5 array failed and due to unautomated backups is now facing a huge bill to recover missing data from a data recovery company that led me to create this thread. Too many companies and IT professionals haven't had this drilled into them enough and as a...
    • prvt.donut
    • Thread
    • backup data failure integrity raid recovery replication storage
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  11. ItsAShaunParty

    NAS Showdown: QNAP v. Synology! There will be blood!

    Hey All! Not sure if this has been covered but, well, let's pretend "no." I am an ex-Apple employee who has been out of the circle for a while. I need a NAS (Network Attached Storage) device. I use a Macbook11,3. Most of my needs for the extra space/cloud is back-up. But it would be nice to...
  12. A

    32GB?

    Does anyone know how much storage the 32gb 7plus comes with out the box?
  13. B

    Inconsistent Storage Reports

    Can someone tell me what's going on here? https://i.gyazo.com/0fc8836d428f4caa535f2a55ab64eb35.png I tried OmniDiskSweeper and it reports about 74 gigs of total storage used up as well. This extra 31.97 gigs is quite a mystery, is it even there or is the report just inaccurate? It's not too big...
  14. jjiangweilan

    Suggestions needed, RAM or Storage!

    I just move from Windows to Mac and going to buy the new rMBP 13" at late Oct. I am wondering whether I should upgrade RAM to 16BG or storage to 512GB because I have a limited budget so I have to choose one of them. I'm a computer science student. Actually, I have started to develop iOS app on...
  15. janeauburn

    256 GB?

    What's on your phone that makes so much storage necessary?
  16. R

    Unable to Save Files on AFP Share

    We have a Mac server running on OS X Mavericks. This server hosts AFP network shares for our Mac users. Share permissions are administered via ACLs and Active Directory groups (the Macs are domain joined). Users are having issues saving to various folders within the shares. For example, if a...
  17. S

    Sierra Upgrade eats available SSD space on mid-2010 MBP

    I have a mid-2010 MBP that I upgraded with a 128gb SSD in the normal bay, and a 1tb HDD in the superdrive bay. I use the SSD for the OS and symlinked most of the user files to an HDD in the superdrive bay (thus keeping the minimal amount of information on the SSD). Since upgrading to Sierra I...
  18. one1

    Storage question with virtual drive

    I've attached these two screens of my drive storage report. Since this is a MacBook Air I'm trying to watch my storage space and it appears as though this 30gb drive is virtual inside the 15gb, which is backwards so I know I'm not looking at it right. I'm trying to see if I need the 15gb, but...
    • one1
    • Thread
    • macbook air parallels storage virtual
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  19. V

    Need help - iPhone 7 Plus 32 GB - enough with 200 GB iCloud?

    Hello, I am not sure if I understand it correctly so I would like to hear someone else's opinion. I am switching from iPhone 6S Plus (already sold it) to iPhone 7 Plus and I have 2 options: buy 32 GB version and have it delivered within a few days buy 128 GB version and have it delivered in a...
    • vasucek
    • Thread
    • icloud iphone 7 plus storage
    • Replies: 35
    • Forum: iPhone
  20. M

    Storage in mac os sierra

    Hi everyone! In the new Mac OS we can see and easily control our storage, and that great! But the only thing hats not is that my System storage is using up to 63 Gb, which is a lot of space, considering the fact, that its a little over the half of my computer memory. Is there a way that i can...
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