Hi,
I have just added a new 500GB SSD into my 17 2.3GHZ late 2012 Mac Mini...and so far ..after studiously following i-fixit, crucial and youtube guides...everything seems to be as it should be.
I want to move my OS and key applications to the SSD, but save files, documents and media to the original 1 TB HDD...and possible even an external HDD going forward as fill up the HDD.
Firstly I should note that I am keen to retain the current OS X 10.9.5...as I am not sure if some of my key apps and streaming web sites work on Yosemite or even el Capitan...and would rather not take the risk until I have fully tested on my iMac.
So far I have mounted the SSD and partitioned as 1 partition and named so that I can now see it under devices.
I don't have too much data on the original HDD as brought recently from apple as a refurb...so just want to find out how I can move OS and key apps to the SSD, and then going forward ensure the mac mini boots from the SSD, key apps are read from the SSD, and I can point the mac to save files etc to the HDD or subsequent external HDD.
would really appreciate guidance here.
..one other thing...is there any free diagnostic tool I can use to check that my install and reassemble was all correct...eg that fan works etc...
cheers
I have just added a new 500GB SSD into my 17 2.3GHZ late 2012 Mac Mini...and so far ..after studiously following i-fixit, crucial and youtube guides...everything seems to be as it should be.
I want to move my OS and key applications to the SSD, but save files, documents and media to the original 1 TB HDD...and possible even an external HDD going forward as fill up the HDD.
Firstly I should note that I am keen to retain the current OS X 10.9.5...as I am not sure if some of my key apps and streaming web sites work on Yosemite or even el Capitan...and would rather not take the risk until I have fully tested on my iMac.
So far I have mounted the SSD and partitioned as 1 partition and named so that I can now see it under devices.
I don't have too much data on the original HDD as brought recently from apple as a refurb...so just want to find out how I can move OS and key apps to the SSD, and then going forward ensure the mac mini boots from the SSD, key apps are read from the SSD, and I can point the mac to save files etc to the HDD or subsequent external HDD.
would really appreciate guidance here.
..one other thing...is there any free diagnostic tool I can use to check that my install and reassemble was all correct...eg that fan works etc...
cheers