Questions tagged [ssd]
Solid State Disk, a generic term for computer storage devices that have no moving parts and do not involve a "hard disk". A hard disk, in contrast, is a device incorporating a spinning platter or platters that store information magnetically.
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Will the HDD from an existing fusion drive work in another iMac with a different SSD?
I have an iMac 2017 that is dead, will not power on, and I would assume it's the logic board since power supply replacement didn't help. I have another one of the same iMac that is working, and I want ...
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iMac booting Ventura 13.7.8 from external SSD has panics/restarts on waking from sleep. Hardware issue?
My iMac is experiencing panics on waking from sleep and restarting... this doesn't happen every time, but it's become more of an issue in the last month or so. It has happened a couple of times during ...
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How to maintain bootability when reformatting the stock SSD from a Mac Pro (2019; 7,1)?
I've been digging around online for an answer to this and I can't seem to find one.
The Mac Pro (2019; 7,1) comes with a stock SSD that, thanks to the T2 chip, is required in order for the machine to ...
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Can I transfer data from my non working 2011 iMac hard drive to my M2 Mac Mini?
I have a 2011 iMac. It turns on, but none of the ports on the back work.
I can’t use the keyboard or trackpad. I would like to transfer the data on the hard drive to my M2 Mac Mini. I removed the hard ...
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Why does an ExFAT external SSD mount, and an APFS external SSD fails to?
To no avail I've reformatted a Samsung QVO 8TB SSD as APFS with GPT so that I can use that external for iPhone backups with a symlink. Unfortunately, every time I format the SSD as APFS it never ...
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How do I install Windows with no macOS partition?
I am trying to install Windows 11 on my 2018 Mac Mini. I have wiped the macOS partition, but not before I used Boot Camp Assistant to snag the Windows support files and drivers. I have them copied on ...
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Tahoe running slower on my M1 Mini
There has been a noticeable slowdown in macOS 26, with a waiting Beach Ball making an unwelcome return... login is 5 - 10 seconds slower on my M1 Mini.
My system SSD is only 20% used..
In Tahoe, ...
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Macbook Pro 2016 SSD Storage is filling up with System Data. Any idea why this happens? How should I solve this? [duplicate]
Specs of laptop:
Macbook Pro 2016 15 inch
Mac OS Monterey 12.7.6
How should I solve this? I recently factory reset the laptop and installed all apps.
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How to mount a drive that can be accessed only by the current user?
I need an external encrypted drive to be accessible only by the current user.
I have written the following script that a user can execute to mount the drive :
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diskutil umount force "${...
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Time Machine backup disk not writeable any longer
I have a 2 TB external SSD backup drive using Time Machine with my iMac. It worked great for 6 years, doing regular backups of my iMac hard drive.
Suddenly it has stopped doing backups, and, in fact, ...
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Is there a way to keep and use iTunes as well as additional music on a portable SSD hard drive instead of on my main desktop computer? [duplicate]
New to the community so my apologies if this question has already been asked! Trying to figure out how to either have my iTunes and any music that I add to a separate external SSD hard drive, or at ...
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My 2009 Mac Pro won't startup
Pressing the power button leads to a click then after a few seconds another click.
Nothing happens, no chime, no sound of anything happening. Dead as a doornail.
The startup drive is an OWC Mercury ...
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Sandisk SSD portable not detected neither on Mac or Windows
I was watching videos from my SSD external drive on my Mac and the machine suddenly died by low battery. When turned on my SSD doesn't show up literally anywhere except on the USB device tree which is ...
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Constantly connected external ssd in mac mini m4
I'm about to switch my Windows PC to a Mac mini m4.
I will probably go for the base model with 256GB of memory.
Since it has a relatively small hard drive, I will get some external storage.
I saw many ...
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How to switch SSDs in Macbook Pro Retina 13'' Late 2012 and Macbook Pro 15'' Mid 2009?
I am using a MBP Retina 13'' Late 2012 (MBP10,2) (I know, very old, but still running great and very smooth with the latest Ubuntu) with a 121 GB APPLE SSD SM128E – which is quite small, particularly ...
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