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    Can't Copy File to External SSD

    My MacStudio has a 2 TB internal drive, and there is currently ~700 GB used and ~1.3 TB free. I'm trying to copy a file of ~650 GB from the internal drive to an external 1 GB SSD. Each time the copy is prepared, I receive an error message asking me to free additional space (~5 GB) on the...
    • Godel_I
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    • macos macstudio ssd
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: macOS
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    My Powermac G5 Project Thread

    I'll no doubt have a load of questions on this over the coming weeks/months so figured I'd start a thread :) The recent killing off of the Mac Pro line encouraged me to scratch an itch I've been wanting to for 20+ years, a Powermac G5. I still have a lot of design, development and music work...
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    Budget SSD For Time Machine

    Good Friday morning all. I need to purchase an SSD for my M1 MacBook Air with 256GB so I can back it up with Time Machine. At the moment it has 148GB free and I don't expect that to change much. Can I get away with a 500GB Samsung T7 SSD? I'm on a tight budget and don't want to spend more than...
  4. realLucaR

    MP 7,1 How can I get the 8TB modules for the Mac Pro?

    So I want to upgrade my 2019 Mac Pro to 8TB of SSD storage, thus replacing the 2x2TB Apple modules I currently have installed. However, it doesn't matter where I look, I cannot find a single kit out there. The only thing I could find was the SSD kit for the 2023 Mac Pro. I contacted a friend...
    • realLucaR
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    • mac mac pro mac pro (2019) ssd
    • Replies: 29
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  5. dagi

    M4 Mac Mini regularly reboots itself

    Hi all, Last summer I took the plunge of buying a base model M4 Mac Mini. This is my first Mac after being a Windows user for many decades, I was attracted to the idea of having an Apple desktop that would allow seamless integration with my iPhone and iPad. The experience has been ok but a...
    • dagi
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    • external drive rebootiing satechi hub ssd
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: macOS
  6. realLucaR

    Experience with chinese SSD upgrades for the Mac studio?

    Hello everyone! So I picked up an M4 Max Mac Studio at the Apple Store a couple days ago (14C 32C, 36GB, 512GB). That was the only model they had in stock, all the other configurations would take 7 weeks to get here, and by that time I'd be out of business probably 😂 However, the 512GB SSD is...
    • realLucaR
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    • mac studio mac studio m4 ssd upgrade
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Mac Studio
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    Other SSD Prices for our older Macs...WTF!!!!

    Hi Everyone, We all know that one of the "best" upgrades that you can do on an old Mac is to replace the slow often failing spinning hard drive with an SSD. USUALLY this is also a super cost effective upgrade....HOWEVER, has anyone else checked prices on SSD's lately? WTF!!!! I checked, for...
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    MacBook Air 13“ M1 OS accumulating hughe system files

    Hi everyone, I tried to search the forum, cause I‘m sure I‘m not alone. I have an issue with my work laptop. M1 Air 13“ 16/256GB When I run Adobe products it gets really slow, klicks in Premiere don‘t execute on first try, eg right click on a file in timeline to call the menu. I checked RAM...
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    MP 1,1-5,1 2.5" to 3.5" sled adaptor

    Hi all Have had a 2009 Mac Pro 5,1 for a while, and put an SSD in there to speed it up a wee bit. Of course, its just hanging in there by the SATA and power interface. I dont see it failing out/breaking any time soon, but its not ideal. Sled adaptors are available commercially, from as little...
    • Tich77
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    • adaptor drive sled macpro 2009 ssd
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Mac Pro
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    secure erase from an SSD

    Whats the best way to erase everything from my 1TB Samsung Evo860 ssd ? Im going to sell it and i want all data to be erased completelly. Samsung offers their app (Magician) but it will not work on Macs. What would you do?
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    MP 6,1 Help! Is this MacBook Pro SSD suited for use in my MacPro6,1?

    I want to get an used Apple 1TB SSD for my 2013 Mac Pro (MacPro6,1). I found a seller at my local marketplace selling an used Apple 1TB SSD taken from a MacBook Pro (not Mac Pro). The SSD seems to have the same form factor as that for my stock SSD in my Mac Pro. However, there is no heat sink...
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    Picking an External SSD for storage (T7 vs NVMe)

    Hi y'all! After 14 years I upgraded from a MBP 13 inch i5 to a Mac mini m4 + Thunderbolt Display 27 inch (512 GB - 16GB) It's been an amazing upgrade! :) External storage is my next step, but it's been bogging me. Mounting it on the aluminum back of my Thunderbolt Display will help a bit...
    • EternalZone
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    • external mac mini m4 owc samsung 990 pro samsung t7 ssd
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Mac mini
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    External Hard Drive - Dreaded "Error 36"

    I've had a Seagate HDD (4TB) for a couple of years. It is formatted ExFAT due to the fact that sometimes I need cross compatibility with Windows. I take a lot of large format photos and don't have a solution outside of external hard drives for the time being. All said, we're looking at...
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    Finding an adapter or external caddy for a mid-2014 MacBook Pro SSD please

    Hi everyone, I've attempted to search a number of forums and search engines, but I'm still none the wiser for the exact item that I need. I have an old Mid 2014 15 inch MacBook Pro, which until December 2024 was completely faultless. It now randomly shuts off, sometimes after minutes, sometimes...
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    Copying a SPECIFIC FOLDER onto a SPECIFIC external SSD, results in ejecting THAT SPECIFIC SSD, but not ANY OTHER external SSDs.

    Hi everyone. I suddenly out of the blue, have run into a very strange problem and I wonder if it has occurred to anyone else. So here it goes. Wanting to backup my thunderbird folder on my mac mini (~/users/xxxxx/Library/thunderbird) I dragged it to an external SSD, I use to backup all sorts...
  16. ryanflucas

    Buying a Mac Mini but which storage size?

    It's safe to say that any Mac Mini model I buy will be faster then what I use now. I have a 21.5" iMac 2017 4K (16GB ram, 500GB SSD, Core i7 3.6GHZ, Radeon Pro 560 4GB, Mac OS Ventura). I'm considering replacement with a Mac Mini (M4 Pro chip with 12‑core CPU, 16‑core GPU, 16‑core Neural Engine...
  17. jent

    Does it matter which port/hub I use when transferring large files between two external drives?

    I have a Mac mini M4 with one of those third-party docks made specifically for this model. I have an old external RAID enclosure and I want to copy a few terabytes' worth of files from it to a single-disk external USB drive. I'm hoping to use my 2TB NVMe SSD drive in the dock as a "middleman"...
    • jent
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    • data transfer nvme ssd usb-c
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Mac mini
  18. jent

    Simple NVMe question: Do you need to eject?

    I recently bought a base Mac mini M4 and one of those third-party hubs that goes right under the Mac mini and fits it perfectly. It also has an NVMe slot so I was able to get a 2TB SSD for some additional storage. Coming from the land of external enclosures, where I typically only connected...
    • jent
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    • external drive hard drive nvme ssd storage
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Mac mini
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    Boot from main HD store in external SSD

    I have a M4 Mac mini and just want to boot from the main HD - however I wanted to EVERYTHING in the external drive. I purchased the 256gb version which is why I want everything on the external. I have a 4TB external drive and it seems that everything is doubling up on my external as a shortcut...
  20. Shelly74

    SSD Firmware update?

    I will update my Kingston Fury Renegade SSD to latest firmware but I found only a Windows Tool from Kingston which not work on my MAC Studio M4 Max and latest macOS 15. I don't have a PC, is there any other solution to update the Firmware? I don't understand why is so complicate to update the...
    • Shelly74
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    • firmware ssd
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: macOS
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