2013 imac really slow boot up and slow

[lasloduncan]

response times..I need some guidance on the concept of adding an ssd external clone drive-please --there are lots of information and diy info- youtube, etc on here with lots of jargon, some I get, some I do not--so specifically please-someone who has done this...

like most of this stuff once you do it...no problem-

buy the hw (what which etc and from whom) and find one identical video to follow along with while doing.-one thing that nags at me --I have a thunderbolt which uses a firewire connection yet the added clone ssd will be a usb instead of a firewire..?? -

being a home user with mac stuff requires a technical level of expertise and constant refreshing of techniques it seems. thanks all

 

[Fishrrman]

Get a USB3 external SSD and use that for your boot drive.

Don't "over-think" this. It's actually quite easy.

A 512gb SSD will do the job. You could even use 256gb if you wanted.

My recommendation is to NOT use either firewire or thunderbolt. USB3 will be fine, cheaper as well.

Once you have the drive in your hands, use Disk Utility to erase it to "Mac OS extended with journaling enabled".

At this point you can either "clone over" your existing OS install, or do a "fresh install" onto the SSD.
Your choice.

Get the drive into your hands, and then ask for guidance.
(and hey, I'd get rid of that avatar, too)

 

[lasloduncan]

thanks that sort of confirms the vids on subject...avatar is for my fans....they would be crushed
[doublepost=1547346417][/doublepost]took your advice got a haircut ....better??

 

[wardie]

I use USB3 interface for external SSD on iMac and get 500-600MB/s transfers with a Samsung T5 1TB drive, cheapish these days, works well and bus powered so on/off with computer, no extra power brick. For anything materially faster with similar one drive setup is via TB3 and NVMe blades, but cost say 3x more.