Bootcamp dilema

[kovami06]

So I have a new MacBook Pro 16 after my old trusty mac died rather ingloriously. And for occasional gaming, I am considering Bootcamp with WIN10. The question I am debating if I should partition the internal HDD or buy external 120GB SSD and install it there. What solution do you find better and more reliable?

With Regards Milan

 

[dimme]

Even thought I use a thunderbolt external on my iMac to run Windows. I would say use the internal drive if possible it is a lot easier to setup. I am only using a external because of space issues on the internal drive.

 

[Juicy Box]

I would say use the internal drive if possible it is a lot easier to setup.

I looked into making an external Windows boot drive, and never really found a simple solution.

A while back, I figured out a way to make a external Windows boot drive, and i made it, but never tested it. If I remember, I will test it when I get home, just to see if it works.

Basically, I installed Windows using Boot Camp on the internal SATA SSD of my MBP. I then swapped it for another SSD and put the Windows drive in an external Thunderbolt enclosure.

I ended up giving away the computer that this was for, so I never got around to testing it, but I don't know why it wouldn't work.

I am not sure if most people would consider this complex, but I thought it is simple.

 

[kovami06]

Alright, so I will probably go with the install on the internal drive. Thanks for the input. By the way out of curiosity is this still valid? https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/31/how-windows-10-mac-boot-camp-external-drive-video/

 

[dimme]

Alright, so I will probably go with the install on the internal drive. Thanks for the input. By the way out of curiosity is this still valid? https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/31/how-windows-10-mac-boot-camp-external-drive-video/

Not sure about that method, Last time I installed to a external drive I created a windows install with bootcamp on my internal then used winclone to move it to the external and then deleted the internal copy.

 

[hfg]

While running Windows from your internal drive, it is a good idea to connect your external enclosure such that Windows will recognize it and possibly install a driver for it. Then when you transplant the SSD into the external enclosure it should work. I have external Windows drives on my iMacs and Mac Minis running on the Thunderbolt interface with no problems (used Winclone on the iMacs to transfer to the external drive).