Setting Up iMac with multiple External Drives.
Sorry for the typo in the title. I can't figure out how to correct the title.
Im starting to assemble a new set-up for photo and video editing along with storage on an iMac. I figure that using multiple external HDs is the only to way work with as much content as I have.
To start off with I will be working with a 2TB SSD iMac that has two thunderbolt 3, and four USB 3.1 ports.
My files currently amount to 1.3TB. That breaks down as follows; an aperture library, photo's library, all non-aperture/photo's image library, videos and iTunes libraries.
These are the items I would like to keep on an external drive and be able to access them whenever they're needed.
With that, I would also like to have plenty of room to grow. It could all be on the same external hd or not.
In addition to that external HD, I need to consider time machine and possibly add 2 external HDs for that. The second for redundancy.
Has anyone built or used anything similar to what I'm describing?
If so, would you mind giving a description of your set-up and how you use it?
Thanks for any help.
Sorry for the typo in the title. I can't figure out how to correct the title.
Im starting to assemble a new set-up for photo and video editing along with storage on an iMac. I figure that using multiple external HDs is the only to way work with as much content as I have.
To start off with I will be working with a 2TB SSD iMac that has two thunderbolt 3, and four USB 3.1 ports.
My files currently amount to 1.3TB. That breaks down as follows; an aperture library, photo's library, all non-aperture/photo's image library, videos and iTunes libraries.
These are the items I would like to keep on an external drive and be able to access them whenever they're needed.
With that, I would also like to have plenty of room to grow. It could all be on the same external hd or not.
In addition to that external HD, I need to consider time machine and possibly add 2 external HDs for that. The second for redundancy.
Has anyone built or used anything similar to what I'm describing?
If so, would you mind giving a description of your set-up and how you use it?
Thanks for any help.
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