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ssd + optibay moving user home location and bootcamp
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First thing I would try is reboot and try again, if not it could be permissions, if this is the case you could try from terminal.
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cd /Volumes/SSDNAME/Users/USERNAME/LibraryThis will change you to the user Library folder on the SSD note make the required name changes. Then...
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ls -l**Important** This should list the contents of the Library folder on the SSD if it doesn't do not go any further.
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rm -R *This will delete all the contents of the folder you are in, in the case the Library folder, if you are not sure you are in the right directory (folder) do not run this.
Hi, I got to the office and rebooted. I then was able to trash the contents of the Library folder, no problem.
I started with the terminal commands and I have a question now. When I typed:
ls -1 /Volumes/Mac SSD/Users/jacobanderson/
this is what it reported back:
ls: /Volumes/Mac: No such file or directory
ls: SSD/Users/jacobanderson/: No such file or directory
Jacob-Andersons-MacBook-Pro:~ jacobanderson$
Does that seem right? Doesn't sound right to me.
I started with the terminal commands and I have a question now. When I typed:
ls -1 /Volumes/Mac SSD/Users/jacobanderson/
this is what it reported back:
ls: /Volumes/Mac: No such file or directory
ls: SSD/Users/jacobanderson/: No such file or directory
Jacob-Andersons-MacBook-Pro:~ jacobanderson$
Does that seem right? Doesn't sound right to me.
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Aaaaaaaaaaaand now I'm trouble. I restarted the computer thinking that would reset stuff like the first time and I would try again. Now, I've lost all my preferences and passwords, OSX is back to the default desktop, and none of the Terminal commands are working. :-/
I do have the Librarysafe folder though....
I do have the Librarysafe folder though....
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I assume you got to the step of deleting the Library folder on the HD? in which case you should have already copied it to the SSD? before you created the Librarysafe folder?
In which case start at the terminal commands again and follow them through being careful of the syntax it will still work out in the end. As you will link back to the Library folder that you just copied to the SSD once you reboot after all should be good.
I have the Library from the HDD copied into the Library on the SSD. I also have the Librarysafe sitting alone in the HDD. I am quite sure that the Library on the HDD has been deleted, though I never ran this:
rm -R ./Library
command. Isn't that the one that is supposed to delete it?
I had only run the first three commands you posted before I ran into trouble and stopped.
So I go to terminal and start with the commands again, and I can't get past the first one.
Last login: Thu May 19 10:02:56 on console
Jacob-Andersons-MacBook-Pro:~ jacobanderson$ cd /Volumes/Mac HDD/Users/jacobanderson
-bash: cd: /Volumes/Mac: No such file or directory
Jacob-Andersons-MacBook-Pro:~ jacobanderson$
rm -R ./Library
command. Isn't that the one that is supposed to delete it?
I had only run the first three commands you posted before I ran into trouble and stopped.
So I go to terminal and start with the commands again, and I can't get past the first one.
Last login: Thu May 19 10:02:56 on console
Jacob-Andersons-MacBook-Pro:~ jacobanderson$ cd /Volumes/Mac HDD/Users/jacobanderson
-bash: cd: /Volumes/Mac: No such file or directory
Jacob-Andersons-MacBook-Pro:~ jacobanderson$
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Try this - since there is a space in your HDD name you might need to surround with quotes:
cd "/Volumes/Mac HDD/Users/jacobanderson"
Yes sorry if your drive names have spaces then the paths need to be in quotes.
If you didn't run the command to delete the Library folder on your HDD I just wonder if you deleted the one on your HDD mistaking it for the one on your SSD.
If you don't want to continue just rename Librarysafe to Library on your HD and reboot.
Thanks guys. I still want to do it so I will give it another shot after lunch. I don't know what I did to delete the library from the hard drive but I'm nearly certain I've got a good copy of it in the new librarysafe folder I made and copied to the SSD.
Ok at least you could get back to where you were, if you need any more help I will try my best.
I followed the instructions at this webpage: Drive Partitioning.
I redirected folders for Documents, Music, Pictures, Movies, and Downloads to the hard drive instead of the SSD.
I redirected folders for Documents, Music, Pictures, Movies, and Downloads to the hard drive instead of the SSD.
I don't even know how to do that... There is a library on the HDD right now, but it's clearly one that was created after the deletion by default, because it has a few items in it but it's pretty much empty. And then there is also the Librarysafe folder that I made at the start. Yet I can't copy its contents into the Library folder as OSX won't allow me to make any changes to that folder.
I'm trying to restore it with Time Machine right now. I'll report back how it goes...
I was able to use time machine to backup all the user library files from early this morning to a newly created folder i made on the desktop. I hope it goes well, it's copying stuff now.
edit: Still haven't gotten it sorted. One thing I did notice was on this:
cd "/Volumes/Mac HDD/Users/jacobanderson"
command, I don't think there actually is a "Users" folder (or whatever it's called) on the HDD, so I tried again with this:
cd "/Volumes/Mac HDD/jacobanderson"
and got some long thing about an override. I thought that took care of it, but as I continued through it, I don't think it ever deleted the Library from the HDD and it never did create a link to the Library folder on the SSD.
edit: Still haven't gotten it sorted. One thing I did notice was on this:
cd "/Volumes/Mac HDD/Users/jacobanderson"
command, I don't think there actually is a "Users" folder (or whatever it's called) on the HDD, so I tried again with this:
cd "/Volumes/Mac HDD/jacobanderson"
and got some long thing about an override. I thought that took care of it, but as I continued through it, I don't think it ever deleted the Library from the HDD and it never did create a link to the Library folder on the SSD.
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I'm thinking the problem is that OSX won't let me delete the user Library folder on the HDD because it's in use. And it won't let me make the link to the SSD without the User Library being empty on the HDD (which I can't do because the OS is using it...)
I think I did some serious damage to my system so I am semi-starting over. Booted from install disk and erased the HDD. Booted back to the SSD and changed my home folder back to the SSD. Now using Time Machine to copy all the Documents, downloads, Library, Movies, Music, Pictures, Public, and Sites onto the HDD.
Going to bed to let it run. Should be done tomorrow night or Saturday morning. Then I have to figure out how to make all the links so the OS looks for them on the HDD.
Going to bed to let it run. Should be done tomorrow night or Saturday morning. Then I have to figure out how to make all the links so the OS looks for them on the HDD.
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Same here, i need to buy an external DVD drive tomorrow to try and do a system restore through time machine. Copying and pasting the old library backup did not work 100%
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Same here, i need to buy an external DVD drive tomorrow to try and do a system restore through time machine. Copying and pasting the old library backup did not work 100%
You should do it the way I said if you are having this much difficult creating links. You will not gain that much speed by keeping the library on the SSD...
So last night what I did was made new folders for my media on the HDD (which I renamed, along with the SSD, to MacHDD and MacSSD. I think the spaces were causing issues) and relocated the home folder back onto the SSD, which aready contained the contents of the old home folder library contents. I then created symlinks to Pictures, Downloads, Documents, Music, Movies on the SSD to the HDD. Here's hoping it works. It looks like it will be fine.
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Quick question! I already had Bootcamp up and running great on my hdd. If I have to wipe and reinstall osx, will my bootcamp partition be fine or am I going to have to reinstall that too?
Quick question! I already had Bootcamp up and running great on my hdd. If I have to wipe and reinstall osx, will my bootcamp partition be fine or am I going to have to reinstall that too?