Hello all and Happy New Year!
I have been doing more photography and time-lapse videos lately and upgraded to a iMac 5K. For the internal drive, I went with the 512 SSD and I also have an external G-Tech 8TB Raid Thunderbolt connected.
My question is: what is your personal preference on organizing files between the internal and external drive? I know this is a real problem for video professionals since movie files take up so much space but also need fast HDD speeds to work on.
I've done a lot of research and the two main options I've found are:
However, I've heard there are problems with both approaches and I'm looking for advice on choosing how to organize my files. In total, I have around 2.5TB of data so far and expect that to grow quickly this year. I also have quite a few heavy files between Dropbox, iTunes, and Web Design work, all of which I was planning to store on the external.
Thanks for your time.
I have been doing more photography and time-lapse videos lately and upgraded to a iMac 5K. For the internal drive, I went with the 512 SSD and I also have an external G-Tech 8TB Raid Thunderbolt connected.
My question is: what is your personal preference on organizing files between the internal and external drive? I know this is a real problem for video professionals since movie files take up so much space but also need fast HDD speeds to work on.
I've done a lot of research and the two main options I've found are:
- Move the entire Home directory to the external.
- Make symlinks to only the specific folders I want to move, like Pictures, Music, etc.
However, I've heard there are problems with both approaches and I'm looking for advice on choosing how to organize my files. In total, I have around 2.5TB of data so far and expect that to grow quickly this year. I also have quite a few heavy files between Dropbox, iTunes, and Web Design work, all of which I was planning to store on the external.
Thanks for your time.
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