Questions tagged [hard-drive]
A hard drive is a device for permanent or long-term storage in computers.
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Im tryiing to install mac os on my macbook air m2
I have been trying to install mac os ventura on my mac m2 air from 3days
Im geting error in the last 9min and i check the installer logs there are error
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Using utilities how can I format a GPT disk without an EFI
I have 8 disks in a RAID. They are 4TB each so can not be formatted with MBR or APM. The EFI takes up 200MB on each of the 8 disks so 1600 MB for no purpose is wasted.
I have tried using diskutil ...
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What is eating my disk space? [duplicate]
I have a 2020 MacBook Air with – theoretically – a 1TB solid-state drive.
The Finder says I have only 64.4G free; Storage in System Settings says 935.2G is used, 411.6 of which is "System Data&...
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Resize first partition on MacBook Pro M2, having two partitions with each MacOSX installed
I'm having a MacBook Pro with M2 chip from the company I work for. It is allowed to use the device with a separate OS installed on it. That's why I currently have two partitions, each with another ...
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iMac 2011 10.13.6 High Sierra
Just upgraded HDD to SSD
Everything booted fine and recovery mode has opened
However before installing the SSD i've made it a bootable device with clean Install HighSierra app so i don't have to rely ...
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Using CCC 6, should I choose "Macintosh HD" or just my "Users/myusername" folder as source?
I just bought a new Mac Mini M1 running Ventura 13.6 (22G120) and want to setup Carbon Copy Cloner 6 to backup my computer to an external drive. My destination is a folder within said drive (as I have ...
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Can one copy some applications from one volume to another on the same iMac(Ventura)?
I have a 2015 iMac with an internal hard drive and an external SSD drive attached permanently to it.
I would like to copy some
Applications from one drive to another instead of re-installing. I wonder ...
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Recover files from mac in recovery mode - apfs missing
I'm trying to recover files from my mom's mac that is not working. It's a MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015).
Trying to boot it up results in the folder with a question mark. Trying to boot ...
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What is the correct model/type SSD for an old MacBook Pro 13-inch Early 2011?
My uncle has the following MacBook Pro, it according with About This Mac
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011)
Processor 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5
Memory 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
Graphics Intel HD Graphics 3000 ...
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How to change Home Folder from Remote to default local path?
H, dear all i need help question about how to configure my home folder path on Macbook into default local path cause i just see that my home folder is shown that it's Remote Alias i have no idea about ...
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Can I utilize T2 hardware based encryption for external SSD drive?
Or should I preferably get external SSD which contains hardware based encryption baked in?
Why asking, because there are drives with and without hardware based encryption. For the latter if I could ...
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Windows 11 keeps redoing intallation steps on VMware
I have a Macbook pro 2019 with Intel core i7.
I have successfully installed Linux using VMware. The location of that VM is on a LaCie hard drive. I'm now trying to install Windows 11. I have done it ...
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How to recover "free space" on a Late 2013 iMac Fusion Drive after failed Boot Camp Windows installation? [duplicate]
In my fleet of older Macs, I have a Late 2013 27" iMac fitted with a 3 TB Fusion Drive running macOS 10.15.7 Catalina. I was using Boot Camp to install Windows 10 Pro, when the Windows installer ...
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df reports strange inode info
On my external hard disk I did a
df /Volumes/HD_INTENSO
and got
Filesystem 512-blocks Used Available Capacity iused ifree %iused Mounted on
/dev/disk3s1 1953038208 425524480 1527513728 22%...
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Merging free space back with main partition [duplicate]
I created a partition for Linux that I do not need anymore. I deleted that partition and now am left with this free space. Am I able to merge this back into my main storage?
diskutil list disk0
/dev/...
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Mac won't mount a new disk when formatted to APFS, but will when formatted to Mac OS Extended
I have 2 new Samsung 4TB SSDs. I am trying to format them as APFS as for me speed is of upmost importance. When I do so, initially everything seems fine, however after ejecting the drive it will never ...
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White screen - MacBook 15” early 2011
I have a MacBook Pro 15" early 2011.
It has been slow and full since a long time so I decided to upgrade it with a Samsung 870EVO 2.5 SATA SSD.
Since then, I can't access anything.
I can't boot ...
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Cannot boot Mac OS via USB (created via M1 chip) on 2012 MacBook Air, freezes for a while and then just ignores it
I am trying to revive my old 2012 MacBook Air (Model A1465) to use an older version of MacOS for a program that could only run on MacOS High Sierra or earlier. Luckily the Mac comes with a ...
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Applications folder refers to file that don't exist
I have a corrupt hard disk I am looking at through Recovery Mode. I initially wanted to just create a tar of the disk on a backup and call it good.
When trying to do so, tar started failing because of ...
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Recovery server could not be contacted Solution. When your are in the recovery mode and has earsed the disk using disk utility [duplicate]
I have recently erased my MacBook air disk using the disk utility and though of reinstalling the OS from the recovery mode it self.
But the system is throwing the error as follows
Recovery server ...
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Is it possible somehow recover HD on a MacBook Pro 2015? FFFFFFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFFFFFFFFFF Partition type [duplicate]
I tried to play with Ubuntu as a second OS on my oldish laptop and was not successful in getting a bootable OS. I faced some problems during installation and decided to go back, but now my Mac shows ...
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Retrieving Notes data using time machine on external hard drive to a new laptop [duplicate]
I'd like some help pleases. I have a time machine backup of my old macbook air (purchased 2013) which is no longer operational. I have a new macbook air purchased 2022 and I would like to transfer ...
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External HDD disconnects (new cable)
I use an external HDD to keep original raw photos. When I’m processing a large queue of photos, the HDD routinely disconnects. It may work for up to 20 minutes, then the volume is gone (in fact, ...
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How can I mount my external linux booter to my mac, so that I don't need to plug in the USB every time I want to boot linux?
When booting from Mac to Linux(Kali) on my early 2015 Mac air running Big Sur, I need to have the USB plugged in. There are absolutely no problems with booting, I can even disconnect and reconnect the ...
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Estimate "true" APFS disk usage of folder without counting cloned files multiple times
I would like to compute how much "true" APFS disk space is used by a folder. This folder has many APFS "cloned" versions of the same files. A "true" count of the disk ...
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External drive with Time Machine not visible
mac os monterey 12.5.1
My external drive 2to is split into two partition of 1to
One called backup001: it is formated mac os, and it uses for timemachine for a long time. it works ok.
Another ...
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Can't access to one partition of the external hard drive after rename it
My external hard drive has two partitions. I renamed one and after that, I have a problem accessing that partition. When I connect the hard drive to my Macbook, only the partition (named HeiHei) that ...
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USB flash drive/stick for MacBook Time Machine backup
I'm looking for a USB flash drive/stick for my MacBook Time Machine backup.
It looks like people commonly use SSD, HDD or NAS, and I'm wondering if I can just get a small 512GB drive.
Does a USB flash ...
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Disk utility needs TLC to show drives?
It seems that in my macOS 13.4.1 (22F82), Disk Utility 22.6 (DU) cannot find an external drive until an OS reboot. Maybe I'm missing something.
A: 30GB Hitachi, 2.5", IDE
B: 30GB Toshiba, 2.5&...
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iPod Classic 4th Generation drive failure?
My iPod Classic 4th Gen has worked well for many years. However, recently the hard drive has gone finicky. It will start sometimes, not others. When it doesn't boot, it just hangs on an Apple logo. Is ...
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Accidentally Disassemble AppleRAID RAID0
I accidentally disassembled a RAID1 via Disk Utility. The two disks were originally formatted to APFS. The Apple official website claimed the data recorded on the disks is not deleted. However, after ...
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How to recover an erased external drive partition?
I have a 2009 iMac running Ventura 13.4.
I was messing with a USB key and accidentally erased my 3TB external media drive using Disk Utility. I originally used Disk Utility to create a single large ...
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Macbook won't boot from USB or do Internet Recovery after deleting main volume
After encountering some errors with the main volume of my 2019 Macbook Pro, I deleted the volume (and, I think, recreated it), expecting to be able to reinstall MacOS on it from Recovery. (I believe ...
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I have lost the Logical Volume name on a disk partition and am trying to recover/rebuild it
I have a 2009 MacBook Pro that has 2 internal fusion drives and an external LaCie USB drive and can (normally) boot into 4 iterations of Mac OS: Snow Leopard, Mavericks, El Capitan, and Catalina. This ...
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Ventura would not read SanDisk SSD after update
Help!
Mac info:
Macbook Pro 15', 2017
2,9 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7
16 GB RAM
Ventura 13.4.1 (22F82)
What happened:
Working on Premiere Pro from a SanDisk Extreme Pro® Portable SSD USB-C 1TB
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Time Machine (M1, MBP 2021) keeps failing across drives: "Failed to create volume info from disk 'missingURLForRemounting"
I've been stumped by an issue with my time machine. Roughly 6 months ago all time machines backups stopped working across all HDDs I have:
Two separate NAS Time machines
Two separate external hard ...
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Apple Studio Display - External SSD gets hot
I have an external SSD plugged into the Studio Display. When I need to disconnect my laptop, I unmount the SSD first before unplugging the laptop. Now the SSD is only connected to the Studio Display. ...
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Has anyone been able to recover deleted files from an emptied trash (on Mac)? [closed]
Any commands on the terminal to achieve deleted data recovery? I tried a few recovery software, but none I found efficient and some are even buggy (Disk Drill, EaseUS, Any Recovery, Stellar Data ...
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APFS Sparse Bundle Encrypted images on HFS+ HDD
macOS is no longer allowing me to use HFS+ encrypted for external disks. Is it safe to create a 20TB encrypted sparse bundle disk image on a HFS+ formatted mechanical hard drive?
If so, can I use APFS ...
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Should format a new 20TB hard drive as Mac OS Extended or APFS for better data recovery chances in the future?
I have a Macbook and bought an internal 20TB hard drive that I am using through a docking station. I am wondering if I should format the drive as Mac OS Extended or APFS, if for example one day the ...
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Restoring filesystem on external disk not working
I'm using fsck to try to recover the filesystem of an external HDD. I'm getting the follwing error with no more information.
$ sudo fsck_hfs -l /dev/disk2
** /dev/rdisk2 (NO WRITE)
Executing ...
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"Not Enough Space" when trying to use bootcamp assistant - BUT I DO HAVE ENOUGH SPACE [duplicate]
I'm trying to partition my hard drive using boot camp assistant. I'm using a 32gb flashdrive, and I have a bit more than 180gb free on mac hard drive. I'm using Sierra 10.12.6.
I'm not very computer ...
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External Hard Drive Permissions Stuck in "Fetching" After Migration
After a migration, I'm having great difficulty working with or even accessing many of the .NEF (Raw Nikon photo files) within a larger Adobe Lightroom folder on one of my external hard drives. The ...
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I can't delete a folder on an external hard drive
I have two external hard drives and I copied everything from the first drive to the second. This included a /Volumes/NAS/TOSHIBA EXT/$RECYCLE.BIN folder where TOSHIBA EXT was the name of my first ...
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Can’t change startup disk to be a RAID 0 disk
I just successfully merged two exact same size and model internal SSDs in my MacBook Pro mid-12 but now I am forced to run OS Catalina off of an external hard drive. I want to be able to run OS ...
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Unable to repair data volume
I'm trying to repair my "Macintosh HD - Data" volume and I'm getting these errors. Is there any way to find out which files the id objects refer to so I can copy them back from a time ...
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Does adding a new APFS container damage data on the volume?
This question sounds very basic, but I have not found the answer.
In disk utility I can add a new APFS volumes to an (external) disk. Does this operation affect data already on the disk?
I know that ...
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How do I install El Capitan to an erased Mac that can’t "Reinstall OS X" [duplicate]
I have an old Mac (El Capitan) that has all the data erased, and I want to reinstall the OS, but I cant because "Reinstall OS X" doesnt work and just shows "this item is temporarily ...
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external HDD raid box - works for admin user, does not work for non-admin user
Total apple/macOS noob here, please be patient.
I have a colleague with a macBook Pro running the latest macOS. For this user I have bought an external HDD box housing two HDDs which run in a raid 1 ...
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How to safely copy data from Mac to Windows, preferably over network?
I am wondering what the most reliable method is to copy a large amount (1TB) of photos from a Mac computer (external HFS+ drive) to a Windows computer (external NTFS drive)?
I am hoping to do this ...
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