Questions tagged [ssd]
Solid State Disk, a generic term for computer storage devices that have no moving parts and do not involve a "hard disk". A hard disk, in contrast, is a device incorporating a spinning platter or platters that store information magnetically.
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Has anyone encountered a 12+16 to NVME adapter that works?
In my work, I end up salvaging a lot of obsolete but fully functional Macbooks. Most of them have fully functional SSDs, but thanks to Apple's proprietary 12+16 connection, they're only useful in ...
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Looking for MacBook pro SSD schematic documents
A MacBook pro SSD is not recognized by the machine (SanDisk). Possibly some embedded circuit failure or component damage. I searched for the schematic diagram to perform voltage checking and soldering,...
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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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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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Onyx File System check has taken 5 hours so far 😮
Mac Mini M1
macOS 13.5.2
2TB Internal SSD
2TB External SSD
Onyx 4.4.3
I've always had good results running the usual Maintenance scan of Onyx. This time, however, it reported a problem with the disk ...
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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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Disk Utility fails to erase new SSDs on iMac 2012, but succeeds on MacBook 2009 (both 13.5.2)
The initialisation of my two new SSDs failed.
I tried this on two systems, both with OCLP, macOS 13.5.2
MacBook late 2009 6,2
iMac 27" 2012 iMac 13,2, Time Machine switched off.
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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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Can boot with external SSD via USB, but can't boot USB flash drive with same data
I have a SSD, which I'm using to boot sometimes from. Yosemite is installed on it. I have some legacy apps there which do not run on newer OS versions (Catalina and newer).
Now I've cloned the SSD ...
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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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How to erase securely apple sillicon mac? [duplicate]
I've searched several articles to find a way to erase data in secure on the apple sillicon mac, and found diskutil or Filevault things. As I'm using m1 mac, so the diskutil was not an option so I ...
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Why do external Time Machine backups appear on internal drive in /Volumes/.timemachine?
I'm trying to use Time Machine to back up my Mac (Ventura 13.5) onto an external SSD ("BackupSSD"). Strangely, most of the backup folders appear to be on the internal hard drive in /Volumes/....
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System Crashes, SSD Boot Partition Not Found after Power Surge
Hi all—I've read this community for a long time, and am now hoping you can help me more directly.
I was using my 2012 MacBook Pro last night when the power in my home went out and came back. The ...
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Physically move SSD in 2017 MacBook Air to 2018 MacBook Pro
I have a Macbook Air 2017 with 512GB SSD and I want to put the drive in a 2018 MacBook Pro that came with only 128GB.
What do I need to do this?
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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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How to install macOS on an erased SSD of an old MBP? [duplicate]
I have a 2010 MacBook Pro which I am trying to reinstall macOS High Sierra. I installed Windows 10 on it previously but encountered many problems while using it. So, I erased the SSD.
Now, I am trying ...
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can I upgrade a 2012 MBPr SSD with a modern SSD NVMe using an adapter
I want to upgrade the SSD stick in a 2012 MBPr from the m.SATA to a more modern NVMe. I know the speed will be the same (6GB), but my plan is to remove the NVMe drive and use it elsewhere later. I ...
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Why is my 2015 MBP only recognizing a 2TB SSD upgrade, and not 4TB of the same type?
I'm trying to upgrade the internal SSD to a 4TB PCIe 3.0 x4 drive, on my 2015 MacBook Pro. I've already done this with a 2TB PCIe 3.0 drive and it worked fine. But in this case, the drive is not ...
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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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Determine if Macbook Pro hard drive is damaged or repairable
I have a 2019 16" MacBook Pro with 512GB drive which I would like to reformat and dual boot with Ubuntu. (I'm ok with a stable MacOS or Ubuntu single-boot too). There is no data on it that needs ...
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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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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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Upgrade SSD for old Macbook Air 6,2
I have an old Macbook Air around here and the SSD just went to see it's maker. I know it's quite an old machine, but as a first computer for our daughter (11) I think it should still suffice. I would ...
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Errors when running Disk Utility on APFS SSD (error: doc-id tree, volume corrupt)
On my Mac running Disk Utility / First aid produces errors that Disk Utility doesn't seem to be able to fix (full log at bottom).
First:
Checking the fsroot tree.
error: doc-id tree: record exists ...
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MacBook not showing full storage
My MacBook is the MacBook Pro 16" with 512GB of storage, but I am only able to use 374GB of it. I checked diskutil and this is what I get. Anyone know how to get rid of the 'free space' and put ...
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The attached disk cannot be read from this computer. No treatment/recovery. Is there a way to fix an external hard drive without data loss?
Currently I'm using 1TB of SanDisk Proportable SSD.
Actually, this SSD had a lot of problems.
At first, it was used as exFAT, but an unrecognized situation occurred on the Mac, so it was recovered ...
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Cannot erase, partition or reinstall - exit code 0 / exit code8
After erasing the main volume to prep my MBP i7 for a transfer of ownership I started reinstalling macOS from recovery mode, but the wifi went down during download and I had to restart my mac as the ...
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Retrieve data from 2019 touch bar Macbook Pro
Is there any way to retrieve data from an unresponsive 2019 touch bar Macbook Pro?
Since my 2019 Macbook pro died last week, I’ve found that
Contemporary laptops solder hard drives directly onto ...
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Cannot Access my Files on External APFS SSD in "Other Volumes"
On my external SSD, which is formatted as APFS (Case-sensitive), there are a lot of important personal files (around 219 GB).
When I plug the drive into my MacBook Pro (M1 Pro, 2021) and open it in ...
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iMac Late 2012 Unable to boot. Fusion Drive APFS no HFS+
Reference old question: 2013 iMac with APFS Fusion Drive. Fails to boot. How to recover data?
I have removed both the SSD drives from the iMac. Purchased a new Mac Mini M2 running macOS Ventura 13.3. ...
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Mac mini 2018 (Ventura) cannot boot Windows 10 on external external SSD
On my Early 2015 MacBook Pro (Monterey) I successfully created bootable Windows 10 on a partition on an external SSD using the method given in Answer 1 here:
Drivers not working on Windows 10 ...
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NVMe wd sn570 not recognized
I have an NVMe hard disk be cause I need to replace my MacBook Pro 11,1 original hard drive. I have used an external box to initialize the hard disk using macOS disk utility, at the moment when I try ...
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MacBook Air restarting often after SSD replacement
I recently upgraded my MacBook Air's SSD to a Crucial 1 TB SSD (model name: Crucial P2 1TB PCIe M.2 2280SS - part number: CT1000P2SSD8) from Amazon. The SSD is attached with an Etzin M.2 NVME SSD ...
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Copy files instead of move for external SSD - how to restore default behavior
I have an external SSD that MOVES files instead of copying when I drag them off the disk. Usually, I would expect to hold command for a move. How can I restore the default behavior of copying instead ...
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Photos library won't open unless I rename it
My system photo library is stored on an external SSD, and is synced to iCloud. All worked fine until I upgraded my M1 MacBook Pro to Ventura, which also upgraded the photo library version.
Now ...
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Connecting iMac to Air via Thunderbolt port 1 AND to an external SSD via TB port 2
I connected a MB Air to my iMac 5K via Thunderbolt 3. I configured networking on bridge0 on the iMac to include TB port 1 and ethernet, then used the Apple cable to connect TB port 1 to my MBA. That ...
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2013 iMac with APFS Fusion Drive. Fails to boot. How to recover data?
I am unable to use Command (⌘)-R to reinstall the macOS, as the system is unable to detect any drives to install the OS.
I have installed the OS X Mountain Lion using an external SSD drive. I get the ...
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External APFS SSD partition stops mounting after a while mount even after erasing/reformatting
I have been trying to use an APFS partitioned Samsung T7 shield 2 TB for a couple of weeks now but keep running into the same issue. After a few days of use, one of my partitions will no longer mount.
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How to use a Macbook to duplicate an entire Windows disk
I am visiting my in-laws soon and they have an old Dell laptop that is problematic. It has a very slow 5400RPM HDD that I plan to replace with a SSD of the same logical size (e.g. 1Tb HDD to 1Tb SSD).
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macOS alternative for /sys/block/*/stat to get read and written sectors or bytes
I am searching for an alternative of Linux /sys/block/*/stat for macOS to get the number of sectors (or Bytes) read and written since system start for each drive.
Native commands like iostat -I give ...
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M1 MacBook Air Base Model - How Much SSD Free Space exists on my 256 storage Mac?
I just got an M1 MacBook Air base model with a 256GB SSD. After setting it up to my liking and running Migration Assistant and getting rid of junk I don't need, I wondered how much free space I had ...
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Put hard disk to sleep when possible but i have SSD
I have a question, I gave the update to the latest version of Ventura and I saw that appeared the option of "put hard disk to sleep when possible "the battery section. I have a 2019 13" ...
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`UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME` on Bootcamp Windows 10
Hi all — a few years back, I set up a SanDisk Extreme PRO 128GB SSD flash drive to act as a bootable disk for Windows 10 when plugged into my fiancée's early 2015 MBP (currently running Catalina) so ...
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Internal drive is mounted as System Snapshot Mounted and all file manipulations ask for a password
My Mac has spent like two weeks now with the System snapshot mounted drive. I can't save any file I can only copy files with each file asking for a password as if am working at the system files level; ...
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Installed Mac OS on external drive but OS updates install onto the internal drive
I want to install the latest Mac OS on an external NVME SSD. My old fusion drive is running slow.
However, in the past whenever I've done this, ive found that whenever there was an OS update my Mac ...
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Is there any way to decrypt a hardware-encrypted internal SSD?
My mid-2019 MacBook Pro has a fault on the mainboard that causes it to crash soon after (sometimes while) it boots. I’m trying to get the data off the internal SSD. When I boot it in target mode (by ...
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Does the Apple File System Reference specify the wrong encryption algorithm?
I’m trying to understand encryption in APFS. The Apple File System Reference (p. 136) states several times (steps 2, 5 and 7) that unwrapping is performed “according to the algorithm described in RFC ...
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How can i give the "free space" on my internal ssd to the APFS container, where macos is installed? [duplicate]
I had Ubuntu installed in dual boot on my macbook pro 2018 with macOS Ventura 13.2.1 . Now I deleted the partition on which Linux was located and saw in Disk Utility that I don't have all of my SSD ...
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External SSD partition map damaged, can't format (69773/found zeroed-out block/69623)
So my external SSD (1TB Samsung 970 evo plus in an Orico TB3 housing) died. I unmounted it but probably didn't wait long enough and unplugged the drive before completing the unmounting procedure. So ...
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