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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Time machine drive wiped?
I backed up an old laptop via Time Machine to an SSD ~1 year ago.
Now, I'm trying to browse/restore the files on that SSD, but when I connect the SSD to my current (OSX) laptop, it is not recognized ...
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Unable to run MacOS High Sierra (10.13.6) from an external drive on a 2018 MacBook Pro
I have a 2018 MacBook Pro (MacBookPro15,2) that originally came with Mojave which currently has MacOS Sonoma installed. I have another installation of High Sierra (10.13.6) on an external SSD that I ...
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Why is writing to a ramdisk no faster than my SSD?
I created a 30GB HFS+ formatted Ramdisk and checked the speed of copying a large file to it using [pv][2]. What surprised me was that the speed was about the same as a local copy on the same disk (...
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Unable to partition apfs on internal ssd. macOS high sierra
My internal SATA SSD is formatted as APFS and I am running High Sierra on it. I want to use open core patcher to install Big Sur on a separate APFS partition (I heard there were problems when having ...
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Why does an SSD replacement cause the fan to run more and heating-up?
A couple of months back my MacBook Air’s SSD, which had given indicators of failure, was replaced with the same type, APPLE SSD SD0128F.
Very soon after it was replaced I noticed that the fan was ...
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Booting from a SATA case crashes various operating systems
After installing Windows on an external drive, it crashes when connecting via a SATA case. (Crashes when booting Windows, Linux, and macOS). The installation was based on the answer from Drivers not ...
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MBP 2011 A1278 multiple disks with multiple os installs
So... There's a MBP 2011 with an SSD and an HDD (in a caddy), the OS is on the SSD, and I don't know what is on the HDD (sorry, my girlfriend's computer). I suppose that the HDD is dying, she would ...
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How to read SSD from 2015 MBP on new M2 mac
My Mid2015 mbp suddenly stopped booting, so I got a new M2 mbp. I have taken the SSD out of the old mac (it was an aftermarket one I had installed anyway) and put it into an external drive enclosure.
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I can't update to Mac OS 10.13 and later. You may not install to this volume because the computer is missing a firmware partition
I have a 2015 MacBook Air 13 running macOS Sierra. I got it without a working internal SSD. Now it only runs on an external SSD via USB cable. I would like to upgrade to High Sierra, but an error ...
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SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD not recognised after Sonoma update
After updating MacBookPro (Silicon M1Pro) I cannot get it to recognise my external SSD Drive at all. Used as Time Machine drive.
Not seen in Disk Utility, Finder, Terminal (diskutil list external) or ...
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How to eject physical external NVME Thunderbolt enclosure on M1 Mac so it doesn't show in diskutil list / Disk Utilities?
I have an external NVME enclosure with 40Gbps Thunderbolt 4 connection (Acasis TBU405 M1 Pro) with a Samsung 980 Pro 2TB installed, connected to the M1 Mac Mini (2020) Thunderbolt port, running Sonoma ...
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MacBook Air not detecting any disk [closed]
Early 2015 MacBook Air A1466
I have Bootcamp (Windows 10 LTSC) and Paragon NTFS (if that matters) installed on this Mac. I was on Windows at the time but decided to sleep so I booted to MacOS (...
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Should I install High Sierra in external SSD in iMac 2017 model for good performance or I can install latest version as well?
I have an iMac 2017 version with HDD and no fusion drive. HDD has slowed down so I am planning to use an external SSD. In my earlier question a generous user told me that in my model of iMac High ...
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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.
On the Macbook ...
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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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