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legsdiamond
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Tue Sep-26-23 06:19 PM

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"Using an external SSD to clone my HD and boot up old imac"


          

for the mac heads on here. I have a 2014 imac 27inch that I rarely used anymore because it was slow as hell. Huge screen, only issue is it was SLOOOOOOOWWWW

I was about to take the screen off and put in an SSD drive but a little research made things so much easier. Bought a 2TB Samsung external SSD for $139 and 2 hours later my mac is booting up in 30 seconds vs 15 minutes. Seriously, I would boot up and take a shower or run to the store given how slow it was due to the old ass spinning beach ball

If you have an older mac, give this a try and add some more years to your imac.







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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

  

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I actually just did this for my Mac Mini (2012).
Sep 26th 2023
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Brethren. It is 2023.
Sep 26th 2023
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damn, you let them dongle you.
Sep 26th 2023
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lol mac users
Sep 26th 2023
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damn, yall some hating ass haters.. lol
Sep 27th 2023
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JFrost1117
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Tue Sep-26-23 06:32 PM

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1. "I actually just did this for my Mac Mini (2012)."
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I was walking through Best Buy playing with the new Macbooks, etc. Logic was opening up in seconds, whereas with my Logic, I could run to the store and back before it finished scanning shit to get to the main screen. I figured the only thing I could do is swap for an SSD since I can't change the processors or any shit like that. I already did the RAM upgrade when I first got it.

Cloning didn't really work for me, I ended up having to go with a clean install, but I was able to copy a lot of info from the OG HDD. Time Machine wouldn't even run on my old HDD, so it took me a few days to reinstall all that I truly need, music app-wise.

Ableton (with all my presets and templates) opens in less than 30 seconds. Now, the App Store is saying I can't even install Logic, but I barely used it, so I'm not at a loss.

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FLUIDJ
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Tue Sep-26-23 07:14 PM

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2. "Brethren. It is 2023. "
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I trust you’re doing this for your children to use, no?

  

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Nopayne
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Tue Sep-26-23 08:25 PM

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3. "damn, you let them dongle you."
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Couldn't be me.

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nonaime
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Tue Sep-26-23 10:05 PM

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4. "lol mac users"
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legsdiamond
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Wed Sep-27-23 07:02 AM

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5. "damn, yall some hating ass haters.. lol"
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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

  

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