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Migrating MacOS to external SSD - slow startup
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I have Intel iMac 5K 2017 (iMac18,3). It has 1 TB Fusion Drive inside. I never reinstalled macOS since I bought it, just upgraded Sierra -> Mojave -> Ventura. Ventura is much slower on ...
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Any way to access Startup Security Utility when Internal SSD dead/corrupt?
We have a 2018 MBP business laptop with an SSD that's died. The support company have declared it is dead and recommended recycling it. I'd very much like to get it booting from an external SSH. FYI: ...
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My MacBook A1502 boots slows at USB CR has no interface nub after 1->0 transition
My system
$ sw_vers
ProductName: macOS
ProductVersion: 12.7.3
BuildVersion: 21H1015
My MacBook: A1502
Customizations:
I replaced original Apple SSD with Samsung 2TB M.2 PCIe Gen4 NVMe 980 PRO ...
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External SSD shuts down midway through startup up then crashes. Mini then boots from internal drive
Prior to today this external SSD boot has been functioning for 10 months. I’ve run Disk utility First Aid with clean results.
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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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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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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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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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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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`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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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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Macbook Pro 2018 -- T2 Chip -- Flashing Folder -- Brick after update Mojave -- No Activation Lock/EFI/Recover lock
I have a Macbook Pro 2018 (T2 Chip) failed to update while update the MacOS Mojave.
Currently, when I turn it on, it will have a flashing folder. Here are what I tried so far:
Using Apple ...
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2013 iMac not booting off USB SSD clone
My 2013 27" on Catalina 10.15 is running out of disk space. The internal 3TB HDD is broken and I have kept it working by splitting the fusion drive and running it off the still functioning but ...
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Mac Pro 2019 Won't Start
I recently purchased a second-hand Mac Pro 2019. It worked for about 5 days, but then I started to notice it was a bit unstable, and now when it starts, I just get a flashing folder with a question ...
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My MacBook pro 2017 won't boot without power
I have a MacBook Pro 2017 (non touchbar model).
The problem is it won't boot without connecting to a charger.
Without a charger it shows a question mark in folder blinking.
When I boot into recovery ...
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