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Apple Users

ItsjustMe

(11,603 posts) Mon Aug 7, 2023, 01:51 PM Aug 2023

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Horrible design of Apple's soldered in SSDs; it's WORSE than you thought! - Louis Rossmann (Original Post) ItsjustMe Aug 2023 OP

More info and how to boot from and run from an external SSD. usonian Aug 2023 #1

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1. More info and how to boot from and run from an external SSD.

Mon Aug 7, 2023, 03:09 PM

Aug 2023

I make a SuperDuper clone of the hard disk on the M2 mini, and it's bootable.

https://www.devicemag.com/macbook-pro-soldered-ssd-upgrade/
HOW TO UPGRADE MACBOOK WITH THE SOLDERED SSD

A pro can do it.

Use an external SSD as your startup disk with your iMac or Mac mini. (intel version)
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-250003583

How to start up your M1 or M2 Mac from an external drive
https://www.macworld.com/article/331916/how-to-start-up-your-m1-mac-from-an-external-drive.html

None of this stuff lasts forever. Prepare now. Today, it's a backup. Tomorrow, it's the boot drive.

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2. It is easy as hell to boot from external drives, but the youtube clickbaiters/fear mongers