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iMac w/ SSD + 1TB --how do I default data to TB drive
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<blockquote data-quote="IvanLasston" data-source="post: 1104392" data-attributes="member: 145676"><p>The way Mac manages user data is that most everything goes to your home directory. You can follow this procedure to put your home directory somewhere else</p><p><a href="http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20071025220746340&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%253A+macosxhints%252Frecent+(Mac+OS+X+Hints" target="_blank">10.5: Easily change the location of your home directory - Mac OS X Hints</a>)</p><p></p><p>Basically copy your home directory to the volume you want and do this</p><p>[code]</p><p>sudo ditto -rsrc "/Users/username" "/Volumes/path-to-new-folder"</p><p>[/code]</p><p></p><p>Then ctrl-click your user name in System Preferences -> Accounts to get to advanced options. From there you can change your home directory.</p><p></p><p>Log out - log back in. Just make sure your external drive is always available. For an iMac it should be fine - probably a bad idea for laptops.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IvanLasston, post: 1104392, member: 145676"] The way Mac manages user data is that most everything goes to your home directory. You can follow this procedure to put your home directory somewhere else [url=http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20071025220746340&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%253A+macosxhints%252Frecent+(Mac+OS+X+Hints]10.5: Easily change the location of your home directory - Mac OS X Hints[/url]) Basically copy your home directory to the volume you want and do this [code] sudo ditto -rsrc "/Users/username" "/Volumes/path-to-new-folder" [/code] Then ctrl-click your user name in System Preferences -> Accounts to get to advanced options. From there you can change your home directory. Log out - log back in. Just make sure your external drive is always available. For an iMac it should be fine - probably a bad idea for laptops. [/QUOTE]
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