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- Mac mini. July 2012
Hey there! Thank you for all the tips!
Right now my cloned copy is an external SSD. What Patrick had suggested is that I clone my boot drive to the external SSD, make it my boot drive, then wipe out my existing HD and then clone from the SSD back to the HD (that is if I am understanding him correctly). I still plan to install a larger internal SSD, and I guess the thought behind me doing it this way is to see if my current HD needs to be replaced as well because its failing?
Can I still follow your instructions above and boot from the external SSD to make sure it works? Then I would move on and clear out the old HD?
One question really. Why would you Clone back to your HD if you suspect it’s failing?
And you get no speed gain!
If you make your SSD the main drive, in your mini, your speed gain will be incredible. Boot speed while on the usb cable will be pathetic.
Your HD _will_ fail, just swap it out once you know your SSD boots.
Use it as a book rest, or to prop up your desk.
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