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<blockquote data-quote="plumpjack" data-source="post: 1592478" data-attributes="member: 298978"><p>Thanks Brad. I'm sure you're right about the best solution but if you've worked your way through the whole thread you'll know I long ago planned to replace drives and fill empty drive bays and never quite got round to it - hence the lazy devil's approach I wanted advice on here before I pushed ahead with it. The Samsung hasn't despatched yet but I'm resolved to give it a try. I know it'll be slower but with the files in place, and since it won't be a 'working disk' as it were, I'm hopeful it'll function acceptably even if the performance isn't anything spectacular. This is where passivity leads. The lazy man's route to everything. There's a moral in there somewhere but I never seem to learn the lesson. Thanks for posting. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't use Time Machine Brad [or iTunes, or Logic or iLife]. I just make copies to each of my three external drives. If the OS goes south I'll simply reinstall. Everything I want to preserve is on the externals anyway. I'm sure it could be done more efficiently but, once again, I settled for the lazy man's way so that's where I am. Thanks for posting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="plumpjack, post: 1592478, member: 298978"] Thanks Brad. I'm sure you're right about the best solution but if you've worked your way through the whole thread you'll know I long ago planned to replace drives and fill empty drive bays and never quite got round to it - hence the lazy devil's approach I wanted advice on here before I pushed ahead with it. The Samsung hasn't despatched yet but I'm resolved to give it a try. I know it'll be slower but with the files in place, and since it won't be a 'working disk' as it were, I'm hopeful it'll function acceptably even if the performance isn't anything spectacular. This is where passivity leads. The lazy man's route to everything. There's a moral in there somewhere but I never seem to learn the lesson. Thanks for posting. I don't use Time Machine Brad [or iTunes, or Logic or iLife]. I just make copies to each of my three external drives. If the OS goes south I'll simply reinstall. Everything I want to preserve is on the externals anyway. I'm sure it could be done more efficiently but, once again, I settled for the lazy man's way so that's where I am. Thanks for posting. [/QUOTE]
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