Forums
New posts
Articles
Product Reviews
Policies
FAQ
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Operating System
Is there a "better" OX for a Macbook Pro from mid-2012?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="harryb2448" data-source="post: 1699297" data-attributes="member: 42497"><p>Keats a thumb drive is not the best for backing up to. 16GB is too small and thumb drives are notoriously fragile. Was the G Tech external drive formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and GUID format selected under Partition > Options? It needs that to be bootable. Pleased it all backed up and when (or if) you have an Apple ID go for the download. It is 5.5GB and can take some time and then the install was for me slower than the download. To operate anywhere near peak, a hard drive needs a minimum of 15% free space so the G Tech is getting, or past, that figure.</p><p></p><p>Keep us posted.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="harryb2448, post: 1699297, member: 42497"] Keats a thumb drive is not the best for backing up to. 16GB is too small and thumb drives are notoriously fragile. Was the G Tech external drive formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and GUID format selected under Partition > Options? It needs that to be bootable. Pleased it all backed up and when (or if) you have an Apple ID go for the download. It is 5.5GB and can take some time and then the install was for me slower than the download. To operate anywhere near peak, a hard drive needs a minimum of 15% free space so the G Tech is getting, or past, that figure. Keep us posted. [/QUOTE]
Verification
Name this item 🌈
Post reply
Forums
Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Operating System
Is there a "better" OX for a Macbook Pro from mid-2012?
Top
