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NEW MAC MINI 2018 Purchased!
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1834180" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>Yes...it's as simple as that...IF...you want to use this SSD that came from your 2012 MacBook Pro as a "data drive" (just use it as extra external storage) when plugged into your 2018 Mac-Mini.</p><p></p><p>If you want to be able to boot from it from your 2018 Mac-Mini...then the OS installed on it needs to be a newer version of the macOS compatible with a 2018 Mac-Mini (if the OS installed on this SSD is older & not compatible with a 2018 Mac-Mini).</p><p></p><p>If you want to be able to boot from this external SSD from your MacBook Pro...it will work fine...since the OS on the external SSD will be the same OS that was running on the MacBook Pro when it was the internal drive.</p><p></p><p>What you haven't told us (in order to give the best clear answers)<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />...is what OS version is currently installed on this soon to be external SSD. And maybe it doesn't matter...if your intention is to completely erase this soon to be external SSD...and a fresh newer version of the macOS is installed to work with the 2018 Mac-Mini.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1834180, member: 56379"] Yes...it's as simple as that...IF...you want to use this SSD that came from your 2012 MacBook Pro as a "data drive" (just use it as extra external storage) when plugged into your 2018 Mac-Mini. If you want to be able to boot from it from your 2018 Mac-Mini...then the OS installed on it needs to be a newer version of the macOS compatible with a 2018 Mac-Mini (if the OS installed on this SSD is older & not compatible with a 2018 Mac-Mini). If you want to be able to boot from this external SSD from your MacBook Pro...it will work fine...since the OS on the external SSD will be the same OS that was running on the MacBook Pro when it was the internal drive. What you haven't told us (in order to give the best clear answers);)...is what OS version is currently installed on this soon to be external SSD. And maybe it doesn't matter...if your intention is to completely erase this soon to be external SSD...and a fresh newer version of the macOS is installed to work with the 2018 Mac-Mini.:) - Nick [/QUOTE]
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