I stuck a 18TB HD on my M2 Mini and it was great for months. Then last month the M2 started freezing and spinning the wheel. I reinstalled twice but in the end I've had to leave unplugged the HDD. Can't find anything online about it

What adaptor do I need?

It doesn't matter how you do it, local hardware data hoarding is a bad idea. If at all possible use cloud storage with a company that has high level redundancy and disaster survivabilty. Using continuous "near line" storage will motivate you to more carefully organize your critical data and purge the dross.

Thanks. Over my head but I'm learning.

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Good work, the video could use more editing though. There’s a few redundant bits and there’s no need for announcing the chapters or parts or for “stay tuned for what’s next in the video”. Also no need for the old school page flip transitions. You could add some intriguing sounding music in the background of the VO occasionally or when transitioning between chapters (keep it very low volume if you’re going to go for it). Anyways, good luck

How is this "hidden"?

@Leo Everyday Tech , I am using what you have shown thank you .However I have quesiton I’ve got two user profiles both with admin rights both of them save most of their work to their own dedicated external SSD every time they use the same machine they connect SSD and use the machine… my question is around the Time Machine for each of the said users. Can I have two users both with Admin rights and have their own Time Machine saved separately on their own dedicated external dr. Next will there be any double up the data ? Also, if the Mac dies and we have to reformat or repair or replace it and then reinstall everything from the Time Machine will I be to invoke individual data when the individual user is logged in or does this create double up of the data on the Mac.

Help me understand: Why not skip the external SSD and just use a NAS? Thanks for your insights.

What Apple should have done is offer an internal M.2 slot, like you see on so many Windows laptops. Of course, it would hurt their bottom line, so they don't do it.

oh geez

Terrible idea for heat dissipation. You’re essentially taking two things that output heat and sandwiching them together all because of the aesthetic of not seeing something plugged in, which is stupid. At the end of the day, I would care more about the function of your computer and your external drive versus the deception of hiding an external drive.

only buy samsung t7/t7 shield. not only are they less likely to fail but there are better deals available. I was able to get a 4tb for around 220

Time Machine on a NAS is essential. I’ve done it for years and use it to transfer all my data and settings when I buy a new Mac. I keep my large files on an SSD but don’t have it attached unless I’m using them (photo editing). Even so, I need to clean up the Mac every so often to remove the crap system files etc.

great perspective,gg

Two Jet drives over the last two years have failed and only used for cold storage. Garage

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god forbids having to wait 30 minutes on the jetdrive lol. On a serious note, are those compatible with the new MacBook pro m4?

cool

External drive != Internal drive on MacOS. And I am not talking about speeds.

Please go over " symbolic Link" Thank You

I alreday did this. I have 12 gb mounted on the display (outside of course 😂) including a USB c hub

this does work, but you actually need a constant current power supply to be safe.

Wouldn't a normal phone battery charger do the same job? The ones you would buy to charge your spare battery had a clip for the battery and two terminals. You know for the ones that don't have a spare variable voltage power supply on hand?

After deleting folders Music, Movies (German = „Filme“), Download,etc and setting up symbolic links - like described in the video - I discovered that MacOSX is creating the folders again. Not sure if this is the case because of language reasons („Movie“ in English / „Film“ in German)? Did anyone else discover this? Is there a way to avoid this?

If you’d like to go in depth on a dedicated video on this, YES, I would love that. Subbed

Mmhhh... I'm jumping to mac from windows,...I will just get the 4 tb, maybe coming from windows I'm use to have the things,...inside my computer, this look like a guy with a dialisis

Dude your original charger supplies 0.7 amps, your variable power supply supplies 5 amps BATTERY GO BOOM

Another good trick I learned is that with a very weak battery that won’t turn a device on, even after being charged for hours can be temporarily fixed by heating up said device

I cannot delete the downloads folder

Thank you!!!

Heat issues?

NICE work Leo!! Can u do symbolic links video PLEEASE!!?? 🙏🏻 great idea for Mac photos app memory hog. Liked & Subbed. Do you think the symbolic link method also work to redirect my iPhone backups into finder? I just learned I can backup iOS to Mac finder but it uses up too much space on my Mac. (I cannot trust iCloud backups after my last iOS iCloud back up was corrup and couldn't restore my iphone!! and apple had no answers to restore it) anyway thanks Leo!

Thanks for sharing

Check out ssd drives from crucial. Smaller and fast.

thank you so much

Smaller the parts the more risky things become. The only time I've had probs with Sandisk is when I didn't eject it properly

Great video. Where did you purchase the laptop bag from; link please 🙏🏽

Thank you Sir. Truly beneficial and loved your step by step explanation. ❤

Thunderbolt5 m4 pro makes faster?

Thank you sharing your knowledge. Really helpfull! Like to see the videos you have teasered.

By the time you do this and spend the money, need it to do this you might as well just get the internal by Apple cause. This ain’t gonna save you a whole Lotta money and look what you gotta put up with….!

Very inventive, but by the time you buy all the components, assemble, and get the files reorganized (whether directly, like Photos, or indirectly like symbolic folders) you should spring for the $600 for 2TB of internal storage and skip all the hassle.

Congrats 🎉 excellent tutorial, peaceful voice. Hola from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 here a new subscriber ❤

can we used ssd gen4 there?? will there be a bottleneck?

BE CAREFUL.... Still a removable drive and not supported by all apps. For instance, Microsoft Onedrive.. will not support any removable drive. Thus you still might require a large internal storage (Expensive)

Thanks for the video. Very useful! I didn’t quite get the part at 6.17 on how u create the original path in terminal. The video seems to have skipped over? 😅

i had another solution.... plug the hd, use your computer.... end the day, unplug, and put on your desk... what you thing ?

Yup, this is what I do, but I use Velcro and mount it on the lid. I use the same type of cable as you because it needs to bend. I want my laptop to rest flat so I don't put in on the bottom like you. I also use Velcro on my desk so that the laptop is held firmly when It's on a slant letting me type when I work sitting on a comfy chair.. Even better, the velcro on the base at both sides gives me something to hold on to when I try to pick my heavy M1 MacPro up with one hand. I use a Crucial X9 4TB Portable External SSD from Amazon, it's £200 and is smaller and thinner than the option you chose. I use is a Poyiccot Short USB C to USB C 5inch, 90 Degree cable with no problem at all. I used the SDCard slot for a while, for long term storage - keeping the fast internal SD space for swap space use, but the adaptor broke leaving the SD memory card jammed inside. Stupidly I tried to get it out and destroyed the slot connections. So, I came up with the Velcro'd SSD concept which is faster, bigger and less expensive that using the slot anyway. I'm glad you have thought of this too, it saves me making a video !

The biggest issue with this is that Apple is SUPER greedy. They charge a huge amount for an upgrade. $600 to go from 500GB to 2TB is RIDICULOUS!!! especially when the 2TB drive is like $100 retail. The way they make them not upgradable is even worse. You should be able to add this internally. But nope, more Apple Greed/scam. Just one reason I don't have a new Mac.