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(Although you might want to exclude applications from the initial migration, as a good number of the ones they use -might- require updating).Īnd once migrated, the external SSD can now become the backup for the iMac's INTERNAL SSD. This will carry them over until the m2/m3 iMac is released.Īnd when it DOES arrive, the external SSD will make it easy to 'migrate their stuff over'.

I - guarantee- (yes, I'm THAT confident) that both you and your parents will be quite pleased with the speed-up. Now, go to the startup disk preference pane and set the SSD to be 'the new boot drive'. Then use either SuperDuper or CarbonCop圜loner (both are FREE to use for 30 days, this will cost you nothing) to 'clone' the contents of the iMac's internal drive to the SSD. I bought one a few weeks' back and it's very nice (fast, too).įormat the external SSD to APFS, GUID partition format. Many are available, I'd suggest the Samsung t7 'Shield'.

It can be 1tb, or might even be 512gb (check to see how much space your parents have actually used). Rather than pry the iMac open, get an EXTERNAL USB3 SSD.

Configuring ssd as memory for late 2013 imac 27