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I don't want to move or copy the data. The external drive will be the master. But I want the Mac to see it as if it were local. Hence the mount or symlink options.

I've had install problems with too many upgrades to trust them - I was an IT professional for 40 years before retiring so I don't take chances! But you miss the point, the external 2TB is my main data store, I only have 512GB on the mac mini not nearly enough for everyday storage. I already have...

I plan on getting a mac mini and a 2TB external SSD. I want to replace the Mac Documents, Music and Pictures folders in the home directory with corresponding folders on the external drive(*). Being "Unix"(sort of) there are at least 2 ways to do this: 1) Delete the folders in my home folder and...

That's kind of my own thinking, but I was curious just how much space would be left if I went with 256G. A supplementary question is: How should I format the 2TB external drive? It comes as exFat but should I reformat it as HPF+ or whatever Apple prefers these days? exFAT is more universal, but...

I'm planning on buying a mac mini to replace two old PCs(1 Linux, 1 Windoze) I will be buying a 2TB external SSD to supplement my 1T B NAS drive. The question is how much internal storage do I need? 256G is the min, I'm considering 512G. But I only plan to use it for OS and programs all data...

Definitely go for 16G! I have an 8G PC and if I use PS plus plugins (eg. DxO Nik collection) it crawls but my 16G box works OK. But for future proofing I'd go for 32G if they ever offer it. PS I'm in the same boat, just psyching myself up to hit the $$$$ button on the Apple web site....

Thanks for the help so far. However, I'm still looking for learning material. For example, when I had my iBook I had two helpful books: MacOSX Unleashed MacOSX Hacks Both of these are about the level of information I'm looking for. But neither has been updated in the last 17 years. (although...

Thanks. I take it from the comment that an Apple Store "genius" is an actual thing? Like they have dedicated staff called "genius"? And you can book these in advance? We don't have any Apple Stores nearby (probably about an hour away is the nearest) so booking would be a necessity.

Thanks for sorting out the names. Is there any logic to them? Do they go North-South or vice versa? Or something else? Just curious. :) As for RAM it's a must-have for photo/video work. 8GB is the bare minimum for many of my applications, and I know from experience they run slowly with that. If...

A quick background. I am a retired software engineer/architect with 40 years experience in IT. I've worked on many OS, including MacOS9 and early MacOSX (up to Lion) on my old Motorola iBook(which is still in use as an iTunes player for my HiFi) but mostly I've been using Linux for the last...