08-09-2014, 08:08 PM
To set the record straight, I had recently done a fresh install of Lion to the original Apple drive that I cloned. Because I so rarely used it, it had most, if not all of my mainly used apps installed and not a lot more.
I'm thinking that it was the perfect candidate for making a clone to the SSD.
It would have been great if I had thought of it sooner, but it didn't come to mind until after I struggled for awhile. Seems to have ended well, though.
Now, I do need more suggestions about how to bring the SSD up to speed with a clean connection to any and all the files that are still on the 1TB internal drive that has been my main "working" drive, until now.
From what I've seen, the end result should make it seem as if all my files are stored on the SSD, even though they are actually on another drive.
One question comes to my mind. Should I change the drive, which is now a "slave" by removing the OS and treat it just like a folder? I'm not sure how I'd do that.
How I set up this function is the balance of this project and that is where I need guidance.
May I have more gruel, I mean guidance, PLEASE!
I may have to hit the lottery in order to buy all the margaritas that I'm offering in thanks for the very kind support that everyone has given me.
Thanks again!
GeneL
I'm thinking that it was the perfect candidate for making a clone to the SSD.
It would have been great if I had thought of it sooner, but it didn't come to mind until after I struggled for awhile. Seems to have ended well, though.
Now, I do need more suggestions about how to bring the SSD up to speed with a clean connection to any and all the files that are still on the 1TB internal drive that has been my main "working" drive, until now.
From what I've seen, the end result should make it seem as if all my files are stored on the SSD, even though they are actually on another drive.
One question comes to my mind. Should I change the drive, which is now a "slave" by removing the OS and treat it just like a folder? I'm not sure how I'd do that.
How I set up this function is the balance of this project and that is where I need guidance.
May I have more gruel, I mean guidance, PLEASE!
I may have to hit the lottery in order to buy all the margaritas that I'm offering in thanks for the very kind support that everyone has given me.
Thanks again!
GeneL
bazookaman wrote:
If this were me. And it was last year sometime. I would do a fresh install of the OS on the SSD. Then I would install all the apps I KNOW I will need immediately. Keeping in mind, I will be installing them in the future as needed. Keeps unnecessary cruft from transferring from the old drive.
That's it.
The only thing extra required is a blank HDD to transfer the larger files to from the original HDD. This puzzles me. I have four internal drives, two of which are 1TB and have been used as my main drive and backup. They have everything on them that I've been using over time. So, why would I need a blank hard drive and why have to transfer anything from my original drive, since it's right there in my Mac Pro?
Was it instant gratification? No. It took a good bit to make sure I had reinstalled all the apps I needed. But it was also nice to know that I didn't move a bunch of apps (and their support files) that I hadn't used in years over to my current drive.
Furthermore, I kept my original backup (the source from which all this sprang) for a while so I could refer back to it if I needed some pref files or some Application Support files.