08-09-2014, 09:38 PM
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. Then I would tell iTunes to use my larger HDD as the repository of all my music and make sure it "moves" everything there. In addition to the iTunes folder, I would have a photos folder as well as my "projects" folder.
That's it. The only thing extra required is a blank HDD to transfer the larger files to from the original HDD.
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.
I'm not shouting above the din here with detailed instructions-- you know you won't even try to read anything longer than a short paragraph.
I did post my solution prior to your response in brief-- 40 minutes before your response. Did you read it?