Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

bootable external

  1. GH1852

    Run Time Machine recovery from bootable USB - what if MacOS installer on USB drive is earlier than my backup

    First, the only reason I am asking this question is for a friend in a rural area whose download speed is 6.0 Mbps. I am not trying to do this at the moment, but I'd like to know for future use. Suppose I create a bootable USB installer, using Mac OS Monterey 12.7.1. In 2 months, I want to...
  2. C

    installing older macOS on external HDD

    I was wondering if someone could help me out. I am running Catalina but would like to install an older version os (sierra or el capitan) on an external and be able to boot from it. i have looked up some videos but I'm still having trouble. Any help would be really appreciated.
  3. Terraform2

    External Boot Drive for FCP 7 archive advice needed

    Hello! I am in need of hardware and workflow advice. My Current System: macpro 5,1 / 2 x 3.33GHz 6-core / 64GB RAM / GTX 980 Ti 6GB However I am thinking of switching my GPU to the AMD RX580 8GB for concern explained below. I mainly edit 2k & 4k video footage. I have one (very important)...
    • Terraform2
    • Thread
    • bootable external fcp7 legacy workflow
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Mac Pro
Top Bottom