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    Should I move just the User Folder or entire macOS to external SSD?

    I have: -2018 Intel Mac mini, which is a T2 Mac. - Its has a 256 GB Internal non upgradable SSD which is now too full and there isn't a lot I can delete - Adobe Apps and Parallels and my user folder take up a lot of the space. Plus all that Apple "System Data" that I can not seem to delete...
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    Permissions problem after changed/cloned user folder HD

    Hi, My MacMini's userfolder is on an external SSD, MacOS (Mojave) is on the internal drive. For black friday, I bought a larger SSD to replace my existing user folder SSD. I cloned the entire drive with Carbon Copy Cloner. Then restarted into recovery mode, to rename the new SSD to the same...
    • Beliblis
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    • carbon copy cloner folder permissions home folder mojave user folder
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    • Forum: macOS
  3. Jodeo

    HELP: Restoring Mac w/home folder back-up only

    A family member (who lives elsewhere) got their personal MacBook Air back from Apple Support with the hard drive wiped (as expected). They only have a cloud back-up of their home directory (user / (name) / {Documents | Downloads | Photos | etc.}. This was the admin account (no other users)...
  4. ptocco

    var folder has items I don't have permission to see

    I'm wondering if any of the Mac experts here would know why there are a handful of folders under the /var folder that are marked off in red as being off limits (see below). I'm of course the machine owner and feel I should have rights to everything. (I may have taken the Macbook Pro into work...
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