Thread: Mac book pro too full

Originally Posted by incisor

i have mojave on my work machine and it behaves just fine..

there is always a lull when it starts up as it checks your disk configuration and has a quick look at some permissions...

i have 5 disks in my Mac Pro and it takes 10 minutes but on my old MacBook Pro it takes about a minute or less.

you'll be fine, stop looking for problems and do it

Cheers INC. Not looking for problems. Looking to avoid them! I'm being cautious. ...too many software instals / upgrades render older machines unusable. I don't have the cash for a MAC upgrade. ...My 2013 MacBook Pro is beginning to baulk at new programs and my 2009 iMac would make a good anchor for a kayak, because it won't run any current programs.

I replaced the HD in my 2012 pro with a 500G SSD. The SSD makes it heaps quicker. I would like to upgrade to a 1TB as so cheap now. But upgrading to 16G RAM is a bigger priority.

I moved photos and bigger files to iCloud. That saved about 100G when I was close to full.

Originally Posted by rar110

I replaced the HD in my 2012 pro with a 500G SSD. The SSD makes it heaps quicker. I would like to upgrade to a 1TB as so cheap now. But upgrading to 16G RAM is a bigger priority.

I moved photos and bigger files to iCloud. That saved about 100G when I was close to full.

Ive been reluctant to use any cloud based storage as much as possible as it needs data to access, which is a problem when remote.
How long did migrating 100g to the cloud take ? and whats it like browsing photos now ??

I wonder if my ram from the old Late 13 will suit your 2012, pretty sure I had 16G in it.

Originally Posted by goingbush

Ive been reluctant to use any cloud based storage as much as possible as it needs data to access, which is a problem when remote.
How long did migrating 100g to the cloud take ? and whats it like browsing photos now ??

I wonder if my ram from the old Late 13 will suit your 2012, pretty sure I had 16G in it.

I'm an old fogey before my time and I totally agree with you re: the cloud. I'm not interested at all in trusting all my files to the cloud. Maybe it's more reliable than external drives? but I'm not convinced. And I agree with you re not having access without an NBN connection.
...It's bad enough trusting all our emails to Goggle! but our bad photo's to the cloud! LOL

Nice idea to share your ram - I imagine it should slot straight in.

[QUOTE=goingbush So no idea what the clunking / grinding was from the old MBP. [/QUOTE]

It may have been crumbs or something in a fan.
Don.

Originally Posted by Zeros

Thanks Inc, I’m interested in this too. Does Onyx have an automated clean up function for Luddites?, or do you need to know what you’re doing?

Don, obviously you can also free up a lot of space simply by deleting stuff such as: photos, movies, deleted emails, etc. EG: Most of us have multiple copies of the same photo saved because instead of carefully taking one on film, now we fire off hundreds with digital cameras!

Having said that, I’ve always thought MacBook hard drives are too small! Which version do you have? Do you have Backup hard drive separate? You could make an archive each year by having two external back up drives, then delete lots of content on your computer itself.

As a relative Luddite if I find archiving to external drives convenient. Just make sure you definitely have two copies on external drives before you delete!

Cheers

Thanks Zeros, My mac is a 15" late 2013 retina. 8GB Ram. It's running Mojave. I do back up regularly to a 1TB seagate, but only one.
Don.

Originally Posted by rar110

I replaced the HD in my 2012 pro with a 500G SSD. The SSD makes it heaps quicker. I would like to upgrade to a 1TB as so cheap now. But upgrading to 16G RAM is a bigger priority.

I moved photos and bigger files to iCloud. That saved about 100G when I was close to full.

Where did you get the SSD upgrade and at what cost if you don't mind me asking?
Don.

Originally Posted by goingbush

Ive been reluctant to use any cloud based storage as much as possible as it needs data to access, which is a problem when remote.
How long did migrating 100g to the cloud take ? and whats it like browsing photos now ??

I wonder if my ram from the old Late 13 will suit your 2012, pretty sure I had 16G in it.

My laptop doesn’t much leave home. The migration time is difficult to tell as does it in the background. Most photos sit on the machine as a thumbnail. Opening a photo is instant at home with cable internet.

Re RAM. Mine is
MacBookPro9,2 13-inch i5 Unibody Mid-2012 A1278 EMC 2554

If yours is same will fit. But I assume it’s a retina MacBook.