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SUMMARY:

b The Mac users guide to mass storage b br i Version 2 3 updated July 7 2023 i br This book demystifies storage on the Mac from mechanical hard drives to solid state disks and covering topics such as network attached storage NAS cloud storage repairing and managing disks encryption filesystems including APFS and managing data br As the amount of data we store continues to grow figuring out where to put it and how to access it becomes more complicated Its not just that we need to find space for our increasingly large collections of photos videos music and apps we want it to be available whenever we need it and be sure that its safe from hackers and thieves br Every Mac includes internal storage in the form of a hard drive SSD or Fusion drive But you may also have one or more external devices such as hard drives flash drives SD cards or RAID devices not to mention network attached storage NAS devices or cloud storage like Dropbox or iCloud Drive Making sense of all your options managing your stored data choosing new devices or services when you re running out of space or even just figuring out what s where can drive anyone to distraction br Fortunately Jeff Carlson has a book with all the answers After decades of working with Macs and accumulating massive collections of photos and videos Jeff has pulled together a wide ranging book about Mac storage that contains just the help you re looking for Among many other topics this book covers br How to choose a new internal or external hard drive SSD or hybrid drive br Determining how much storage space you need br What you need to know about APFS Apples new filesystem br How to use APFS snapshots a k a Time Machine local snapshots br Formatting and partitioning disks using Disk Utility br How to repair a misbehaving disk br RAIDs what they are and how different types compare br How to tell when a hard drive is about to fail and what to do about it br What to do with a hard drive when it has outlived its usefulness br When to use a flash drive or SD card br How to create and use disk images br Deciding among local network and cloud storage for various types of files br What a personal cloud is and why you might consider using one br Strategies for freeing up extra disk space br NAS devices get special coverage including br Why you might want a NAS br How to choose a NAS and when it s a better idea than an external hard drive br Using a NAS with your Mac for a wide variety of purposes br Special considerations when using a NAS for digital photos br Jeff also digs into details about numerous storage related technologies br How to tell if your third party SSD needs to have TRIM enabled and what to do if the answer is yes br How to create a software RAID using Disk Utility or SoftRAID br What you need to know about filesystems and how to choose among APFS Mac OS Extended FAT and ExFAT br Why and how to encrypt a disk using FileVault or the Finder br Using iCloud Drive s Optimized Mac Storage feature br If you ve ever been stumped at the difference between a i volume i and a i partition i need help figuring out whether to buy a big external hard drive or a NAS for extra storage or wonder whether Apple s new APFS filesystem is right for your needs this book will tell you what you need to know