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If you click command and drag apps it will permanently move the app as opposed to copying it. Works on all files.

THIS GUY HAS ONE OF THE MOST SIMPLISTIC EXPLAINING STYLES! easily installed and partitioned my ssd! Great work bro!

Apps are mostly self contained (when you right click on an app you can see it's actually a folder with a bunch of files inside) however what you didn't touch on is the folder application support in Library a lot of applications keep part of their code in there this is not getting moved when you move an app.

Straight to the point and very well explained vídeo. Thank you from Brazil!

Dude the hugest thank you!!!! This saves me so much money!

Lamar, thank you for a straight to the point and well explained video, saved me a lot of time.

Thank you for the excellent tutorial. I thought it was going to be complicated to install an app to external storage. It was a piece of cake!

Doesn't work for xcode if anyone was wondering

Been procastianting on doing this for my laptop, look at how easy it was lol! Thank you!

Just setting up my new Mac Mini M1 and found out that the 1Tb SSD I ordered wouldn't play nice with my internal Mini memory. I was worried about not having enough memory space but now I know I can move many of my applications over to my external SSD easily. This guy is "The Man" when it comes to explaining things that a medium level or lower operator can understand. Please keep up the good work.

I don’t have anything mac but I’m seriously looking at the Mac mini M1 as my first.

Mac mini is my favorite out of the M1 bunch. But I'm waiting for the 16inch.

Great stuff! Straight to the point. Loving your videos, subscribed.

Mac mini for sure! I'm about to start gaming on mine so I"m really excited. Great step by step!

just installed my 2TB samsung 870 thanks to you no issues and ready to go! thanks for your time in creating this video!

looks slow but I ran out of space and deleted everything except apps. I have only 128 gig on board Hard drive. would it be faster if I use a faster external hard drive?

Just ordered mac mini m1! Excited to use it as this is my first ever mac. Keep the mac tips coming.

Looking at how easy this is confirms that I will be just fine getting the 256GB Mac Mini.

thanks for this. trying to save some space since I messed up and bought the 250 gb m1

Thank you Lamar for the very informational video, also the hiding of the drive from the desktop, I needed that!

The best video I’ve seen on this kinda thing. Peace out bro.

Thank you so much! This actually helped me with Linux!

Just found your channel. Excellent clear "plain speak" instruction .

Superb! Thanks for taking the time to do this.

This video is awesome! Thanks for a great explanation!

Macbook pro m1 14 inch is my favorite

That’s the clearest explanation ever. Thank u

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Thanks 100000x nobody else knew what I was talking about Thanks thanks and Thanks 🙏🏾

Great video; exactly what I wanted to know!! 🙂

About your video, you might want to test the software on the external "before" you delete it on the Mac.

Just bought a MacBook Air M1, main use will be for photography, Sandisk 1TB external SSD arriving later today.

Like the instructions . Very helpful.

I had mac before but I never knew ho ez its to use external SSD

Thank you so much!!! working 100%!!

Finally a Mac with reasonable specs for price

My first macbook (my first ever apple product) will come in few days and I'm curious how to install the apps in external drive since i bought 256GB (512 is out of order) and your video is so excellent. Can't wait to get mine and try it out.

Very Nice!

I would have to say the M1 Mac mini is my favorite, I have a 2012 mini now and it’s still a champ. I wish they still had 4 lightning ports

Thanks a lot MK keep up the good work

thank you. Well explained!

This is awesome. Now I just need to upgrade RAM to 16GB. Great video

İ tought i have to sell my m1 mbp because i have 256 gb storage but now i dont have to worry ,Thank youuuu🥰🥰

Thank you for making such a wonderful tutorial.

A Big thank YOU it is exactly what i needed!!!

Keep it coming brother

Thanks bro🎉

Thanks. Easy to understand and helpful.

amazing!!!

Awesome and easy explanation. Thank you!

Thank you you helped me soo much, gained a new sub for mean, blessing.

Has got to be the M1 Mac Mini all the way - "Little speed Demon"

Thank you very much I learned a lot from you

These videos are AMAZING. I just purchased my M1 Mac mini - which I love, but the memory is already being eaten up! I am going to get the hub and the external drive and follow your instructions step by step. I had been wondering about installing apps on an external drive, but have been unable to find the answer until now. 2 questions: How can I use FCPX on my main drive, but keep the clips on the external. I already export the finished vids to the cloud, but I'm not sure where all the imported footage 'lives'. Can I use Garage Band on the internal drive, but keep the instruments on the external? they eat up memory like crazy. Thank you again for your video.

You a genius big bruh

Do you think the Application runs slower from the SSD? Does it make any difference? This looks a solid way to keep the Mac running smooth!

Excelent video. Thanks

Thank you very much brother👍🏾

You are GOOD !!

First of all Great content bro and to the point without wasting anyone's time🔥🔥....I did have one question that lets say I run apps to external ssd and unplug it after use so the next time I want to use the apps I just plug in the ssd and the apps are good to use again?? Like no extra work?

Thank you for the info😊

Thanks for the video! I have a question: are the apps reactive when installed on an external SSD? Or slower when compared to an app installed directly on the Mac?

Thank you for making this video. This really puts me at ease. Sub''d

Great Video. i was thinking of ways to clone my new MI Mac mini but found out it is not possible. I only wanted to clone it in order to load the many programs I had from my previous Mac Mini. But my new Mac Mini MI has only 256GB of memory. Installing apps on an external drive allows me to load my programs and not take up space on the Mac Main drive. Thank you Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much! Subscribed to you channel. All the best to you!

MAN! you saved my life

Amazing Tips!

Great video thanks

Thank you, well done. I just received the same external SSD for the same computer, now I know what to do with it. What are the chances? lol

Thanks. Just one doubt....Will this work if I remove the hard disk and plug it in when needed??

@Lamar MK--thanks for sharing this simple video. Is it necessary to truly erase the drive I want to use? Or, should I simply purchase a new external HD? I have a MacBook Pro and want to install my Office 365 onto my external drive vs. laptop. The drive I want to use has needed information that I'd prefer not to delete.

when we unplug the sdd and plug it back in, do we need to re-install it?

Thank you SO MUCH for this tutorial! I enjoy your content as a general matter; however, 2 years into my M1 MacMini I wish I'd bought the 2 TB version I've bought external drives to store content but periodically run out of hard drive space on my Mac. That's not fun when I have a deadline and unexpectedly receive an error message as I attempt to export a project from FCPX. This video should be useful in saving me the terror of running out of room. I will buy another external drive for my apps and let you know once it's done. Best wishes to you, and thanks again!

Do you think it makes sense to install OS from scratch to external drive if your 8/256 Mac (Mini) is heavily swapping? Our in this case OS performance would be compromised even if it’s installed on fast nvm drive connected over thunderbolt interface?

Do you recommend buying the Mac mini m1 now or wait for the M1x mini that might get a bump on cores

Thanks for this one.

Thank you Lamar

Very good thanks

from my experience moving apps downloaded from the app store to an external ssd wont get updated automatically and as afar I can tell there isn’t a way to manually update the app either

Great Video. How to install garage band , Logic Pro X, Final cut pro on external hard drive , external SSD ? Thank you

Thank you so much it is so helpful ... i have a question : can you tell me if we move app downloading from the Mac app will we have a problem with the update from the mac app store ( i mean will we still have the automatique updates ) ? Thanks so much

hello guys, I just have a one question here, once we complete all this steps shown on the video, and install applications on ssd, I can also create a separate folder and store media right, I mean simultaneously I can install apps also store media files right

can i use this approach for my sdxc card plugged in sd slot of macbook pro 2015?

Can I do it on MacBook laptop please reply it is so important

*How did you do that **1:35** video overlay for pushing people to subscribe?* Love that look.

M1 Pro max 16. Haven’t tried others. Hey how is the reading speed doing it this way. I’d love to move all my apps to an external but I’m afraid apps like unreal will be slow

All this is great! but when you have to make an update of your apps (lets say Adobe premiere Pro) How do you do it from the SSD??? Or do I need to install the app and redo this procedure each Time I want any updates?)

Cool subbed would it do the same with logic pro x and other music DAW ?

Great tutorial. Subscribed.

Thanks

I got an Mac mini but I would like a MacBook Pro m1

The sata drive was in the Hub? If this was the drive you used to launch software, buy a faster drive like a thunderbolt ssd. My research shows the sata drives in the hubs are slow compared to a thunderbolt. Your demo would have been really interesting with the thunderbolt ssd. I have been researching everything about M1 Mac mini and the external drives. I will order a new mini next month with a 1T external thunderbolt ssd and 16G memory. This drive will be partitioned and used for backups and to store iTunes and Photo files so I will have more room on the 256G internal ssd. I will use the other partition for Linux. Apples prices for drive upgrades is ridiculous. I have given Apple enough of my money over the years....

Hey thank you for the tutorial. I just wanted to ask if you know if this could work for games like the sims?

Thanks for great video. But can you help me how to unmout (eject) the external SSD properly? Because i've got the notification that says "one or more programs may be using it".

isnt that just the executable? isnt the program itself still held on the home drive?

Does this work for Photoshop also ?Cause i have scratch disk problem on my MacBook🙏

I see you have Stadia in your M1 Mac Mini, can you please show us how it works in M1? Please!

Does this method works for games as well? Great video!

can the software move with ExFat instead of APFS? thank you.

what about the app store update? do the apps is still able to be updated through the app store?