LiquidCrystal Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Hey guys, just wondering is there any benefit or cost to storing Logic projects on an External SSD compared to the internal one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 There's nothing wrong with storing your projects on the internal drive, however there are things to consider: 1. You use the internal drive all the time, meaning it gets more wear and tear and may end up failing sooner than an external drive that sees less write/erase operations. 2. You need to keep a good chunk of empty space on your internal drive at all times, 25% or more if possible, for macOS and your apps to run smoothly while you're working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidCrystal Posted June 10, 2021 Author Share Posted June 10, 2021 2. You need to keep a good chunk of empty space on your internal drive at all times, 25% or more if possible, for macOS and your apps to run smoothly while you're working. Thanks David, yes this is why i'm considering getting an external SSD for projects. I keep filling up my internal storage but just want to make sure it won't be any slower if running projects from an external SSD with USB-C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution David Nahmani Posted June 10, 2021 Solution Share Posted June 10, 2021 Projects run from RAM so it won't change the speed while you're working in a project, it can affect only the time it takes to open a project (to transfer the project data from disk to RAM). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidCrystal Posted June 10, 2021 Author Share Posted June 10, 2021 Projects run from RAM so it won't change the speed while you're working in a project, it can affect only the time it takes to open a project (to transfer the project data from disk to RAM). Ah ok I see. That’s good to know, thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 You're welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
in.name.only Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 I assume you back up. Always back up. I save everything on internal and back up to external. I don’t know how easy it is to back up what’s already on an external drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynamic_Notes Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 I don’t know how easy it is to back up what’s already on an external drive. Very easy. Just simply drag and drop from one to other...and yes backup backup backup - it can't be overstated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidCrystal Posted June 11, 2021 Author Share Posted June 11, 2021 I assume you back up. Always back up. I save everything on internal and back up to external. I don’t know how easy it is to back up what’s already on an external drive. Yes I use time machine, I'll probably need to back manually from now on I suppose which is a bit annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
in.name.only Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 I assume you back up. Always back up. I save everything on internal and back up to external. I don’t know how easy it is to back up what’s already on an external drive. Yes I use time machine, I'll probably need to back manually from now on I suppose which is a bit annoying. That’s what I was thinking - it’s not quite as easy as the backup isn’t done automatically. How about storing completed projects externally and only keeping your current projects internally? Then keep the automatic Time Machine backup. That should sort out both of the points David mentioned and also make loading quicker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidCrystal Posted June 12, 2021 Author Share Posted June 12, 2021 That’s what I was thinking - it’s not quite as easy as the backup isn’t done automatically. How about storing completed projects externally and only keeping your current projects internally? Then keep the automatic Time Machine backup. That should sort out both of the points David mentioned and also make loading quicker. Don't know why I didn't think of this haha. Thanks, I think your right this is probably the best way. The only problem is deciding when a project is 'completed' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
in.name.only Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 That’s what I was thinking - it’s not quite as easy as the backup isn’t done automatically. How about storing completed projects externally and only keeping your current projects internally? Then keep the automatic Time Machine backup. That should sort out both of the points David mentioned and also make loading quicker. Don't know why I didn't think of this haha. Thanks, I think your right this is probably the best way. The only problem is deciding when a project is 'completed' Ah yes, that’s down to discipline. I’m probably not the best person to help you on that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facej Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Time Machine will backup from external drives if you want it to. I assume that you use a separate drive for Time Machine backups. You need to go to the Time Machine preferences and check the exclusion settings - click the Options button. You will probably see your external drives in the list of exclusions. Just select the drive and click the '-' button. TM will now backup the external as well. https://www.letstalk-tech.com/back-external-hard-drives-time-machine-mac-os-x/ NB you can exclude folders from TM backups as well. Just click the '+' button and navigate to the places you want to ignore. I always exclude '~/Library/Caches' and '~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidCrystal Posted June 14, 2021 Author Share Posted June 14, 2021 Time Machine will backup from external drives if you want it to. I assume that you use a separate drive for Time Machine backups. You need to go to the Time Machine preferences and check the exclusion settings - click the Options button. You will probably see your external drives in the list of exclusions. Just select the drive and click the '-' button. TM will now backup the external as well. https://www.letstalk-tech.com/back-external-hard-drives-time-machine-mac-os-x/ NB you can exclude folders from TM backups as well. Just click the '+' button and navigate to the places you want to ignore. I always exclude '~/Library/Caches' and '~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync' Thanks! I didn't know this was possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
in.name.only Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Ah! Thanks for the info facej Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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