MichelPM
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Q: Do all Intel iMac year and models boot from a USB external drive?

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Trying to help a Poster here that is in a jam and I am trying to him on a path of least resistance to cure his ills.

Do all Intel iMac years and models able to boot a USB external hard drive?

 

Here is the post for those that are curious.

He is in a real bind.

 

 

HELP.....lost my entire companies work from drive

 

Thanks for any insight.

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8), 27in 3.06 GHz CPU, 1TB, 16 GB RAM

Posted on May 12, 2016 3:57 PM

by Niel,Solvedanswer
Niel Niel
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Yes. Click here for more information.

 

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Posted on May 12, 2016 4:14 PM

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Q: Do all Intel iMac year and models boot from a USB external drive?

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  • by Niel,Solvedanswer

    Niel Niel May 12, 2016 4:14 PM in response to MichelPM
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    May 12, 2016 4:14 PM in response to MichelPM

    Yes. Click here for more information.

     

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  • by MichelPM,

    MichelPM MichelPM May 12, 2016 4:13 PM in response to Niel
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    May 12, 2016 4:13 PM in response to Niel

    THANK YOU!

     

    AWESOOOOOME!

     

    Simplifies things greatly!

     

  • by pokey b,

    pokey b pokey b May 12, 2016 5:20 PM in response to MichelPM
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    May 12, 2016 5:20 PM in response to MichelPM

    Just a data point... My mid-2010 i-Mac will boot from a an external bootable clone HD. But it is soooo slow (being a USB 3 drive running off a USB 2 port).

  • by MichelPM,

    MichelPM MichelPM May 12, 2016 5:48 PM in response to pokey b
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    May 12, 2016 5:48 PM in response to pokey b

    I realise this, but, the Poster in this linked thread is "between a rock and a hard place".

    I am trying to make the process of getting a bootable hard drive to use between an old and new Mac as easy, painless, as possible.

    Finding FireWire or Thunderbolt drives in electronics stores is usually difficult and a hit or miss, at best.

    And even the Apple Store in my location doesn't always have Thunderbolt or FW800 hard drives in the store.

    I am lucky enough to live in a location where I have both an Apple Store and a well stocked prominent Mac-centric Apple Authorised reseller/repair center within 20 miles of where I live.

    Not everyone has this ideal situation.

  • by pokey b,

    pokey b pokey b May 12, 2016 7:16 PM in response to MichelPM
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    May 12, 2016 7:16 PM in response to MichelPM

    I understand... Just offering a "for what it's worth".