How do I access files from a Fusion drive to an SSD that is now my boot drive?

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How do I access files from a Fusion drive to an SSD that is now my boot drive?

My late 2014 iMac running Mojave on a 3 TB Fusion drive has been very slow to boot or open some apps (Word can take a minute). So I bought an SSD, installed Mojave on it, and use it to boot. An amazing difference (look at the attached comparison).

I'd like to be able to open the documents or files on my Fusion Drive with the apps now installed on my SSD (Office, Pages, Numbers, iTunes music, Photos, etc.). The SSD isn't that big, 512 GB. How can I do this?

TIA...

iMac with Retina 5K display, macOS 10.14

Posted on Jun 8, 2019 8:29 AM

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BobTheFisherman

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Jun 8, 2019 8:34 AM in response to Bob Grip

I'm sorry but maybe I'm not understanding your question.

Open the app, for example Word, select file open from the menu bar and navigate to the Word document you want to open. Click on the file. What did I not understand in your question?

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HWTech

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Jun 9, 2019 9:59 PM in response to Bob Grip

You shouldn't have slow boots with a Fusion Drive, that is the point of a Fusion Drive. Did you investigate the issue and try to fix it to determine if it was a software issue or a hardware issue with the Fusion Drive?

Make sure to have good verified working backups of your new SSD and your old Fusion Drive just in case.

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Bob Grip Author

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Jun 8, 2019 8:38 AM in response to BobTheFisherman

Thank you. I didn't dig deep enough to find files that were only on the Fusion drive.

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How do I access files from a Fusion drive to an SSD that is now my boot drive?

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