External Hard drive

Can you install an External Hard Drive to replace a failing mechanical drive on a late 2009 iMac?

Posted on Sep 12, 2019 6:30 PM

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babowa

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Posted on Sep 12, 2019 6:38 PM

You do not install it, you can simply plug it in and boot from it after formatting it and installing an OS or cloning your current system to it.

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Sep 12, 2019 6:38 PM in response to Goldenbill

You do not install it, you can simply plug it in and boot from it after formatting it and installing an OS or cloning your current system to it.

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