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Is There A Limit On How Big An External SSD Drive Can Be Attached To A 2014 Mac Mini

Have a 2014 Mac Mini running Big Sur that I want to attach an external SSD to for backups. I'm looking at a Samsung 2TB. Sometimes there are limits as to how big an external drive computers will support. Is there a limit that I need to be aware of for the 2014 Mac Mini?

Mac mini, macOS 11.6

Posted on Jun 8, 2022 2:45 PM

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Posted on Jun 8, 2022 11:22 PM

There are a few larger than average SSDs for external and internal installations.

OWC has some in the range of 16-TB (Mercury Enterprise Pro) 6G 2.5-inch SATA.

https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/S4DMEP7E16T/ ($2,999. w/ free shipping)


Enclosure and accessories are extra; some are listed on their main SSD drive pages.

More options are there as well; some not as large capacity; hard to say what is ideal.

https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/storage

https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/ssd/owc


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Jun 8, 2022 11:22 PM in response to MargeHomer

There are a few larger than average SSDs for external and internal installations.

OWC has some in the range of 16-TB (Mercury Enterprise Pro) 6G 2.5-inch SATA.

https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/S4DMEP7E16T/ ($2,999. w/ free shipping)


Enclosure and accessories are extra; some are listed on their main SSD drive pages.

More options are there as well; some not as large capacity; hard to say what is ideal.

https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/storage

https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/ssd/owc


Is There A Limit On How Big An External SSD Drive Can Be Attached To A 2014 Mac Mini

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