How do I format my external SSD in a M2 mac mini with Mac OS Ventura? I load Ventura on the SSD, but it gives me an error when I try to use it as the startup disk?
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You might want to read this:
https://www.macworld.com/article/331916/how-to-start-up-your-m1-mac-from-an-external-drive.html
There might also be some security hoops to jump through to get to use the startup drive:
Startup Disk security policy control for a Mac with Apple silicon - Apple Support
"If a user chooses to boot from external media, that operating system version must first be personalized using an authenticated reboot from recoveryOS …"
Does the SSD show up in recovery?
Some useful links
Thanks, but that didn't help. It's an older OS and Ventura seems to be different. I can load the Ventura OS to my external SSD, but it doesn't seem to load it fully as I never get screens that ask me about which country I'm from, language, etc. It says it's loaded, but when I go to switch start up disks it gives me an error.
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What format is the drive you're installing to?
APFS. It seems to install fine, but just won't let me boot from it.
How do I format my external SSD in a M2 Mac Mini with Mac OS Ventura?
