What is the largest external disk that I can add to my MacBook?

I wish to have large amount of memory available on my MacBook Air, M2, and what is the largest that I can attach?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.5

Posted on Aug 17, 2023 12:38 AM

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Aug 17, 2023 6:49 AM in response to WhyBecause

Depends on whether you need portability, and how much you want to spend.


Portable hard drives are up to 5 TB or more; desktop hard drives, to 20 TB or more. Portable SSDs are up to 4 TB. Even USB flash drives are up to as much as 512 GB or 1 TB - but I would not rely on one of those as a primary drive.


Don’t forget to get backup drives and to make backups.

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