My question is: how do I make my Mac save file automatically to my external hard drive? I don't want to have a bunch of storage on my computer taken up because I can't save it to my external hard drive. I have an early 2014 MacBook Air 13.3" 128GB hard drive. As you can see I don't have a whole lot of space for files. I would prefer for them to be on the external hard drive.Thanks,
You select where you save files, pick the external.
Many applications will remember the last saved folder but some like Microsoft Word will allow you to set a default location.
There is a third party app that you might want to check out called DefaultFolder X. You can set a default folder per application with this app. Has a 30 day demo.
http://www.stclairsoft.com/DefaultFolderX/
Users with the small drives often put their iPhoto & iTunes Libraries on the external. You can then set the applications to look at the library on the external drive.
Hope this helps!
So what if I was backing up my iPhone to my Mac... can I also tell it to save to this external hard drive?
I don't think so, but you can move them there yourself.
How would I do that?
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Drag them from one to the other, delete the original when the copy is finished.
Yes, but where do I find this back up file?
How do I tell my Mac to automatically save files to an external hard drive instead of the on-board storage?
