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Can I disable my old hard drive in filename searches?

I just installed a new, larger hard drive into my '07 Mac Pro, and then cloned the old hard drive for a seamless transition...now the computer boots and works from the new drive. Everything worked just fine throughout that process...the only issue I need to iron out is that when I search for a file using command F in the finder (which I do all the time), I get duplicate hits because it's finding files on both the old and new hard drives, which is annoying to have to sift through. I don't want to have to remove the old hard drive in case something happens to the new one. So what can I do to "disable" the old drive so that it's still there if I need it, but doesn't get included in file searches?

Posted on Jul 10, 2014 10:55 AM

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Jul 10, 2014 4:38 PM in response to Matt B.R.

I'm not siure, but I'd try it, Find & Spotlight are halfway tied together I believe.


A couple of other options for searching...


EasyFind...


http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/11076


Here's a direct download link to EasyFind 4.0 which runs in 10.3.9 & up...


http://www.devon-technologies.com/files/legacy/macosx1039/EasyFind.dmg.zip


From this page,


http://www.devon-technologies.com/support/faqs.php?p=default&cat=19


Freeware applications:


* EasyFind 4.0

* PhotoStickies 5.6

* ThumbsUp 4.3

* XMenu 1.8


http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/8707


Use it to search your whole drive for case insensitive & show invisibles...


.emlx


(dot ee em el ex)


Find Any File...


http://apps.tempel.org/FindAnyFile/



Hold Option or alt key when selecting Find to Find All.

Jul 14, 2014 11:08 AM in response to Matt B.R.

You want the old drive around for safety but leaving it mounted means that you (or any app) could delete or change items on the disk.


Wouldn't it be more sensible to remove it? Failing that create an Automator script to unmount the disk on login - at least you won't accidentally edit the disk that way. It can be re-mounted in Disk Utility.


Personally I tend to remove drives from these older Mac Pro's, it's too easy to shut down & slide out the HD. You can store it away from the Mac protecting you a little in the case of theft.

Can I disable my old hard drive in filename searches?

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