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can you launch apps from there? is it reliable?
by alfonsodev 9y ago
can you launch apps from there? is it reliable?
- TazeTSchnitzel 9y agoNot the person you're responding to, but yes, you can use an SD card in a MacBook Air/Pro to store apps and you can launch them from there, whether it's formatted as FAT32, exFAT or HFS+. Reliability depends on the particular card and vendor. I'm using a JetDrive (an SD card specially designed to snugly fit the MacBook Air's SD card slot) and have had zero problems.
- weavie 9y agoZFS is also possible.
- rahimnathwani 9y agoIf you already have a TF card you want to use, you can buy an SD adapter that will fit flush. There are a couple of different sizes, but I think you can get them for most/all models, e.g.: https://www.banggood.com/Micro-SD-TF-to-MiniDrive-SD-Adapter-For-MacBook-Air-Pro-p-914615.html https://www.banggood.com/Micro-SD-TF-to-MiniDrive-SD-Adapter... IIRC you can even get a Mac to boot off an SD card (e.g. to run Debian occasionally), but the performance is better with a USB3-connected SSD.
- Fomite 9y agoFor awhile, I kept my World of Warcraft install on one, and it worked fine.
- TazeTSchnitzel 9y agoI used mine for Final Fantasy XIV for a full two years with zero problems, as well as various anime and other games.