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This is a desktop so I think the assumption is that the savvy can attach a USB3/4 device with appropriate storage (e.g. for your massive photo library - it's ea

by r00fus 2y ago

This is a desktop so I think the assumption is that the savvy can attach a USB3/4 device with appropriate storage (e.g. for your massive photo library - it's easy to change the location).

pantulis 2y ago
Except that storing your iCloud Photo Library on an external drive is a PITA, as multiple daemons (photoanalysysd being one of them) will randomly activate themselves to do their shit, making it difficult to predict when the drive will not be able to be gracefully ejected. It needs to be a permanent external disk.
- r00fus 2y ago
  We're talking iMac - so it's effectively permanent external storage.
- stephenr 2y ago
  ... in macOS all drives always need to be "gracefully ejected".
int_19h 2y ago
The problem with any sort of external storage device is how easy it is to accidentally unplug it while something is using it.