Re: Need recommendations for best Time Machine drive solution. SSD vs conventional and brand recommendations for either

2023-07-02 Thread radiof...@gmail.com
I find that Western digital drives last an average of 18 months so I have 
switched to Seagate drives for backing up files.
Jean


On Sunday, July 2, 2023 at 12:50:58 PM UTC-7 jasonj...@gmail.com wrote:

>
> On 2/7/23 13:59, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries wrote:
> > Definitely SSD. I use Western Digital spin drives  but when the budget 
> > allows it, I will likely get the same brand for SSD.
> >
> Yes, exactly, and there are good reviews available online so you can 
> choose an appropriate product. You could start with some of the 
> Apple-related sites.
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Re: Does making Dropbox folders online only decrease local disk consumption?

2023-07-02 Thread Kevin Gibbs
One thing I will say about this iCloud thing.  I initiated the move of this 59
gB folder and it’s taking forever to even begin.  I realize moving 59GB, 
essentially downloading it, will take a long time.  But it’s amazing that it’s 
still saying “Preparing to move…” after at least fifteen minutes.  I wonder how 
long I should wait before stopping this and moving the files using Sneaker net 
from my Windows machine via thumb drive to my Mac and deleting the whole mess 
from iCloud.  

Thoughts?

> On Jul 2, 2023, at 7:30 PM, Herbie Allen  wrote:
> 
> You can make them online only on the Mac side, but I’m not completely sure on 
> the Windows side when it comes to iCloud. Dropbox you can make online only 
> and that works on both OS’s.
> 
>> On Jul 2, 2023, at 19:05, Kevin Gibbs  wrote:
>> 
>> Let me make the iCloud thing a little clearer.  I made an iCloud Drive 
>> shortcut on my Win10 machine as I said.  It turns out that I placed a huge 
>> collection of video files in iCloud Drive because I thought I might want to 
>> watch them on my iPhone at some point.  I guess I’ll move them to DB and use 
>> my DB iPhone app because I assume I can make them online only in DB whereas 
>> I can’t do that in iCloud.  Is that right?
>> 
>> 
>>> On Jul 2, 2023, at 6:50 PM, Brandon Olivares  
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> If they’re uploading, then yeah they won’t appear yet on all devices.
>>> 
>>> If they’re online only, then I think they will default to that on all 
>>> devices. But I’m pretty sure you could opt to download them on a particular 
>>> device without downloading them on all devices.
>>> 
>>> Not sure what you mean about iCloud Drive. I wouldn’t mix iCloud Drive and 
>>> Dropbox if that’s what you mean. Choose one or the other for particular 
>>> files. Personally I only use iCloud Drive for things like Pages documents, 
>>> Numbers spreadsheets, etc. Everything else goes in Dropbox. I find it far 
>>> easier to navigate.
>>> 
 On Jul 2, 2023, at 7:40 PM, Kevin Gibbs  wrote:
 
 One more question.  What about iCloud Drive?  I decided to make a shortcut 
 on my Windows 10 machine so that files stored in iCloud could easily find 
 their way to the dark side when needed.:). is there a way to make them 
 online only at least from the Win10 machine’s point of view?
 
 Thanks,
 Kevin
 
 
> On Jul 2, 2023, at 6:04 PM, Brandon Olivares  
> wrote:
> 
> Yes, I do it all the time to save space. Just mark the folder as online 
> only and everything under it should be marked and removed from the disk.
> 
>> On Jul 2, 2023, at 6:58 PM, Kevin Gibbs  wrote:
>> 
>> I assume that making Dropbox files online only decreases your local disk 
>> consumption.  I further imagine that if you make a top level folder 
>> online only it should make all the subfolders within it online as well.  
>> Is that true?  Do I have to go in and check Make Online only for each 
>> subfolder?  Worst yet, would I have to check online only for each 
>> individual file within a subfolder?  That would be a horrendous. Drag if 
>> that’s the case.  Can someone let me know?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Kevin 
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Re: Does making Dropbox folders online only decrease local disk consumption?

2023-07-02 Thread Kevin Gibbs
I’ve decided to move the 59GB video collection to my Mac desktop.  That should 
take it out of iCloud Drive and free up Windows disk space.  If I want to see a 
particular portion of this video collection on my phone, I’ll move that 
particular portion temporarily back into iCloud, watch it and then remove it 
again.  

Thanks everybody.


> On Jul 2, 2023, at 7:30 PM, Herbie Allen  wrote:
> 
> You can make them online only on the Mac side, but I’m not completely sure on 
> the Windows side when it comes to iCloud. Dropbox you can make online only 
> and that works on both OS’s.
> 
>> On Jul 2, 2023, at 19:05, Kevin Gibbs  wrote:
>> 
>> Let me make the iCloud thing a little clearer.  I made an iCloud Drive 
>> shortcut on my Win10 machine as I said.  It turns out that I placed a huge 
>> collection of video files in iCloud Drive because I thought I might want to 
>> watch them on my iPhone at some point.  I guess I’ll move them to DB and use 
>> my DB iPhone app because I assume I can make them online only in DB whereas 
>> I can’t do that in iCloud.  Is that right?
>> 
>> 
>>> On Jul 2, 2023, at 6:50 PM, Brandon Olivares  
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> If they’re uploading, then yeah they won’t appear yet on all devices.
>>> 
>>> If they’re online only, then I think they will default to that on all 
>>> devices. But I’m pretty sure you could opt to download them on a particular 
>>> device without downloading them on all devices.
>>> 
>>> Not sure what you mean about iCloud Drive. I wouldn’t mix iCloud Drive and 
>>> Dropbox if that’s what you mean. Choose one or the other for particular 
>>> files. Personally I only use iCloud Drive for things like Pages documents, 
>>> Numbers spreadsheets, etc. Everything else goes in Dropbox. I find it far 
>>> easier to navigate.
>>> 
 On Jul 2, 2023, at 7:40 PM, Kevin Gibbs  wrote:
 
 One more question.  What about iCloud Drive?  I decided to make a shortcut 
 on my Windows 10 machine so that files stored in iCloud could easily find 
 their way to the dark side when needed.:). is there a way to make them 
 online only at least from the Win10 machine’s point of view?
 
 Thanks,
 Kevin
 
 
> On Jul 2, 2023, at 6:04 PM, Brandon Olivares  
> wrote:
> 
> Yes, I do it all the time to save space. Just mark the folder as online 
> only and everything under it should be marked and removed from the disk.
> 
>> On Jul 2, 2023, at 6:58 PM, Kevin Gibbs  wrote:
>> 
>> I assume that making Dropbox files online only decreases your local disk 
>> consumption.  I further imagine that if you make a top level folder 
>> online only it should make all the subfolders within it online as well.  
>> Is that true?  Do I have to go in and check Make Online only for each 
>> subfolder?  Worst yet, would I have to check online only for each 
>> individual file within a subfolder?  That would be a horrendous. Drag if 
>> that’s the case.  Can someone let me know?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Kevin 
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Re: Does making Dropbox folders online only decrease local disk consumption?

2023-07-02 Thread Herbie Allen
You can make them online only on the Mac side, but I’m not completely sure on 
the Windows side when it comes to iCloud. Dropbox you can make online only and 
that works on both OS’s.

> On Jul 2, 2023, at 19:05, Kevin Gibbs  wrote:
> 
> Let me make the iCloud thing a little clearer.  I made an iCloud Drive 
> shortcut on my Win10 machine as I said.  It turns out that I placed a huge 
> collection of video files in iCloud Drive because I thought I might want to 
> watch them on my iPhone at some point.  I guess I’ll move them to DB and use 
> my DB iPhone app because I assume I can make them online only in DB whereas I 
> can’t do that in iCloud.  Is that right?
> 
> 
>> On Jul 2, 2023, at 6:50 PM, Brandon Olivares  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> If they’re uploading, then yeah they won’t appear yet on all devices.
>> 
>> If they’re online only, then I think they will default to that on all 
>> devices. But I’m pretty sure you could opt to download them on a particular 
>> device without downloading them on all devices.
>> 
>> Not sure what you mean about iCloud Drive. I wouldn’t mix iCloud Drive and 
>> Dropbox if that’s what you mean. Choose one or the other for particular 
>> files. Personally I only use iCloud Drive for things like Pages documents, 
>> Numbers spreadsheets, etc. Everything else goes in Dropbox. I find it far 
>> easier to navigate.
>> 
>>> On Jul 2, 2023, at 7:40 PM, Kevin Gibbs  wrote:
>>> 
>>> One more question.  What about iCloud Drive?  I decided to make a shortcut 
>>> on my Windows 10 machine so that files stored in iCloud could easily find 
>>> their way to the dark side when needed.:). is there a way to make them 
>>> online only at least from the Win10 machine’s point of view?
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Kevin
>>> 
>>> 
 On Jul 2, 2023, at 6:04 PM, Brandon Olivares  
 wrote:
 
 Yes, I do it all the time to save space. Just mark the folder as online 
 only and everything under it should be marked and removed from the disk.
 
> On Jul 2, 2023, at 6:58 PM, Kevin Gibbs  wrote:
> 
> I assume that making Dropbox files online only decreases your local disk 
> consumption.  I further imagine that if you make a top level folder 
> online only it should make all the subfolders within it online as well.  
> Is that true?  Do I have to go in and check Make Online only for each 
> subfolder?  Worst yet, would I have to check online only for each 
> individual file within a subfolder?  That would be a horrendous. Drag if 
> that’s the case.  Can someone let me know?
> 
> Thanks,
> Kevin 
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Re: Does making Dropbox folders online only decrease local disk consumption?

2023-07-02 Thread Kevin Gibbs
Let me make the iCloud thing a little clearer.  I made an iCloud Drive shortcut 
on my Win10 machine as I said.  It turns out that I placed a huge collection of 
video files in iCloud Drive because I thought I might want to watch them on my 
iPhone at some point.  I guess I’ll move them to DB and use my DB iPhone app 
because I assume I can make them online only in DB whereas I can’t do that in 
iCloud.  Is that right?


> On Jul 2, 2023, at 6:50 PM, Brandon Olivares  wrote:
> 
> If they’re uploading, then yeah they won’t appear yet on all devices.
> 
> If they’re online only, then I think they will default to that on all 
> devices. But I’m pretty sure you could opt to download them on a particular 
> device without downloading them on all devices.
> 
> Not sure what you mean about iCloud Drive. I wouldn’t mix iCloud Drive and 
> Dropbox if that’s what you mean. Choose one or the other for particular 
> files. Personally I only use iCloud Drive for things like Pages documents, 
> Numbers spreadsheets, etc. Everything else goes in Dropbox. I find it far 
> easier to navigate.
> 
>> On Jul 2, 2023, at 7:40 PM, Kevin Gibbs  wrote:
>> 
>> One more question.  What about iCloud Drive?  I decided to make a shortcut 
>> on my Windows 10 machine so that files stored in iCloud could easily find 
>> their way to the dark side when needed.:). is there a way to make them 
>> online only at least from the Win10 machine’s point of view?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Kevin
>> 
>> 
>>> On Jul 2, 2023, at 6:04 PM, Brandon Olivares  
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Yes, I do it all the time to save space. Just mark the folder as online 
>>> only and everything under it should be marked and removed from the disk.
>>> 
 On Jul 2, 2023, at 6:58 PM, Kevin Gibbs  wrote:
 
 I assume that making Dropbox files online only decreases your local disk 
 consumption.  I further imagine that if you make a top level folder online 
 only it should make all the subfolders within it online as well.  Is that 
 true?  Do I have to go in and check Make Online only for each subfolder?  
 Worst yet, would I have to check online only for each individual file 
 within a subfolder?  That would be a horrendous. Drag if that’s the case.  
 Can someone let me know?
 
 Thanks,
 Kevin 
 
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Re: Does making Dropbox folders online only decrease local disk consumption?

2023-07-02 Thread Brandon Olivares
If they’re uploading, then yeah they won’t appear yet on all devices.

If they’re online only, then I think they will default to that on all devices. 
But I’m pretty sure you could opt to download them on a particular device 
without downloading them on all devices.

Not sure what you mean about iCloud Drive. I wouldn’t mix iCloud Drive and 
Dropbox if that’s what you mean. Choose one or the other for particular files. 
Personally I only use iCloud Drive for things like Pages documents, Numbers 
spreadsheets, etc. Everything else goes in Dropbox. I find it far easier to 
navigate.

> On Jul 2, 2023, at 7:40 PM, Kevin Gibbs  wrote:
> 
> One more question.  What about iCloud Drive?  I decided to make a shortcut on 
> my Windows 10 machine so that files stored in iCloud could easily find their 
> way to the dark side when needed.:). is there a way to make them online only 
> at least from the Win10 machine’s point of view?
> 
> Thanks,
> Kevin
> 
> 
>> On Jul 2, 2023, at 6:04 PM, Brandon Olivares  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Yes, I do it all the time to save space. Just mark the folder as online only 
>> and everything under it should be marked and removed from the disk.
>> 
>>> On Jul 2, 2023, at 6:58 PM, Kevin Gibbs  wrote:
>>> 
>>> I assume that making Dropbox files online only decreases your local disk 
>>> consumption.  I further imagine that if you make a top level folder online 
>>> only it should make all the subfolders within it online as well.  Is that 
>>> true?  Do I have to go in and check Make Online only for each subfolder?  
>>> Worst yet, would I have to check online only for each individual file 
>>> within a subfolder?  That would be a horrendous. Drag if that’s the case.  
>>> Can someone let me know?
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Kevin 
>>> 
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Re: Does making Dropbox folders online only decrease local disk consumption?

2023-07-02 Thread Kevin Gibbs
One more question.  What about iCloud Drive?  I decided to make a shortcut on 
my Windows 10 machine so that files stored in iCloud could easily find their 
way to the dark side when needed.:). is there a way to make them online only at 
least from the Win10 machine’s point of view?

Thanks,
Kevin


> On Jul 2, 2023, at 6:04 PM, Brandon Olivares  wrote:
> 
> Yes, I do it all the time to save space. Just mark the folder as online only 
> and everything under it should be marked and removed from the disk.
> 
>> On Jul 2, 2023, at 6:58 PM, Kevin Gibbs  wrote:
>> 
>> I assume that making Dropbox files online only decreases your local disk 
>> consumption.  I further imagine that if you make a top level folder online 
>> only it should make all the subfolders within it online as well.  Is that 
>> true?  Do I have to go in and check Make Online only for each subfolder?  
>> Worst yet, would I have to check online only for each individual file within 
>> a subfolder?  That would be a horrendous. Drag if that’s the case.  Can 
>> someone let me know?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Kevin 
>> 
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Re: Does making Dropbox folders online only decrease local disk consumption?

2023-07-02 Thread Kevin Gibbs
Thanks Brandon.  As I write this, some of the files are still populating across 
machines.  That is, I can see them on the Windows machine but not on my Mac.  
That suggests that they are not yet fully uploaded.  I’m guessing that I’ll see 
them on the Mac when they’ve made it all the way up to DB itself.  We’re 
talking about 10GB of stuff and that might take a minute.  

Should I further assume that the online only status will e conferred upon these 
files once they appear on all devices associated with this account?

Thanks,
Kevin


> On Jul 2, 2023, at 6:04 PM, Brandon



> Olivares  wrote:
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> Yes, I do it all the time to save space. Just mark the folder as online only 
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>> only it should make all the subfolders within it online as well.  Is that 
>> true?  Do I have to go in and check Make Online only for each subfolder?  
>> Worst yet, would I have to check online only for each individual file within 
>> a subfolder?  That would be a horrendous. Drag if that’s the case.  Can 
>> someone let me know?
>> 
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Re: Does making Dropbox folders online only decrease local disk consumption?

2023-07-02 Thread Brandon Olivares
Yes, I do it all the time to save space. Just mark the folder as online only 
and everything under it should be marked and removed from the disk.

> On Jul 2, 2023, at 6:58 PM, Kevin Gibbs  wrote:
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> I assume that making Dropbox files online only decreases your local disk 
> consumption.  I further imagine that if you make a top level folder online 
> only it should make all the subfolders within it online as well.  Is that 
> true?  Do I have to go in and check Make Online only for each subfolder?  
> Worst yet, would I have to check online only for each individual file within 
> a subfolder?  That would be a horrendous. Drag if that’s the case.  Can 
> someone let me know?
> 
> Thanks,
> Kevin 
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Does making Dropbox folders online only decrease local disk consumption?

2023-07-02 Thread Kevin Gibbs
I assume that making Dropbox files online only decreases your local disk 
consumption.  I further imagine that if you make a top level folder online only 
it should make all the subfolders within it online as well.  Is that true?  Do 
I have to go in and check Make Online only for each subfolder?  Worst yet, 
would I have to check online only for each individual file within a subfolder?  
That would be a horrendous. Drag if that’s the case.  Can someone let me know?

Thanks,
Kevin 

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Re: Need recommendations for best Time Machine drive solution. SSD vs conventional and brand recommendations for either

2023-07-02 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries



On 2/7/23 13:59, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries wrote:
Definitely SSD. I use Western Digital spin drives  but when the budget 
allows it, I will likely get the same brand for SSD.


Yes, exactly, and there are good reviews available online so you can 
choose an appropriate product. You could start with some of the 
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Re: Need recommendations for best Time Machine drive solution. SSD vs conventional and brand recommendations for either

2023-07-02 Thread lenron brown
SSD are better of course and you can find pretty good deals on amazon.
It really depends on how many back ups you want to save on that drive,
and of couse the amount of storage space you need. You can find a 4 tb
ssd external on amazon for 220 to 260.

On 7/2/23, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
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> I have a Seagate Drive, and have never had any trouble with it.
> Donna
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>> On Jul 2, 2023, at 12:30 PM, Kevin Gibbs  wrote:
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>> Guys,
>>
>> You may see this note on several lists.  My wife has a Western digital
>> mechanical drive she uses for Time Machine.  The last time she fired it
>> up, we had a bit of a panic as it failed to be recognized or mount
>> initially.  While the drive did eventually present itself in Finder and do
>> its thing, this isn’t the first time it’s given her a fright and we wonder
>> if an external SSD would be more reliable than a conventional drive for
>> TM.  She doesn’t necessarily need speed.  She does need peace of mind.
>> We’d be willing to pay a necessary premium for this.
>>
>> My questions are:
>>
>> Is an SSD more reliable or durable in this context?
>>
>> Do you have any recommendations for a 4TB drive to be used exclusively for
>> Time Machine?
>>
>> Finally, if an SSD doesn’t provide greater durability, do you have
>> recommendations for the best mechanical drive solution?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Kevin
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Re: Need recommendations for best Time Machine drive solution. SSD vs conventional and brand recommendations for either

2023-07-02 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
I have a Seagate Drive, and have never had any trouble with it.
Donna


> On Jul 2, 2023, at 12:30 PM, Kevin Gibbs  wrote:
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> Guys,
> 
> You may see this note on several lists.  My wife has a Western digital 
> mechanical drive she uses for Time Machine.  The last time she fired it up, 
> we had a bit of a panic as it failed to be recognized or mount initially.  
> While the drive did eventually present itself in Finder and do its thing, 
> this isn’t the first time it’s given her a fright and we wonder if an 
> external SSD would be more reliable than a conventional drive for TM.  She 
> doesn’t necessarily need speed.  She does need peace of mind.  We’d be 
> willing to pay a necessary premium for this.  
> 
> My questions are:
> 
> Is an SSD more reliable or durable in this context?
> 
> Do you have any recommendations for a 4TB drive to be used exclusively for 
> Time Machine?
> 
> Finally, if an SSD doesn’t provide greater durability, do you have 
> recommendations for the best mechanical drive solution?
> 
> Thanks,
> Kevin
> 
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Re: Need recommendations for best Time Machine drive solution. SSD vs conventional and brand recommendations for either

2023-07-02 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
   Definitely SSD. I use Western Digital spin drives  but when the 
budget allows it, I will likely get the same brand for SSD.



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On 7/2/2023 10:30 AM, Kevin Gibbs wrote:

Guys,

You may see this note on several lists.  My wife has a Western digital 
mechanical drive she uses for Time Machine.  The last time she fired it up, we 
had a bit of a panic as it failed to be recognized or mount initially.  While 
the drive did eventually present itself in Finder and do its thing, this isn’t 
the first time it’s given her a fright and we wonder if an external SSD would 
be more reliable than a conventional drive for TM.  She doesn’t necessarily 
need speed.  She does need peace of mind.  We’d be willing to pay a necessary 
premium for this.

My questions are:

Is an SSD more reliable or durable in this context?

Do you have any recommendations for a 4TB drive to be used exclusively for Time 
Machine?

Finally, if an SSD doesn’t provide greater durability, do you have 
recommendations for the best mechanical drive solution?

Thanks,
Kevin
  



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Re: Need recommendations for best Time Machine drive solution. SSD vs conventional and brand recommendations for either

2023-07-02 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi!
Any drive I think should work.
SSD drives are more expensive so I would for the economy go for a mechanical 
drive.
/A

> 2 juli 2023 kl. 19:30 skrev Kevin Gibbs :
> 
> Guys,
> 
> You may see this note on several lists.  My wife has a Western digital 
> mechanical drive she uses for Time Machine.  The last time she fired it up, 
> we had a bit of a panic as it failed to be recognized or mount initially.  
> While the drive did eventually present itself in Finder and do its thing, 
> this isn’t the first time it’s given her a fright and we wonder if an 
> external SSD would be more reliable than a conventional drive for TM.  She 
> doesn’t necessarily need speed.  She does need peace of mind.  We’d be 
> willing to pay a necessary premium for this.  
> 
> My questions are:
> 
> Is an SSD more reliable or durable in this context?
> 
> Do you have any recommendations for a 4TB drive to be used exclusively for 
> Time Machine?
> 
> Finally, if an SSD doesn’t provide greater durability, do you have 
> recommendations for the best mechanical drive solution?
> 
> Thanks,
> Kevin
> 
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Need recommendations for best Time Machine drive solution. SSD vs conventional and brand recommendations for either

2023-07-02 Thread Kevin Gibbs
Guys,

You may see this note on several lists.  My wife has a Western digital 
mechanical drive she uses for Time Machine.  The last time she fired it up, we 
had a bit of a panic as it failed to be recognized or mount initially.  While 
the drive did eventually present itself in Finder and do its thing, this isn’t 
the first time it’s given her a fright and we wonder if an external SSD would 
be more reliable than a conventional drive for TM.  She doesn’t necessarily 
need speed.  She does need peace of mind.  We’d be willing to pay a necessary 
premium for this.  

My questions are:

Is an SSD more reliable or durable in this context?

Do you have any recommendations for a 4TB drive to be used exclusively for Time 
Machine?

Finally, if an SSD doesn’t provide greater durability, do you have 
recommendations for the best mechanical drive solution?

Thanks,
Kevin
 

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Re: Junk Folders No Longer Available on Mac

2023-07-02 Thread Dave Carlson
Bill,

This is a bit complicated, but I think you need to open your mailboxes to 
expose those junk folders.

When you are in the list of mailboxes, interact with VO+shift+downarrow.
Then you move up/down the list using VO+up arrow or down arrow.
When you reach something like “on my Mac” or the name of your account, it may 
indicate that it is collapsed.
If so, expand with VO+space. This will expose folders associated with that 
account or those on your Mac.
If you want any of those folders to be showing all the time, then add it to 
your favorites or just leave them expanded.

I personally don’t like having three different junk folders and extra inboxes 
in my mailbox list, so I go back to the main folder such as “On my Mac” and 
collapse it again with another VO+spacebar.

Then stop the interaction with VO+shift+up arrow. Any of  those exposed folders 
will be visible in your mailbox area and you can visit them with a simple use 
of the up or down arrow.

I won’t go into what the heck “On my Mac” actually is, but it is something you 
can configure in your mail settings, but there should always be a main folder 
for all accounts you have set up on your Mac mail app.

What I do is to put the inbox of each of my accounts in the favorites and only 
expose the main account that I use all the time. My other two account and the 
“on my Mac” account I keep compressed so they don’t clutter up my folders list.


Dave Carlson

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On Jul 2, 2023, at 8:02 AM, Bill Gallik  wrote:

I’m looking for suggestions as how to re-establish access to my “Junk” folders. 
 I am running the most recent version of MacOS (whatever that may be) on a Mac 
Mini (2014).

Until about 2 weeks ago, I was able to peruse the “Junk” folders for both my 
iCloud and gmail accounts.  I have no idea what happened for those folders to 
disappear.  They are available to me on my iPhones, but it’s honestly much more 
convenient to peruse through those (mostly) unwanted messages to delete them.
Any suggestions will be much appreciated!

TIA




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Junk Folders No Longer Available on Mac

2023-07-02 Thread Bill Gallik
I’m looking for suggestions as how to re-establish access to my “Junk” folders. 
 I am running the most recent version of MacOS (whatever that may be) on a Mac 
Mini (2014).

Until about 2 weeks ago, I was able to peruse the “Junk” folders for both my 
iCloud and gmail accounts.  I have no idea what happened for those folders to 
disappear.  They are available to me on my iPhones, but it’s honestly much more 
convenient to peruse through those (mostly) unwanted messages to delete them.
Any suggestions will be much appreciated!

TIA




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