Changing the start disk on Mac Pro?

On my Mac Pro the start disk is the smallest of two disks and it is packed. This is become a huge problem. I need space because of film production. As it is now I cannot install new programs, which I need. So how do I solve this problem? Fast.
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Dunno. Buy yourself a bigger hard drive install and format it . I think the most you can do in 1 drive is 3 TB, and I think it's SATA II (tho' Sata 3 will work just fine) . As for brand names, I can't really say
Really?
1. you don't need more than 100GB usually which is why a $82 128GB Samsung EVO is perfect
2. don't store media and data on the boot drive.
2a. Move all your data files and such to another drive.
4TB is the largest but about to be outdone soon.
A WD Blue 1TB goes for $65 or less and is fine for a basic drive.
Multiple backups and backup methods: TimeMachine, clone, etc.
2 yrs old is probably a MacPro5,1 meaning it can also boot from a PCIe SSD controller if you want, use another SSD for Aperture and such, and still have your 4 SATA drive bays free for some 1TB or larger drive sets.

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You can find Terminal by using the Finder's Go menu and choosing Utilities, then double-click the Terminal icon.
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Substitute numerals in the above command according to the following:
mm = month
dd = date
hh = hour (24 hour format)
nn = minutes past the hour
yyyy = year
Each of those values must be two digits except for the year which can be two or four digits. As an example if the current date and time is December 16, 2013 at 9 PM your command will be the following:
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or
sudo date 1216210013
Either one will work.
To recover from your inability to use System Preferences to set the date and time, the value entered does not have to be precise, it just has to be approximate.
Enter that command using the actual time and date for your location and in the appropriate format, then press the Return key. Terminal will ask for your Admin Password - the same one you use when you log in to your Mac. Type it and then press the Return key. What you type will not appear, not even with •••• characters.
To determine if your change was effective just type the date command and press the Return key. Terminal will reply with the date and time. If it appears correct and in the correct format, you should be able to open System Preferences > Date & Time once again. Selecting the "Set time and date automatically" and choosing an appropriate time server will adjust your Mac's system clock to the precise time.

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wjosten is spot on. If you really want iCloud, then you will need to acquire a new or second hand MBP that can run Lion.
Ciao.

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sorry for digging up an old thread, but what was the problem?

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Changing the scratch disk to hard drive

Hello, I've read the forums on here on how to change the scratch disk. I have a Mac Book Pro and I've downloaded the trial version of Adobe Photoshop CC. I brought a Seagate Hard drive 4TB and it's installed and ready to go on my computer, but for some reason I still can't change it. Whenever I go to the Scratch Disk Preferences, the only option I have to change the scratch disk to, is to the Macintosh HD... What am I doing wrong? I don't have enough memory with the regular Mac.
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Hi all,
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1365
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I was working on a large document in Photoshop CS5 that ate too much of my main drive (to the point I had to quite and restart a few times to clear it out) when the main drive was set as a scratch disk. I went in to preferences and changed the scratch disk to my secondary internal drive, where I keep all my media. Then quit Photoshop to clear the cache.
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Thx a lot, Barbara!
Your answer helped me to install the program to my Mac Pro
You made my day!
I wanted to give You points, but I am new in the forum and I am not quiet sure how to do it.
Salute
Erwin
Am 02.10.2014 um 17:37 schrieb Barbara B. <[email protected]>:
I've got Photoshop Elements 11 on my mac-book Now I want to copy the programm to my Mac Pro too. Is it possible or do I have to buy another license?
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You're allowed to have it installed and activated on two computers at once but you can never copy an installed copy of PSE. You need to install it from scratch on the Mac Pro. If you need the file, you can download it here:
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