My os x is running in an external disk, how do i go back to using the internal disk
my os x is running on my external disk and I want to reverse and use my internal disk instead. I also cant seem to push through to internet recovery if i remove my external disk and would want to reinstall os x through internet recovery. im only seeing the globe/earth revolving but loading status seems freezing. pls help plssssssss
iwantchange wrote:
my os x is running on my external disk and I want to reverse and use my internal disk instead. I also cant seem to push through to internet recovery if i remove my external disk and would want to reinstall os x through internet recovery. im only seeing the globe/earth revolving but loading status seems freezing. pls help plssssssss
If you installed OS X Mountain Lion (per your signature) to your external drive, you should be able to restart your Mac Mini while pressing/holding the Option/Alt key and selecting the Recovery HD - 10.8.5 in the startup manager. This boots you into the external drive's Recovery System (different than Internet Recovery). From the OS X Utilities Menu, you can use Disk Utility to "clone" both your external Macintosh HD and its Recovery HD to your internal drive.
First, back up your internal drive unless you don't need anything on it.
Restart your Mac Mini into the Recovery System on the external drive using the Option/Alt key and selecting the external drive's Recovery HD.
Select Disk Utility and erase your internal drive's Macintosh HD.
Stay in Disk Utility and select your Macintosh HD on your external drive.
Click the Restore tab. Your external drive's Macintosh HD should be displayed in the Source field.
Click and drag your internal drive's Macintosh HD to the Destination field. Note: This partition needs to be the same size as or greater than the Source.
Click the Restore button. This will block-copy the external drive to your internal drive.
After the restore completes, both your internal and external drive will be labeled the same (e.g. Macintosh HD).
Quit Disk Utility and at the OS X Utilities menu, click on the Apple logo (upper left corner) and select Startup Disk. Select your internal drive and Restart. This will restart your Mac Mini using your internal drive.
Good luck
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