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| From | Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.system |
| Subject | Re: keeping files on an external drive |
| Date | 2018-11-09 15:30 +0000 |
| Organization | Miskatonic U |
| Message-ID | <slrnpuba17.1psn.g.kreme@jaka.local> (permalink) |
| References | <ps1ekh$c8n$1@dont-email.me> <g4j5ceFlb7aU2@mid.individual.net> <slrnpu9hcg.ct8.g.kreme@jaka.local> <g4lmi3F83sfU3@mid.individual.net> |
In message <g4lmi3F83sfU3@mid.individual.net> Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote: > On 2018-11-08, Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote: >> In message <g4j5ceFlb7aU2@mid.individual.net> Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote: >> >>> I keep my entire home folder on an external FileVault-encrypted SSD >>> connected to my 2013 Mac Pro with USB3. I just erased/formatted it with >>> Disk Utility, copied my home folder contents to the drive, then set >>> System Preferences > Users & Groups > Advanced Options > Home directory >>> to the copied home folder. No problems to report - works fine. >> >> Really? When I did that on my iMac the external disk didn't load fast >> enough at boot and the system would create a new home folder for me >> since my home folder wasn't available. >> >> I still have that issue, as my Dropbox is on the external disk and many >> of my "dot" files live in Dropbox, so generally I have to quit Terminal >> on restart/login and then relaunch it so that it processes the .bashrc >> and such. > Not sure what to make of that. Our systems may be set up a little > differently. I have a firmware password set as well as FileVault set so > that only an administrator account can unlock the system volume, which > means when I initially boot the machine, I get logged into the admin > account first, which gives the system time to mount and unlock the > external drive before I log out of the admin account and into my > standard account. That would do it. When I get my new machine I will probably do this, even though the double login dance is a little annoying, I do not reboot often. -- Oh and I could be a genius if I just put my mind to it And I, I could do anything if only I could get 'round to it.
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keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-08 08:44 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive Wade Garrett <wade@cooler.net> - 2018-11-08 09:13 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-08 09:47 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-08 09:57 -0400
Re: keeping files on an external drive Wade Garrett <wade@cooler.net> - 2018-11-08 10:29 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-08 10:49 -0400
Re: keeping files on an external drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-08 09:49 -0400
Re: keeping files on an external drive Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2018-11-08 14:52 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2018-11-08 16:09 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-08 12:02 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2018-11-08 17:31 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-09 08:03 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-08 14:22 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive "J.Albert" <j.albert@nowhere.net> - 2018-11-09 22:29 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2018-11-08 16:08 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-08 12:27 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-08 12:44 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-08 23:38 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-12 02:30 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2018-11-12 21:57 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2018-11-12 22:14 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-12 12:55 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2018-11-13 19:52 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-12 12:51 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2018-11-13 19:52 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-12 12:19 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-12 12:31 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-12 22:41 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-13 15:10 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2018-11-13 12:24 -0800
Re: keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-13 17:11 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2018-11-13 15:02 -0800
Re: keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-14 00:41 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2018-11-15 11:26 -0800
Re: keeping files on an external drive dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2018-11-14 13:34 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2018-11-14 15:42 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2018-11-15 12:04 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2018-11-15 00:52 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2018-11-15 22:24 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-14 04:57 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2018-11-08 21:17 -0600
Re: keeping files on an external drive Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-09 18:29 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-09 02:24 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-10 09:37 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2018-11-09 16:26 -0600
Re: keeping files on an external drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-09 22:57 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-10 13:55 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-10 00:21 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2018-11-09 16:28 -0600
Re: keeping files on an external drive Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-10 13:58 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2018-11-10 01:20 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive Elden <usenet@moondog.org> - 2018-11-09 21:33 -0800
Re: keeping files on an external drive dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2018-11-10 18:52 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-10 19:08 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2018-11-11 11:20 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-11 17:49 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-10 19:07 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-10 08:38 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive Elden <usenet@moondog.org> - 2018-11-10 08:41 -0800
Re: keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-10 14:35 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-11 10:02 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-11 07:22 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2018-11-08 20:25 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-08 23:24 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2018-11-09 15:14 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-09 15:30 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2018-11-09 17:12 +0000
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