On Oct 23, 2019, at 10:48 AM, Bill Spencer <wspen...@jhu.edu<mailto:wspen...@jhu.edu>> wrote:
* Will my classic iPod (the last model they made) still work with Catalina and the replacement for iTunes? No idea, but if it works with iTunes in OS X 10.14, I expect it might. I’d definitely do some research first! I found this info yesterday: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210611 No mention of what models are supported. * I back up iTunes (& everything else) to another separate, external partitioned HD using Carbon Copy Cloner because I have been under the impression that Time Machine can't handle the separate HD for iTunes, though I forget why that’s the case ISTR Time Machine can only back up HFS+ or APD volumes, so if it’s a MS-DOS volume it won’t work. The backup drive isn't MS-DOS so on that score it should be okay. But I have a dim memory that because the backup is partitioned (one for the HD, one for the iTunes drive) Time Machine wouldn't work...something about having to select the "drive" at the time of backup, but again it's been quite a while so I'm not sure. This is older info https://www.baligu.com/pondini/TM/32.html and this is newer but is the same instructions, so I”ll bet it works: https://www.macworld.com/article/3153995/how-to-make-sure-time-machine-backs-up-external-drives.html Also if your Mini is a 2012 model it has an additional SATA connector on the logic board to support the server configuration Apple sold; you can get this from OWC to install a second drive. https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/DIDIMM11D2/ I did this on my old 2011 model to make a DIY Fusion drive with a 1TB HDD and a 128GB SSD. Worked great until the HDD went south. Sadly (and infuriatingly), while the pads are present on the logic board in a 2014 to host a socket for the PCIe SSD’s such as used in Macbook Air’s , the socket itself is missing :-( so on a 2014 you’re limited to a single drive. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iMac Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/imaclist/6D96DE9C-F102-4347-BE45-383614E06F21%40pharmacy.arizona.edu.
