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1. #Install new mac os from cd 2012 fusion drive install
2. #Install new mac os from cd 2012 fusion drive free

In my case, size of SSD was 128G and HDD was 1TB. My HD turned out to be a Fusion Drive - Apple's custom implementation of a Hybrid Drive which is a combination of a smaller SSD (Flash) drive and larger traditional HDD. NOTE: If for any reason, the re-install is unable to complete, repeat the process step by step after checking your broadband and you should be able to get this done.Īdding a comment as I can't answer my question. Create a logical volume from already created CoreStorage - diskutil cs createVolume logicalvolumegroup jhfs+ MacintoshHD 100%Ĥ.a. Generate CoreStorage information - diskutil cs list (note the Logical Volume Group information available on the top)Ĥ. Create a CoreStorage - diskutil cs create MacintoshHD identifier1 identifier2Ģ.a Assuming identifier 1 is disk0 and identifier2 is disk1, the command would be: diskutil cs create MacintoshHD disk0 disk1ģ. Listing disks (drives) - diskutil list (note HDD and SSD identifiers)Ģ. Short Cut to open a utility/service: cmd + space.and then type for the utility of the choice:ġ. The operating system automatically manages the contents of the drive so the most frequently accessed files are stored on the faster flash storage, while infrequently used items move to or stay on the hard drive. *Fusion Drive: Fusion Drive is Apple' hybrid drive which combines a hard disk drive (HDD) with a NAND flash storage (SSD) and presents it as a single Core Storage managed logical volume with the space of both drives combined. This video is about re-creating a fusion drive and see how it speeds up the boot-up and other processses. Some may like this but I observed a slow down so decided to create a fusion drive.

#Install new mac os from cd 2012 fusion drive install

As part of making a clean install of High Sierra, I somehow formatted the Fusion drive into 2 discrete drives - 1TB HDD + 128GB SSD.

I recently purchased a used 2012 Mac with a 1.12 TB Fusion Drive*. No compulsion whatsoever, but your support will help me spare more time to make Mac quick fix videos. And I've had a bunch of offers to buy a coffee.hence adding my Paypal link here. *From the comments below its evident that this quick fix has helped quite a few.

#Install new mac os from cd 2012 fusion drive free

If you would like to learn more, then checkout online courses on Udemy.Īlternatively, watch my courses on SkillShare with a 2 months free trial. SUBSCRIBE AND TURN ON NOTIFICATION TO SEE MY NEW VIDEOS! I am a Linux System Administrator, that also does Web Development on the macOS. Smaller files will be much faster than this. Without taking your computer apart, I show you how I dramatically sped up my iMac to make it least 3 times faster loading large files. Do you have an iMac or a Mac mini with a fusion drive?