#Encrypt mac hard drive with a boot camp how to#
#Encrypt mac hard drive with a boot camp install#
#Encrypt mac hard drive with a boot camp drivers#
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#Encrypt mac hard drive with a boot camp plus#

The hassle involved with enabling OS X and Windows TRIM support on third party SSD's, plus the lack of sufficient storage space, plus lack of a secure erase is all why I opted to use a 7,200 RPM HD instead. You can't live without TRIM, without it enabled will prematurely wear out your SSD. I guess I can live with this minor issue. If you used Carbon Copy Cloner and cloned OS X off, then option boot from the clone and reversed cloned, it would write Applications, System files first, then User Files last, thus optimizing the drive.

#Encrypt mac hard drive with a boot camp pro#

I'm running Windows 7 Pro just fine on a 2011 box that is bloated to a crawl if I used the latest OS X version.ДЄpplications take far less time to launch and use (especially on Windows) same goes for the Mac side.ДЄ few seconds savings, again your original HD was not properly partitioned and OS X's famous automatic defrag doesn't optimize, so your latest installed programs and OS X updates are being written to the slowest part of a more filled HD.

#Encrypt mac hard drive with a boot camp install#

Plus Windows OS versions last a decade or more, OS X versions only last 4 years tops and if you don't upgrade (have to install the latest bloated one) then your denied security updates.ДЄpple cripples OS X with new feature bloat and that slows down older hardware prematurely, so with Windows longevity your getting your full hardware worth. Windows programs work just as well, are cheaper, even have ones that are free and not on OS X at all. One usually settles down and uses just one operating system because rebooting to switch is a pain in the arse and it costs twice as much in software. I can switch operating systems in seconds, rather than minutes now Understanding this and one can cleverly partition the drive to place the most used OS/programs in the hot zone. The read/write capability of hard drives decreases on the data that is located or placed further down on the drive from the top. It's usually not due to a mechanical issue, but a filled/severely defragmented/non-optimized hard drive. I only upgraded to an SSD because my HD had slowed down to a crawl over the years

#Encrypt mac hard drive with a boot camp how to#

Of course if your doing large files then I see the need for a SSD then, just have to find out how to make it work or buy a new PC machine that's more compatible with upgrades as Apple has sealed all theirs up now. It boots in 30 seconds and always remains fast, no need or hassle over third party drivers, TRIM etc, just use the BootCamp ones. This is how I set up my Mac and Windows doesn't even need a defragging anymore, just once in a blue moon. This arrangement keeps the day to day performance up. (OS and users files separate) and put Windows only (plus programs) in the first partition (right after the hidden EFI one) and OS X in the last partition with a exFAT/NTFS user file partition in the middle. HD's have unlimited write capability to any spot on the drive, thus don't really wear out except for the mechanical portions, but they are slower to read/write for very large files.ДЇor most ordinary file size uses of ~97% of people, a 5,400 or a 7,200 RPM HD is good enough, if you know how to partition the drive properly. Also one needs another large/fast SSD to copy the huge files to and a very fast interface (like Thunderbolt 2) to realize the transfer performance.

It's rare for one to use the full performance of the SSD anyway, it's speed benefits come when moving very large files around constantly which means a very large SSD, which means a lot of writes that prematurely wear it out. I just opted to use a 7,200 boot hard drive rather than a SSD for the fact it's cheaper, larger, it has more GB's for the money and it's secure erasable. I don't know exactly how to resolve these issues, but I'd suggest asking on.

#Encrypt mac hard drive with a boot camp drivers#

On the Windows side you have both a driver issue (Apple doesn't supply one in BootCamp drivers for third party SSD's) and potentially a TRIM issue as well. After each OS X update/upgrade you need to check your TRIM is enabled and get updates for the program. On the Mac side you were able to install OS X, however you have to also use TRIM Enabler () in OS X or else your always writing to the same spot on the SSD and prematurely wearing it out. Apple doesn't support SSD's unless it's their own, it's their way of punishing their more advanced users as they don't like people opening their computers as it prolongs their life and they make less money.