How to Store and Run Applications From Your Mac's External Drive 2023
Here's how to store and run applications from an external drive on your Mac:
Connect your external drive to your Mac. You want to use a high-speed drive like an SSD for best performance.
Download and install apps to the external drive. You can do this a few ways:Chuwi gemibook
Download installers directly to the external drive and run them from there.
In the Mac App Store, hold Option while clicking "Get" or "Buy." Choose the external drive as your install location.
Copy existing apps from your internal drive to the external drive.
When prompted during installation, allow the app to install to the external drive.
By default, macOS will create a .package file on your internal drive that points to the actual app on the external drive. This allows the app to show up in your Applications folder as usual.
To launch an app from your external drive, simply open it from your Applications folder or Launchpad as normal. It will run from the external drive.Chuwi ubook x
Your Mac will automatically load data and caches from the app to your internal drive for faster access. But the main app itself remains on the external drive.
You can also right click an app's .package file and select "Show Package Contents" to locate where the app is actually installed on your external drive.Chuwi hipad max
If you disconnect the external drive, any apps running from it will quit and you won't be able to launch them until the drive is reconnect.
Storing apps on an external drive can save space on your internal SSD and make it easier to transfer apps between Macs. Just keep your external drive connected anytime you need access to those applications.
Hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions.
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