Using the excellent free version of SuperDuper and a regular old FireWire drive, here's how to mirror your Mac onto a bootable disk. Step 1. Partition Your External Drive (Optional) Step 2.

Apple makes it harder to make an external boot drive for your Mac than it has in the past, but sometimes you still need to do it. Here's how to do it in macOS Sequoia.

Running out of storage space, or looking for a smart way to back up your Mac? Here's how to choose the best Apple-friendly SSD or hard drive for your needs, plus our top tested picks.

When internal surgery of a Mac isn't in the cards, an external SSD can rejuvenate a slow machine.

Mac OS X 10.2.6 can cold-boot correctly from external FireWire disks (in our case, a WiebeTech 20 GB) using some Macs, but never using other Macs, such as the iMac G3/700.

Apple's security processor gets in the way when you're trying to use external drives to boot from. Fix this now because if you wait until you need to restart from one, you'll have problems.

There are numerous benefits to buying an external SSD for your Mac. Not only does it provide extra space for storing files, photos, and videos, but it also enables it to boot up much faster. This ...

So what if you've done everything you can, but your iMac is still sluggish? Grab a speedy external SSD and do an OS X brain transplant!

With Yosemite Apple has implemented a security measure that may prevent your Mac from booting from a third-party SSD. Chris Breen explains.