Mailing List AE-List@media-motion.tv ? Message #50688
From: Chris Zwar <chris@chriszwar.com>
Subject: [OT] replacing system HD in a Mac
Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2013 00:09:12 +0000
To: After Effects Mail List <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
Hi all,

I have an OT query - I always value the knowledge on the list and I know it's not limited to AE.

I will be replacing the old 5400rpm drive in a Mac Mini with a new SSD.  I won't be upgrading the OS or changing anything else - just the physical swap.  
Can I simply copy everything over between the two drives or should I clean install the OS onto the SSD first?  I know that in an ideal world you would re-install everything from scratch and it's a good opportunity to do a spring clean, but I really won't have time.  I'm not expecting any problems with doing a straight copy & replace so if anyone is aware of pitfalls then please let me know.

As payment for an OT query I offer 2 handy keyboard shortcuts:

1) holding down the option key when pasting will paste at the current time.

2) When the main viewer window is selected, alt-double clicking on the hand icon will re-centre the viewer contents, which is very handy when comparing multiple compositions.

Cheers,

-Chris




 
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