External SSD For Mac Explained: Save Your Money, Your Storage, And Your Mac!

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New MacBooks and M1 Macs have a HUGE flaw as it relates to storage. In this video, I want to go over some possible pitfalls with the internal SSD on your new Mac, and why it might be a big deal — I also want to go over how to shop for a portable SSD drive for your MacBook Pro, Mac Mini M1, or Mac Studio, and how to format an SSD on a Mac. There's also some tips for managing your storage as well. UPDATED FOR 2025: https://youtu.be/E--l48EkwZM PRODUCT LINKS Acasis USB4 Enclosure: https://amzn.to/3L07z5V ^ If the above is sold out, this seems as though it's the same enclosure with different branding: Ankmax USB4 Enclosure: https://amzn.to/3tXRfv2 Western Digital SN770: https://amzn.to/3wJK6iO SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD: https://amzn.to/39OeW1D BUY CLEANMYMAC X: https://macpaw.audw.net/c/3460079/263631/1733 MUSIC I USE IN MY VIDEOS IS ALL FROM EPIDEMIC SOUND Get a free month with the link below: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/ft6xri LINKS TO PRODUCTS CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS By using the affiliate links, I earn a small fee from any purchase you make. It won't cost you anything to use them. By clicking them it helps support me, and create more content for you. Thank you for the support! 0:00 Storage on Your Mac 1:15 M1 SSD Problems 1:51 Why Use An External SSD? 2:31 External SSD Options 2:31 External SSD Options 6:36 Formatting SSDs On macOS 9:05 Managing Storage And Data With CleanMyMac X 10:45 Wrapping Up