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How to start up your M1 Mac from an external drive It’s not as easy as it used to be, as it likely requires you purchase new hardware. Mac 911 Feb 18, 2021 7:15 pm PST IDG Apple’s relatively new M1 Macs that rely on Apple silicon have a number of usability differences from previous Intel-based Macs. One difference that’s tripped some readers up is how to start up or boot the M1 Mac from an external drive. Intel Macs generally make this easy. You might want to use a bo...

How to change the icon of a storage device in macOS To tell different volumes and drives apart, you can paste in custom icons. Mac 911 Dec 16, 2020 8:00 pm PST Apple Apple hides some of its best features through obscurity, not intentionally. For many years—at least 15, by my research—you have been able to select and change the icon for any file, folder, volume, or drive. But it’s a multi-step process that requires starting with the right image. You can find the sourc...