Install and bootup Snow Leopard on an external hard drive

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If you have an external hard drive and want another operating system installed and running on it, now you can! I show how you can install Mac OS X Snow Leopard on an external hard drive and boot-up right from the OS. I am demonstrating it on FireWire 800, but this can also work on FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 as well. If you have any concerns or problems, leave a comment below and I will be glad to help! Enjoy! Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/SirOliv3r E-Mail: applegpro@live.com Download the wallpaper: http://cuthut.com/ygF

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  1. 2 Questions
    1) Say I wanted to install El Capitan onto an external hard drive but my computer had 1GB of RAM. Am I able to get a USB copy of El Capitan, boot into it and then install El Capitan onto the hard drive? If so, how smoothly would it run
    2) Could I disconnect the hard drive from the computer and plug it into another computer?
  2. Thank you so much for posting! So in order to access all my applications and files and stuff, do I need to use migration assistant and transfer everything from the internal to the external? I assume so because this is essentially the same as getting a new computer. I just wasn't sure if there was a way to internally drag my stuff over.
  3. will this work with no hard drive
  4. very informative, thanks for posting this
  5. And one other thing too I would like too ask,can this too be done guess u call it cloning or making a copy...I have a Maverick's usb installer, can I transfer the Maverick's usb installer to a external hard drive just as well???again hope to get a reply and THANK YOU. I'm new to the macbook and don't know too much yet,had my mac for a month got it August 2015.been a PC PERSON so if you can understand me asking the questions on hoe to do this and that,but very much appreciate it THANKS YOU,again too whom ever might be of help✌ 👍👍
  6. Yup it's one of the best videos I seen so far...so this goes out to anyone who won know the answer to my questions I'd really appreciate it and for the help.my questions are What would be the best external hard drive to buy,and would I need to get a firewire 800,or just a regular us connection,and since I have 500GB of space,would I need a whole 1TB,ON external hard drive?since it's going to be a New external hard drive, would I need to format it to GUID Patrtition table???Think that's about it well hope to hear from someone AND THANK YOU, GREAT VIDEO....
  7. Thank you so much.... I struggled for hours trying to set up Snow Leopard and after I discovered your video, it was spooky easy.... THANK YOU SO MUCH!
  8. Thank you so much.... I struggled for hours trying to set up Snow Leopard and after I discovered your video, it was spooky easy.... THANK YOU SO MUCH!
  9. Hi! I have Snow Leopard on my mac and I want to do a clean install, but I can't access recovery mode. I've tried restarting with command + R, and with Alt, but it doesn't work. I have the installation CD, but my optical drive doesn't work anymore. Is there any other way to restore my mac? Thank you!!
  10. can i use bootcamp through that hard disk
  11. Sorry I mean you are the my Man...
  12. Que Chbingon eres Guey...
  13. Perfect. Thank you for taking the time to make such a thorough tutorial.
  14. Hey Oliver, I've followed the instructions but if I try to use the external hard drive on another, newer iMac then it won't let me. Do you know how I can make it so that it's compatible to use with any mac? Cheers!
  15. is this the same way you mount 10.9
  16. So it doesn't have to be a FireWire 800? It can just be USB"
  17. I HAVE A MAC POWER BOOK THE HARD DRIVE HAS NOTHING ON IT CAN I INSTALL SNOWLEAPARD IF I GOT THE INSTALLATION DISK
  18. After successful installation and restart (after 8:10 min in video), the snow leopard new screen didn't work for me (nothing clicks, only cursor can move). Any idea?
  19. VERY HELPFUL AND EASY TO UNDERSTAND!
    Thank you!!!
  20. I've been doing this for years.  It has always been a great feature of the Mac system.  You can also clone your existing internal HD to the external so that all of you apps and preferences stay intact.  I primarily use this for booting up externally when I want to run maintenance programs like iDefrag, Disk Warrior, etc...  but it would be a life saver if your internal HD ever fails.  Great Video!