Accept CCC's defaults for now 5. Select your source drive (internal) from the leftmost popup (drive icon) 6. Select your target drive (t5) from the popup menu to the right of the source 7. Click the clone button. If CCC asks if you wish to clone the recovery partition also -- YES you want to do this.

Thanks for your reply. I thought of 'Secure Erase' but when I connect the ssd to via the usb/sata cable to my laptop Samsung Magician does not recognize it as an SSD 840 evo but rather an 'AMST 2105 USB Device' and, as a result, does not provide the option of a secure erase. Going back to the start, I initially cloned the SSD with Samsung Data Migration and, according to that program, everything completed successfully. However, when I swapped the old drive for the new one (Samsung R530 laptop) it failed to boot - didn`t show up in the bios. Had to abort this project as the the Samsung laptop belonged to a visitor with us who was leaving the next day. Hence the reason for wanting to restore to 'Factory Condition' so that I can reuse it.

Let it overallocate and then create a volume. Over-allocation extends the life of the SSD by leaving spare blocks that can be used when in-use blocks fail. Ok, so I'm in Disk Manager and I can see the disk, it has 'New Volume' (F) 419.18 GB NTFS Healthy (Primary Partition) in a box with a blue bar above it. To the right of it is a smaller box with 45.85GB Unallocated. And the box has a Black bar across the top and diagonal lines though it. Which bit do I click on and what option do I choose to make it one single basic volume?,,,, that d would do it Not sure what to do.

Click to expand.They talked about 2MB random performance here if that is what you were looking for. 'Moving on to 2MB random performance, the 2TB Samsung T5 hit 404.32MB/s read and 400.26MB/s write, which was another significant step up from the T3’s already impressive 318.95MB/s read and 158.28MB/s write. The SanDisk Extreme 510 was able to reach speeds of 270MB/s read and 159MB/s write, while the WD Passport SSD recorded 255MB/s read and 359MB/s write. The T5 500GB model again posted a dip in writes with 103.79MB/s; however, it had slightly better reads at 418.46MB/s.' I agree with the others -- if your household is solely or primarily Mac and you'll be using the T5 with just Macs, then definitely choose HFS+ with journaling; if there is a mix of Macs and Windows devices in the house, then stick with exFAT. I've been using the Samsung T series of external SSDs for several years now and since there are only Macs in the household, first thing I do is to reformat a new SSD (or any external drive that hasn't come specifically formatted for the Mac already). I don't use the Samsung encryption so I wipe that off when erasing the drive.

My Mac Mini (Late 2014) with 8 GB of RAM, running macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 was getting slower and slower booting and running programs. I read a couple of articles about using an external SSD drive to boot from, so I bought a Samsung T5 and used Carbon Copy to copy the native HDD to the T5.

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Like Apple, it's been a phased release, with certain features/options not present on initial releases (like APFS, IIRC it also incorporates metadata checksums). Microsoft has been moving extremely slow on this, and if/when it will replace NTFS is still not clear, nor is the upgrade path for current Win 10 Users. My hope is that either APFS gets ReFS/NTFS read/write capability, ReFS/NTFS gets APFS read/write capability, or both. I've always considered a huge weakness of HFS+ and NTFS is their lack of write compatibility with the other (I don't consider HFS+' experimental NTFS write capability stable enough to be considered compatible.). Metter wrote: 'Can you kindly provide instructions on getting the T5 to get CCC to work on it please? A little bit lost here' Do this: 1.

I wouldn't bother going backwards, just create the installer for Windows 10 and then follow the directions including deleting all the existing partitions as explained in the tutorial I linked to. There will be no drive 0 partition 1 or 2 once you delete the partitions. Do not worry about clicking format or anything other than just select each partition one at a time and click delete. When there is nothing left but unallocated space, no partitions, nothing formatted, then just click next and windows will create the necessary partitions and perform the formatting all on it's own.

• 'Samsung_T5' does not provide support for Access Control Lists. Access Control lists that are associated with files and folders on 'Macintosh HD' will not be preserved. • 'Samsung_T5' does not provide support for hard links. Hard links between files on 'Macintosh HD' will not be preserved, each link referent will be copied as a standalone file. • 'Samsung_T5' does not provide support for file and folder ownership.

To the right of it is a smaller box with 45.85GB Unallocated. And the box has a Black bar across the top and diagonal lines though it. Which bit do I click on and what option do I choose to make it one single basic volume?,,,, Not sure what to do. So delete all the partitions. At that time, install Samsung's Partition Magic tool. Let it overallocate and then create a volume.

Windows will do that automatically. Click 'skip' when it asks for your product key during the install, as you don't need it. Windows will automatically activate once you connect to the internet since your motherboard already has a digital entitlement for windows 10. You can get the media here to create a USB or DVD installation image: And then as I explained above, do a clean install as follows.

You will need to format the Portable SSD T5 with the NTFS file system for the feature to work.' Has a discussion about TRIM and externals on Macs. I also have a Samsung T5 attached to my 2017 iMac and it is formatted APFS and read/write speeds are in the 400/500 range, so there is no basic problem with the T5 formatted APFS. Have you tried simply formatting it in Disk Utility.

BUT When (my bad) decided to format in APFS this drive get unstable. Read/write speeds slightly decreased(most on write) about 50-100 write/400-450 read. So I decide to run back in HFS+. BUT unfortunately after the last format in HFS+ this drive get serious problem with write speed. So now I'm getting only 20-40 write speed in Blackmagic (worst than a simple hdd).

Or MS-DOS File System otherwise. Click Apply and the Partition Disk screen will open.

A mobile app5 is also available for Android smartphones and tablets for even further convenience. In addition, the T5 includes two connection cables – USB-C to C and USB-C to A – for enhanced compatibility across numerous devices.6 The T5 comes with a three-year limited warranty and will be available globally August 15 with a manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) starting at $129.99 for the 250GB model. For more information, visit: Notes: 1 Performance may vary depending on host configuration. To reach maximum transfer speeds of 540 MB/s, the host device and connection cables must support USB 3.1 Gen 2 and UASP mode must be enabled. 2 Based on internal test results compared to an external HDD 500GB. Test system configuration: Asus Strix Z270E Gaming motherboard, Intel Core i5-7600 @3.5 GHz, DDR4 1066 MHz 4 GB, OS-Windows 10 x64, Performance measurements based on CrystalDiskMark 5.2.1.

Any ownership settings that are associated with files and folder on 'Macintosh HD' will not be preserved. So even though it backed up the Macintosh HD (internal 500GB) on the late 2016 Touchbar 15' MBP, it doesn't give the option to boot from it. Also when I open Disk Utility 'Partition' is grayed out for the Samsung. I purchased the drive to clone and boot from the Samsung. Would anyone know how I fix the drive to make it happen?

How to properly Format/Reformat a hard drive for Mac OS A hard drive or hard disk can be used in any type of computer, whether for PC (Windows) or for Mac. Before you can use it though, you need to properly format or reformat a hard drive so that it will become compatible or readable with the Operating System that you are using.

• 32G9 • 50Z10X • 37ZP3 • Based on Samsung's internal testing, compatibility may vary according to the system environment. Especially for smart TV, file system can be an important factor for the compatibility of the T5. Free video editing programs for mac.

Compact and sturdy design The T5 looks almost the same as the T3 and shares the same features. In fact, appearance-wise, the two are different only in colors. The T5 comes in black (1TB and 2TB capacities) and blue (250GB and 500GB capacities), whereas the T3 has a two-tone silver and black look.

My question therefore is:- How do I return the SSD drive back to its original state so that I can repeat the cloning process and replacement with another laptop? Do I just format each partition? How do I get rid of the individual partitions? I presume it is possible to do so but I am not really sure how to do it. Any help will be appreciated.

As is normal, the Mac reported that this drive was not usable and offered to Initialize. I launched Disk Utility.

And it mentioned about that Samsung Filesystem-aware GC as well. Click to expand.What OP did is actually perfectly fit this situation.

I bought a Samsung external SSD T5 to boot up my iMac 21'mid 2017 (this with internal HDD) to get faster. While I was in HFS+ this drive working just great around 520read/480write speeds which is normal good for USB-C (Gen2) interface ssd. BUT When (my bad) decided to format in APFS this drive get unstable. Read/write speeds slightly decreased(most on write) about 50-100 write/400-450 read.

C'mon Apple, fix Disk Utility so we can convert these external SSDs! I have solved this problem by removing all formatting and partitions from the T5.

DO NOT do an 'internet recovery install'. IF you are offered the option to do an APFS install, DO NOT do it if there is any way to 'back out of it'. Do the install as HFS+ 5. See if you can get installed and running that way. DO NOT attempt to enable TRIM via USB. Samsung T5 packaging very deceptive - USB 3.1 Gen 2 - your CABLES can 'plug into' the faster Apple ports but you will only get USB speeds - nothing approaching 10 Gbps.

Lower capacity may be demonstrated by your computer due to its use of a different measurement standard. 8 Exact weight of product may vary by capacity.

If you want to maintain relative good writing speed all the time. After you secure erase the whole SSD. Only use 80% of its total capacity to make a HFS+ partition, leave the remaining 20% untouch (never partitioned). So that the SSD controller can use this 20% 'free space' as over provision as well. Which should greatly improve the sustain write performance. Click to expand.My understanding also.

Proceed with caution. Do backup your files first. Formatting/Reformatting a hard drive for a Mac 1. Open Disk Utility by clicking Finder -> Applications -> Utilities and finally click Disk Utility.

At the time I got my T5s I reformatted them to HFS+ journaling; later, after I updated to High Sierra and my computers were converted to APFS I tried to convert the external SSDs too, but couldn't do it then. I haven't attempted to do it since then, as I wasn't sure Apple had fixed it so that we can convert external SSDs now.

Thanks for your reply. I thought of 'Secure Erase' but when I connect the ssd to via the usb/sata cable to my laptop Samsung Magician does not recognize it as an SSD 840 evo but rather an 'AMST 2105 USB Device' and, as a result, does not provide the option of a secure erase. Going back to the start, I initially cloned the SSD with Samsung Data Migration and, according to that program, everything completed successfully.

RE Lisse's post 112 above: matreya is correct. The T5 drive probably comes out of the box in a non-Mac format. ALSO -- the drive -may- have a proprietary, 'unremovable' partition on it with specialized software (for encryption, etc.).