Cloning select system files to SSD

[dnanian]

Those are not the basis of OS X. Those are a small part of it. You need all of Unix as well. That's why I'm suggesting using "Sandbox - shared users".

[mattand]

Originally Posted by dnanian

Those are not the basis of OS X. Those are a small part of it. You need all of Unix as well. That's why I'm suggesting using "Sandbox - shared users".

Hey, Dave:

Thanks for the reply. I'll have to bone up on Sandboxing in the manual. I really haven't fiddled that much with SD other than doing basic backup. Hopefully, that'll get me where I'm going.

Thanks again,

Matt

[dnanian]

Basically, what it's going to do is copy everything but the folders in /Users to the SSD, then symlink the contents of /Users from the SSD to the source drive. So the OS and applications are on the SSD, and everything else isn't.

Note that your SSD is also going to be used for temporary files, swap files, etc. You can't cut this close. If your SSD is too small - you really need to either uninstall applications or get a larger SSD.

[mattand]

Hey, Dave:

Just did a quick read through on Sandboxing. I think that not copying over 3rd party apps is a deal breaker for me. Also, I've seen some articles positing that leaving the Users folder off of the SSD doesn't make sense, if you're trying to take advantage of SSD speeds.

I'll see what I can come up with.Thanks again for your help.

Matt

[dnanian]

No, you read about "Sandbox - shared users and applications". "Sandbox - shared users" copies all applications, as I indicated above.

[mattand]

Shoot, I missed that. However, I still want the user folders on the SSD, and not linked. Am I understanding correctly that the symlink is the Unix version of an alias/shortcut?

[dnanian]

What, exactly, are you leaving out? Because the User folders are typically where the data is, and aren't part of the OS.