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use of Mac mini late 2012 with new Mac mini 2021

I plan to purchase a new mac mini 2021 but would like to utilize my old, upgraded (two 1 GB SSD cards and 16GB mem), mac mini late 2012.

The idea is to use the old one for storage if possible.

Can I do this and if yes how to?

Mac mini, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jun 18, 2021 5:11 PM

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Posted on Jun 18, 2021 6:52 PM

Pull the SSDs out of the old mini, put them in an external drive case and plug them into your new mini’s USB/Thunderbolt3 port.


You can find compatible enclosures and how-to videos at https://macsales.com


Forget the RAM modules, though. They are not compatible.

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use of Mac mini late 2012 with new Mac mini 2021

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