Clone won't boot
Using a MBAir M2, Monterey 12.5.1, SD 3.6.2, external Toshiba HDD connected via hub’s USB 3 Superspeed. I can make a clone (which I assume is OK), but can’t boot from it - as I was able to on previous Intel Macs. When I try to boot from the clone, the Mac’s power shuts down briefly and the HDD loses power, and when the Mac re-boots and the HDD gets power again, it seems that the clone doesn’t get mounted quickly enough (or something similar) for the Mac to boot from it. It tries again and again, but never boots. Am I missing something? Is there a solution?
If I needed to simply repopulate the Mac from the clone I could probably use Migration Assistant, but if the Mac’s drive got so corrupted that it wouldn’t boot, I wonder if the clone would ultimately boot - something I obviously haven’t tried?
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