How to install Windows 10 on your Mac mini with an external drive
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Need to run Windows natively on your Mac mini but can`t partition your disk? Here`s one solution! Apple is trying to get us to dongle attach `all the things` but what happens when that philosophy doesn`t jive with all of your computing needs? One such situation is when wanting to run Windows 10 natively on your Mac (in my case my Mac mini). The `normal` method would be to use Boot Camp to repartition your internal hard drive to make room for Windows 10. However, in some instances, repartitioning may not be an option. For example due to disk size limitations. Attaching a Thunderbolt 3 connected drive is the obvious solution but Windows 10 does NOT like to be installed onto detachable devices. Here`s how to force the install of Windows 10 onto your externally attached drive! What you`ll need The setup Finishing up Final comments What you`ll need Hardware Of course you`ll need an externally connected drive. I went with a 240GB SATA SSD ($30) that I placed into Thunderbolt 3 capable ...