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Have you run diagnostics (fsck -fy from single user mode) or Apple diags?
I don't know if you are able, with what you are running, but have you tried disabling encrypted FS and then seeing how it runs?

Just a couple thoughts.

An SSD swap in the Mini doesn't look very difficult compared to upgrading some of their machines.
Here: How to Upgrade Aluminum Mac mini Hard Drives or SSDs: EveryMac.com
Guessing perhaps you've probably been there. Looks pretty straightforward from info on that page.
ditched appleOS on it when i got it. can't disable the encryption. the ifixit guide is what will be used. emailed to see if their unibody bundle is available from their euro store as it's only listed on the US version.
 

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got a mac mini 2014 8GB 1TB running linux. it's been struggling recently (encrypted FS may be to blame). think an SSD is called for though the apple folk don't make the swap easy. not shiny but it might put a hold on shiny until it is done.

Opening that era of Mini is not as bad as some say, with keen eyesight and good light it can be done if you follow the iFixit pictures carefully. It's the price to pay for a small form factor.

I've been fixing Macs (paid hobby) since apples became Apples in 1970 something, I hate the glued together form over function stuff they produce these days. Yesterday I opened up a friends 2008 MacBook Pro as the fans were noisy, HD and swappable battery accessible after opening a flip latch, fans accessible after removing 6 or so screws. Enough crud and food in there to make soup! But easy to do, Apple started to make it difficult around 2010 = throw it away and buy another - that MBP now does browsing, music, videos and email perfectly well again.

Many vape devices are the same now, particularly those with built in cells ofc... where's the screws? I want to get in! Oh dear, built in obsolescence, throw it away, buy another.

Waste! :-x
 

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Opening that era of Mini is not as bad as some say, with keen eyesight and good light it can be done if you follow the iFixit pictures carefully. It's the price to pay for a small form factor.

I've been fixing Macs (paid hobby) since apples became Apples in 1970 something, I hate the glued together form over function stuff they produce these days. Yesterday I opened up a friends 2008 MacBook Pro as the fans were noisy, HD and swappable battery accessible after opening a flip latch, fans accessible after removing 6 or so screws. Enough crud and food in there to make soup! But easy to do, Apple started to make it difficult around 2010 = throw it away and buy another - that MBP now does browsing, music, videos and email perfectly well again.

Many vape devices are the same now, particularly those with built in cells ofc... where's the screws? I want to get in! Oh dear, built in obsolescence, throw it away, buy another.

Waste! :-x
i built my own PCs for 15 years (and for others) but the enjoyment kind of went for me somewhere along the line.
never owned an iphone and this was my second mac. only because of the form factor. no problems for me to take it apart but the fact that i have to do so much irks me somewhat. my own fault for not thinking ahead.
 

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i built my own PCs for 15 years (and for others) but the enjoyment kind of went for me somewhere along the line.
never owned an iphone and this was my second mac. only because of the form factor. no problems for me to take it apart but the fact that i have to do so much irks me somewhat. my own fault for not thinking ahead.

It is a pain. I still have some good looking G4-5 etc desktop Macs in the bowels of the garage that can be opened with a latch, most parts come out with the flip of a latch too. Form AND function.

People ask me to repair recent Macs, I decline, my eyes are not good enough now and the thought of prising out glued in laptop cell packs with a spatula worries me.... soldered in SSD and RAM? W*F! A friend has a business up country with an amazing repair workshop for Macs and others, he says that life is difficult now with the hammer and chisel level of effort required to get into the things.

Good luck!
 

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It is a pain. I still have some good looking G4-5 etc desktop Macs in the bowels of the garage that can be opened with a latch, most parts come out with the flip of a latch too. Form AND function.

People ask me to repair recent Macs, I decline, my eyes are not good enough now and the thought of prising out glued in laptop cell packs with a spatula worries me.... soldered in SSD and RAM? W*F! A friend has a business up country with an amazing repair workshop for Macs and others, he says that life is difficult now with the hammer and chisel level of effort required to get into the things.

Good luck!


And here I’ve been complaining about fixing my house. I may have to climb up on something, or under something, to do the repair, but at least how it comes apart is quite straight forward.
 

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thought I'd try a different build in the bunker. not for the luna... going on the topside dual. staggered and fused coming out at 0.24. raised it up a wee bit. vapes great. top cap more manageable this time too.
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thought I'd try a different build in the bunker. not for the luna... going on the topside dual. staggered and fused coming out at 0.24. raised it up a wee bit. vapes great. top cap more manageable this time too. View attachment 827847
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Glad it’s working out for you. They all have their little quirks, don’t they? I always say I’m going to experiment with different wire, and I never do, although I have several.
 

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(that's a whole other rabbit hole - hair sticks and forks...)
That is very spooky. Until yesterday I had never heard of 'hair forks' and here you are chatting about them. I too have long hair that I have to wear it in a bun at work. Must get a couple or ten or these hair fork things......
 

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That is very spooky. Until yesterday I had never heard of 'hair forks' and here you are chatting about them. I too have long hair that I have to wear it in a bun at work. Must get a couple or ten or these hair fork things......

I have long hair, but zero bun doing skill.
 

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I have long hair, but zero bun doing skill

Me too! I do a plait and twist it around in to a bun sometimes and people tease me and say it looks like a cow pattie :lol: Doesn't stop me though :p

Beautiful night here. Sitting on the veranda vaping with my dog. Love it.
 

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