Mac Install android studio on external ssd

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We have a mac with lowest available memory (125 GB). Would like to install/run Android Studio and projects on an external SSD. If possible, Please share steps/guide to do the same.

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Gumdum On

I am using VSCode on my mini-mac on an external drive. I installed VSCode first, then moved it to the external drive by dragging/dropping it without an issue.

The only problem I ran into is Flutter would not run properly on external drive. I had to install flutter on the actual mac.

A quick google for android external drive install: https://ishouldgotosleep.com/daily-learn/install-android-studio-external-ssd-flutter/

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Tarik Ulker On

You can drag and drop android studio installer to external SSD. After open setup wizard you should select your external ssd of path. And you can complete your setup.

Note: Your external SSD format should APFS ! You will be get some errors in ExFAT format !