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limpet
External drive as primary storage on macOS — without the risk.
the setup
Your files live on an external SSD.
Internal disk stays empty. It works great…
…until you unplug
A symlink to a missing drive points to nothing.
Saves fail · Desktop empties · a reboot can split your files.
with limpet
The folder becomes local — instantly.
Saving keeps working. No errors. Nothing to think about.
reacts in <1sno permissions needed
plug back in
Your offline work moves back on — never overwritten.
Name clash? It keeps both. Verified copy before anything is deleted.
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Offline mode, for your drive.
# install
curl -fsSL .../notpritam/limpet/main/install.sh | bash
limpet setup
github.com/notpritam/limpet
open source · MIT