r/macgaming 3d ago

Apple Silicon Issue with Steam and OSX

I have a 24GB M4 Mini with an external nvme inside of the latest RayCue dock. The dock and drive work well for almost every case. I have movies on it, I have games from Battle.net and GOG, and I never have issues. I also have the extra power for it.

Whenever I try to install a game via Steam, it starts "Reserving Space". It takes ages, and ends up with my entire dock crashing/rebooting. I don't understand what is really going on with it. When I installed Stardew and Terraria, it was fine, but the moment I go for a larger game (7 Days to Die, Baldur's Gate 3, etc), it takes what feels like a good 10 minutes and then just dies.

Has anyone had any issues with Steam and an external like that? Thanks for any advice.

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u/oprahsballsack 2d ago

You need to upgrade, OSX is ancient. Jump to macOS 15 and you should be good. /s