I wouldn't say that it IS recommended to run recon-all on an external hard-disk, but in theory this should be fine. There may be a bit of an I/O bottleneck but I would think with the USB3.0 interface it wouldn't be too bad.
On 02/17/2017 03:06 PM, Shane Schofield wrote: > Hello, > > I am new to image analysis and I have a basic question: is it > recommended to run recon-all on external hard-disks (USB3.0) to save > space on my laptop? Will there be any issues with regards to the > performance of recon-all? I have just finished a recon-all on 1 subject > and it took me 10 hours. System spec is Mac Book Pro 13” 2016 model: 2 > ghz Intel core i5. 8GB ram. > > Thank you. > > Shane > > > _______________________________________________ > Freesurfer mailing list > Freesurfer@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu > https://mail.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/freesurfer > _______________________________________________ Freesurfer mailing list Freesurfer@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu https://mail.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/freesurfer The information in this e-mail is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed. If you believe this e-mail was sent to you in error and the e-mail contains patient information, please contact the Partners Compliance HelpLine at http://www.partners.org/complianceline . If the e-mail was sent to you in error but does not contain patient information, please contact the sender and properly dispose of the e-mail.
