Moved OSX to smaller SSD, kept original HDD intact, strange boot issues

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so got 180gb vertex 2 ssd, want use boot/osx drive, while keeping current 750gb hdd intact in mac pro, ideal separate /users folder boot drive. if ssd ever dies, still have original hdd boot backup (this hdd volume raid1 made 2 identical hdds).

here's prepared: via chronosync copied original boot hdd bootable ssd volume, excluding /users folder (as folder on 400gb). on ssd, created symlink referring /users folder of original hdd, in order keep folder accessible, while being on original hdd. /system /application /library etc folders , hidden files/folders have been duplicated original hdd ssd.

selected new ssd drive in systemprefs startup disk, , restart system.

here's issue: while being able boot, ssd drive partly being used startup disk. seems lot of system files , application still being loaded original hdd (i can hear that, , notice due lack of performance gain).

when examine both volumes via finder, notice ssd volume has path start "/volume/osx ssd", while original hdd has "/" path (volume called osx). looking @ startup preference pane, still see ssd boot disk selected.

guess osx keeps original paths system , application files still stored somewhere, causing conflict have 2 semi identical volumes in system (ssd + hdd both have identical osx files, exception of /users folder).

ideas might missing here during migration of osx smaller ssd?
 

i have no idea did sounds tried copy os problem did not change ssd root volume because did copy of data not clone of volume. have been better off cloning volume without user data.

approach user issue changing file path user in user advanced options rather doing symlink.

cheers
 


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