Adapters Needed for MacBook Pro - for an Older Drive

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szwerman Author

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Adapters Needed for MacBook Pro - for an Older Drive

Where can I find an adapter for my USB-C latop to my FireWire 800 drive?

I need to connect to my old drive to retrieve some work files

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Susan

MacBook Pro 13″, OS X 10.11

Posted on Jul 10, 2020 6:08 PM

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neuroanatomist

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Jul 11, 2020 4:51 AM in response to szwerman

Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C use the same plug and TB3 is fully compatible with USB-C. TB3 can transmit data faster than USB-C.

If you have a MacBook Pro, your ports are actually TB3. The only Mac notebooks with a USB-C ports (not compatible with TB3) were the MacBook retina models (not Pro or Air) made 2015-2017 – those had just one USB-C port.

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Answer 2

Jul 10, 2020 7:51 PM in response to szwerman

Apple makes a FW800 to Thunderbolt adapter (which is Thunderbolt 2), and a Thunderbolt 2 to Thunderbolt 3 adapter. You’d need to daisy-chain them to connect to a recent TB3/USB-C Mac.

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