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I want a thunderbolt cable to suport my 2020 mac to my 2014 mac. the ports are diffrent

I want a thunderbolt cable to suport my 2020 mac to my 2014 mac. the ports are diffrent


2014


2020

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Sep 10, 2020 6:55 AM

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Posted on Sep 10, 2020 11:49 AM

You meant to need "male-to-male cable" between Thunderbolt 2 iMac and Thunderbolt 3 iMac.


That you will need

1. Thunderbolt 2 cable male-to-male -- 0.5m or 2m (just use drop down menu to choose the length)

2. Thunderbolt 2 (female) to Thunderbolt 3 (male) cable


Extra note:

If you want to transfer files, probably, using network will save you some money. Personally, I really do not see the need to connect both iMacs together. Or, you can use TimeMachine to restore everything from old iMac to new one.

You also can set up share folder, to transfer needed files in between.

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Sep 10, 2020 11:49 AM in response to jpjsb123

You meant to need "male-to-male cable" between Thunderbolt 2 iMac and Thunderbolt 3 iMac.


That you will need

1. Thunderbolt 2 cable male-to-male -- 0.5m or 2m (just use drop down menu to choose the length)

2. Thunderbolt 2 (female) to Thunderbolt 3 (male) cable


Extra note:

If you want to transfer files, probably, using network will save you some money. Personally, I really do not see the need to connect both iMacs together. Or, you can use TimeMachine to restore everything from old iMac to new one.

You also can set up share folder, to transfer needed files in between.

I want a thunderbolt cable to suport my 2020 mac to my 2014 mac. the ports are diffrent

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