Where can I get a female Mac to a male USB adapter

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Where can I get a female Mac to a male USB adapter

I have a mac external hard drive and I need to use it on an iMac with only USB ports on it. Where can I get such an adapter? female Mac (not sure what you call the end) to a Male USP adapter.

Posted on Sep 19, 2020 10:44 AM

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Kappy

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Sep 19, 2020 11:28 AM in response to RCov

You are trying to go from Male USB-C to female USB-A, so you need a Female USB-C to Male USB-A adapter. Here's one Amazon product: USB C Female to USB Male Adapter (4-Pack),USB Type C to USB A. There are many others I found. Too many to post.

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Sep 19, 2020 11:18 AM in response to Kappy

I have a external hardrive I use for my Macbook pro. I think it is a usbc male end that inserts directly into my laptop. HOWEVER, I need plug that external hardrive into my iMac which only has USB and thunderbolt ports (Late 2014) not the newer Mac connectors. What do I need to look for? Is it a USB-C female to a maleUSB adapter? Picture is upside down.

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Kappy

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Sep 19, 2020 10:47 AM in response to RCov

You will find all sorts of adapters at Amazon. However, you have provided no meaningful information about what port connecters are involved. When you have that information, then you will know what to buy.

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Sep 19, 2020 10:58 AM in response to Kappy

I have an external hardrive WD for my Macbook pro I need to use it on my iMac but it only has USB slots in it.

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Sep 19, 2020 11:11 AM in response to RCov

The image is upside down. Is the slot on my retina macbook pro called a USBc? Is a regular USB called a USBa? Need to know what it is called so I can search for an adapter.

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