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Hi all! My old MacBook Air is backed up on an external hard drive that uses Firewire 800 or USB 2.0 cables. My new MacBook Air only has the Thunderbolt / USB 4 inputs.
How can I set up my new laptop using the TimeMachine backups from my previous laptop? Is there an adapter that will work?
Thanks!
This adaptor will work to connect to USB 2 (or USB 3) devices and drives to a Thunderbolt 3 port on a new computer. I use several with older drives.
If you want to use Firewire 800, which is faster than USB 2, I think you need
Apple Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter
but that is a Thunderbolt 2 adaptor so you will also need to connect a Thunderbolt 2 to Thunderbolt 3 adaptor as well
Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter
This adaptor will work to connect to USB 2 (or USB 3) devices and drives to a Thunderbolt 3 port on a new computer. I use several with older drives.
If you want to use Firewire 800, which is faster than USB 2, I think you need
Apple Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter
but that is a Thunderbolt 2 adaptor so you will also need to connect a Thunderbolt 2 to Thunderbolt 3 adaptor as well
Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter
Connect Firewire/USB 2 external hard drive to new MacBook Air USB 4?
