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hot plug in usb audio card

Hello. I have usb audio card apogee duet and macbook pro 14. Can i plug in my audio card to my macbook without shutdown computer? Is it not dangerous for mac?

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 12.2

Posted on Feb 27, 2022 11:41 AM

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Posted on Feb 28, 2022 9:12 AM

USB devices are hot swappable. You don't have to shutdown the Mac to plug it in. However, it may not be immediately recognized.

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hot plug in usb audio card

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