Connecting Firewire cable to new Power. Book pro

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Connecting Firewire cable to new Power. Book pro

I've got an external storage device that has ports for USB 3 and Firewire 800 cables. I use the Firewire one to connect to my iMac and could also use it for our old PowerBook. But we got a new PowerBook that only has USB C connections. I think these also go by other names. The question I have is: Can I get an adapter or a cable that will allow the new computer to connect to my storage device? Please help, it's all very confusing for this old guy.

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.14

Posted on Jun 24, 2022 1:54 PM

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Jun 24, 2022 2:22 PM in response to Niel

Well, I still don't see how that adapter gets me there. But... In pondering what you said, I thought that it might be useful to see if I had anything with a USB 3.0 connector on it. And lo and behold, I have a USB 3.0 male plug to USB cable. And I already have a USB C to USB adapter so that we can connect our DVD player to the new laptop. So I have a solution. Thanks!

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