firewire 800 to thunderbolt

dgme wrote:

It’s a WD studio 2. It has FireWire, Sata connection and usb. My idea was to use FireWire because it should be faster. It’s a backup disk.

FireWire 800 will be faster, but at a cost.

You'll need these two adapters:

• Apple Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter - Apple
• Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter - Apple

The connection should look like this:

USB may not be quite as fast, but the connection is a lot cheaper. You'll only need this adapter:

USB-C to USB Adapter - Apple

Additionally, since your external disk is still using FireWire 800, that indicates it is quite old. I recommend replacing external hard disks every 5-years, and anything with FireWire 800 is most likely 8+ years old and could be very close to failure. For not much more than the cost of the adapters, you can get a brand-new USB-C-enabled external hard disk that doesn't require any adapters. Here are some great options, sold by Apple:

• LaCie 2TB Mobile Drive External Hard Drive USB-C - Apple
• LaCie 2TB Rugged USB-C Portable Hard Drive - Apple

Hope this helps!

Cheers,

Jack

Along with Rudegar's adapter you need the Thunderbolt 2 to Thunderbolt 3 adapter. I use this to connect my DV camcorder to my iMac 24" and it works fine.

Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter - Apple

What FireWire external drive do you have?

A lot of those external drives had both FireWire and USB connections on the back. If yours does, then you may have the original USB cable that shipped with the drive or you get one for a lot lees than the above mentioned USB-C to Thunderbolt and Thunderbolt to FireWire adapters.

Apple Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter - Apple

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firewire 800 to thunderbolt - Google Search

You’re very welcome!

Jack

Awesome diagram and followup.

den.thed wrote:

Awesome diagram and followup.

Thanks!