Hi All–
Sorry for what may be a stupid question. I need a data cable, thunderbolt 2 male to USB-C male cable, to connect an external SSD drive to my old MacBook 2015 Retina. I can't for the life of me find one online: I've spent an hour on Google Shopping and Amazon and not been able to find one! Does anyone know who sells them?
Thanks,
MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 12.7
The Apple adapter to convert Thunderbolt-2 <-> Thunderbolt-3 devices supports ONLY genuine ThunderBolt devices on each side, which your drive is NOT. it costs about US$50, and requries an added thunderbolt-3 cable, bringing the price to over US$100, and it will not work for your drive.
It's 2026, and in hindsight, we now know that Thunderbolt-2 today is good for DISPLAYS, and not much more. The market never provided wickedly fast Thunderbolt-2 devices other than displays.
To connect with all but the absolutely most demanding drives, use the USB ports implemented on your 2015 MacBook Pro, which provides USB-3 up to 5 Gbits/sec using a USB-A connector. Add adapters as needed.
If you have run out of USB ports, you need to add a USB Hub.
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Your dilemma pales by comparison to owners of the 2103 Mac Pro, which has SIX Thunderbolt-2 ports:
You're welcome.
Thunderbolt 2 male to USB-C male cable
