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Is a lightning-to-USB cable a SATA cable?

I'm told I need an SATA cable to clone my HD into an SSD using Disk Utilities prior to replacing my HDD with an SSD. Is the Lightning-to-USB cable I use with my iPhone the right cable?

MacBook Air, macOS High Sierra (10.13.3)

Posted on Jul 23, 2018 1:28 PM

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Posted on Jul 23, 2018 2:02 PM

No. You want this: StarTech.com USB 3.0 to 2.5” SATA III Hard Drive Adapter Cable w/UASP – SATA to USB 3.0 Converter for SSD/HDD - Hard Drive Adapter Cable

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Jul 23, 2018 2:02 PM in response to BillGS

No. You want this: StarTech.com USB 3.0 to 2.5” SATA III Hard Drive Adapter Cable w/UASP – SATA to USB 3.0 Converter for SSD/HDD - Hard Drive Adapter Cable

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