I have recently bought IMAC OSX Montery
My seagate external hard disc's USB cable does not fit into any ports on the back of my compuer.
where can I buy an USB cable compatible with my seagate external hard disc to connect it to my computer>
Does Imac OSX Montery support the external hard disc?
If not do I have to buy an Apple external hard disc to back up my computer?
iMac, macOS 10.12
If you bought the new 24" iMac it includes 4 USB-C cables. You can buy a USB-C to USB-A adapter or cable to connect your external hard drive to it. USB-C to USB-A Adapter (Data & Charging) - Amazon.com
Yes, you hard drive is compatible with the iMac, and no, Apple does not make any external drives.
If you bought the new 24" iMac it includes 4 USB-C cables. You can buy a USB-C to USB-A adapter or cable to connect your external hard drive to it. USB-C to USB-A Adapter (Data & Charging) - Amazon.com
Yes, you hard drive is compatible with the iMac, and no, Apple does not make any external drives.
You can get the Apple USB-C to USB-A adapter:
Or get a dock to be able to handle multiple devices. I got the OWC:
https://www.owcdigital.com/products/thunderbolt-3-dock-14-port
And my Seagate with USB-A works just fine.
Otherwise, you can certainly buy a USB-C hard drive.
Vasundra wrote:
The USB Cable supplied with my Seagate external hard drive does not fit into the back of my iMac 24”12.1 OS X
Yes, if it's a regular USB-A connector, it won't fit. That's why we both suggested an adapter, dock or other cable.
Actually, the 2 ports on the lower end model are Thunderbolt.
Keith Barkley wrote:
"it includes 4 USB-C cables"
No, it includes only 1 color-matched charging cable.
I think you mean it has 4 *ports*, but the lower end 24" iMac only has 2.
Ooops. Yes. 4 USB-C ports for the higher spec'd version 2 USB-C ports on the lower one. 🤗
First of all I want to thank Keith Barkley
for her reply to my query
My problem still exists.
The USB Cable supplied with my Seagate external hard drive does not fit into the back of my iMac 24”12.1 OS X Monterey which has four ports. ( two thunderbolt & two ordinary)
May be I shall have to go to any apple computer shop with my external hard drive with its USB cable to see if there is a connecter which will be compatible with my iMac latest model
.
"it includes 4 USB-C cables"
No, it includes only 1 color-matched charging cable.
I think you mean it has 4 *ports*, but the lower end 24" iMac only has 2.
Thank you for your answer
Is Imsc osx Montery compatible with Seagate external disc hard drive
