firewire to usb adapter

I would like to use my external hard drive with the latest Apple M1 24 inch computer running Venturer os.

iMac 24″, macOS 13.5

Posted on Oct 20, 2023 03:50 AM

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Posted on Oct 20, 2023 04:48 AM

with the amount of info you provide in terms of what external hd then maybe some sort of thing like this

Apple Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter - Apple (HK)

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Oct 20, 2023 04:48 AM in response to cedric186

with the amount of info you provide in terms of what external hd then maybe some sort of thing like this

Apple Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter - Apple (HK)

Oct 20, 2023 05:42 AM in response to cedric186

I used Apple's FW→Thunderbolt adapters with my old FW (SATA) HDDs on a Mac mini 2018. But eventually I took most of the old HDDs out of their FW enclosures and put them in newer USB enclosures.

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