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I currently have a 2012 iMac with thunderbolt 2 ports. All of my external storage is thunderbolt 2. One of my g tech drives is failing (one partition has failed which means the other probably will fail soon). I need to replace it which means going thunderbolt 3. I’d like to keep daisy chaining my hard drives together.
My question is can the apple adapter connect a thunderbolt 3 hard drive to another thunderbolt 2 hard drive which is in turn connected to a thunderbolt 2 iMac? This the adaptor bi directional?
I know once I upgrade to a newer Mac it will be thunderbolt 3. It would be good to be able to carry on using the thunderbolt 2 storage devices I already have. It would also be good not to need to spend more in the future and have the storage future proofed.
This is the thunderbolt 3 drive I’m thinking of buying to replace my failed thunderbolt 2 drive.
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My idea is it will be the last device in the daisy chain on my current iMac. Once I upgrade the iMac to a newer model it will be the first device and the thunderbolt 2 devices will then follow on.
My question is can the apple adapter connect a thunderbolt 3 hard drive to another thunderbolt 2 hard drive which is in turn connected to a thunderbolt 2 iMac? This the adaptor bi directional?
Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter
Effortlessly connect your Mac to a Thunderbolt 2 device with the Apple Thunderbolt 3 Adapter. Buy now at apple.com/uk
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I know once I upgrade to a newer Mac it will be thunderbolt 3. It would be good to be able to carry on using the thunderbolt 2 storage devices I already have. It would also be good not to need to spend more in the future and have the storage future proofed.
This is the thunderbolt 3 drive I’m thinking of buying to replace my failed thunderbolt 2 drive.
G-Technology 4TB G-DRIVE Thunderbolt3 and USB-C Desktop Drive | Jigsaw24
The G-DRIVE with Thunderbolt3 is a high-performance desktop hard drive packed with next-generation connectivity and functionality. Inside the all-aliminium stylish chassis is a 7200RPM enterprise-class drive, dual Thunderbolt3 ports and a USB 3.1 Gen1 port delivered over USB-C. This...
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My idea is it will be the last device in the daisy chain on my current iMac. Once I upgrade the iMac to a newer model it will be the first device and the thunderbolt 2 devices will then follow on.