Big Sur bootable SSD, was : FireWire SSD question

The USB 3 port is working great. This SSD drive has made a big difference in my Mac. Everything is much faster! I used Carbon Copy Cloner to create a bootable Big Sur clone, then I had to boot into recovery to choose Big Sur SSD as the startup drive. Because as of now, Big Sur will not show the c

Re: FireWire SSD question

Your machine uses thunderbolt 2. There are thunderbolt3 to thunderbolt2 adaptors. The usb--c and thunderbolt3 ports are the same. I predictt the thunderbolt line of connections will be merged into the usb line of connectivity. On Wed, 14 Apr 2021, 'Robert Cole' via MacVisionaries wrote: > De

Re: FireWire SSD question

I o believe there are some converter cables available for switching between FW800 and the newer Firewire that is merged into UCB-C. When the MacBook Pros with the USB-C connectors first came out, Tidbits.com published an extensive article on this subject. I expect other tec

Re: FireWire SSD question

I think they all use USB-C ports now, even if the port has Thunderbolt 3 support. On 14/4/21 5:08 pm, 'Robert Cole' via MacVisionaries wrote: Dear List, Today I received my first FireWire SSD, Item: 480GB OWC Envoy Pro FX Thunderbolt 3 + USB-C Portable NVMe SSD. The fastest, most compatible p

FireWire SSD question

Dear List, Today I received my first FireWire SSD, Item: 480GB OWC Envoy Pro FX Thunderbolt 3 + USB-C Portable NVMe SSD. The fastest, most compatible portable drive ever made that works with yesterday's, today's and tomorrow's Thunderbolt and USB computers and devices.; 3 Year OWC Limited Warra