“Would this be ok for transferring/storing photos & videos from a older iMac 2009 Thanks”
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My apologies: your 2009 iMac does NOT have a Thunderbolt port. So, my prior recommendation that all you need is Apple's Thunderbolt 2 to 3 adapter won't help here. Your 2009 iMac has just Firewire 800 in addition to USB 2.0. Firewire 800 is also slow, albeit a bit better than USB 2.0. Still, to connect Firewire 800 to this portable SSD's USB-C connection is an even more complicated proposition, requiring an Apple Firewire 800 to Thunderbolt 1 or 2 adapter, then from the Thunderbolt 1 or 2 adapter to Thunderbolt 3 (which is compatible with USB-C). The retail price on that first adapter is $29, then $49 for the second adapter. And Firewire 800 is still slow. Here is what I would do: - if you bought a new Mac and it has an ethernet port, see if you can use Migration Assistant to pass the data between the two Macs via ethernet. - if you cannot use Migration Assistant, buy this portable SSD and use the USB adapter that comes with it to try passing your photos and videos via your old iMac's USB 2.0 port. It might or might not get you there in a reasonable amount of time, depending on how many gigabytes of files you need to move.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.This portable SSD will work with its included USB-C to USB 3.0 adapter. However, your 2009 iMac does not have USB 3.0 speed. Instead, it runs at the much slower USB 2.0 speed. So although the adapter that comes with this SSD will connect to your 2009 iMac and pass data, progress with photos and videos (which are large files) will be very, very slow. If you do not have a lot of video and photos, this may be fine. But if you have, say, hundreds of gigabytes, it may take many hours. It also might fail mid-transfer just because of the data load. If your new computer has an ethernet port, you might be better off using something like Migration Assistant (if your new computer also is a Mac). Another option is to buy a Thunderbolt 2 to Thunderbolt 3 adapter, which retails for like $49 from Apple, which will allow you to connect this portable SSD directly to your old iMac (which does have Thunderbolt 2). This portable SSD is not Thunderbolt 3, but the USB-C port on it is the same, and the data will flow (at USB-C speeds, which are very good). So this is a somewhat expensive option, but it will be a lot faster than trying USB 2.0, and it won't fail on you.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.If you have a USB-a to USB-c cable (can't remember but I think it came with an adapter), it should work fine.
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