“Mini/micro USB compatable? I have a small Windows 8 PC that only has a miniUSB port (no standard size one). Will this drive work using a USB to miniUSB adapter?”

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• I assume you're referring to usb-c (most future technologies will begin to adopt this). You can buy usb-c to USB 3.0 adapters, but be careful of the power reduction. This may cause the external hard drive to not receive enough power to operate. I'd recommend a external hard drive with native usb-c (make sure your Windows 8 PC has USB-c and not micro USB before buying, usb-c plug is pill-shaped and can be plugged in with 2 degrees of freedom).

  Answered by rm04716 6 years ago

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• It will likely work but it's unlikely that you'll retain USB3 speeds, I'd think. I'm not an expert, though.

  Answered by brianarn 9 years ago

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