“Can it convert files from and older MAC laptop hard drive to a newer MAC laptop?”
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As long as the file system that is on the hard drive is supported by the Mac you will be using to read the drive it should work fine. Additional third party software may be required. Brandon, StarTech.com Support
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Krowe, This is merely a connector cable. The SATA end connects to either a bare 2.5" hard drive or solid state drive; the other end is a USB 3.0 male connector. I believe the cable is intended as an interface to transfer data from an existing drive to another drive that already resides in a computer. There is NO conversion going on when using this cable, only simple data transfer. If you need to convert the data form file format to another, that would have to be accomplished separately through a software application. If you are looking to replicate your old laptop file structure and data on your new computer, there is software that will do that seamlessly, for example, Acronis True Image. I haven't used this software myself (didn't feel comfortable to do the data transfer myself); however, when I recently had my laptop's 1TB HD upgraded to a 1TB SSD, a friend in the fix/repair business used the Acronis software and accomplished the transfer for me. Now, my 'new and improved' laptop is back to running exactly like it used to but with much faster speed. All the files are in the same places they've been all along, and the file structure hasn't changed. Software applications and printer drivers, etc. all work as the same as before. This seems to describe what you are looking to do. If your new laptop has a USB 3.0 interface, and if you are sufficiently tech-savvy, you should be able to handle re-imaging your data from the old HD to the new one; I believe the Acronis application comes with instructions a reasonably intelligent layman can follow. Good luck!
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