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Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 4.

I'm planning to buy a new 16" MacBook with Thunderbolt 4. I have a 15" 2017 macbook with Thunderbolt 3. In order to transfer files from the 15" to the new 16" what cables do I need? This would be to go from Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 4.


MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.12

Posted on Nov 9, 2021 7:15 AM

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Posted on Nov 9, 2021 7:21 AM

The differences between ThunderBolt-3 and Thunderbolt-4 are in how the endpoints treat the data. ThunderBolt-4 is backward compatible with -3.


The ThunderBolt-3 and -4 cables are indistinguishable from each other.

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Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 4.

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