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Heyo! Trying to transfer files from mid 2012 MBP to external drive and cannot find a cable (apple certified or otherwise) that is compatible! Waaaat!?!? Please help nerds! I’m not a computer whiz I just need the goods before my Mac takes a dump and I lose years of files, photos etc etc etc thanks in advance!

Posted on Nov 17, 2021 6:18 PM

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Posted on Nov 17, 2021 6:53 PM

MBP 2012… that’s a USB-A port … so you need a cable from USB-A to whatever the other end is…(ie: USB-B or Micro B)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201736


you can buy the cable you need on Amazon, your local PC shop or even the Apple Store…

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