USB Hub

[AndersDK]

Hi.

I have a MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports).

I would like a docking station, which is compatible with my MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports), and I would like to use it for transferring all the data from 3 external hardrives(4TB of data, 2TB of data and 2TB of data, all together 8 TB of Data) to a temporary storage device from IDrive(It's part of a service called IDrive express, where you receive a temporary storage device from IDrive, and then transfer your data to the temporary storage device and then resend it to IDrive who then upload your data from the temporary storage device and into the cloud).

The USB Hub must bring power to the harddrive.

I already have a USB C to USB 4-Port Hub from LOGIK, is that sufficient?

Any Suggestions?

 

[ght56]

Are the drives 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch? If they are 3.5-inch (i.e., they would have their own independent power supply), then your current hub is fine.

If they are 2.5-inch, then is the hub powered? If yes, then you are fine.

If they are 2.5-inch drives and your hub is passively powered, then you might or might not run into some issues, as it means the hard drives require power from the hub, and as the hub is passively powered from the computer, it may or may not be able to power all of the hard drives simultaneously. The solution there would be to only use one or two hard drives at once, or to purchase a powered hub if you plan to often use all of these drives simultaneously in the future.

 

[AndersDK]

Are the drives 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch? If they are 3.5-inch (i.e., they would have their own independent power supply), then your current hub is fine.

If they are 2.5-inch, then is the hub powered? If yes, then you are fine.

If they are 2.5-inch drives and your hub is passively powered, then you might or might not run into some issues, as it means the hard drives require power from the hub, and as the hub is passively powered from the computer, it may or may not be able to power all of the hard drives simultaneously. The solution there would be to only use one or two hard drives at once, or to purchase a powered hub if you plan to often use all of these drives simultaneously in the future.

Thanks for the reply, It's very informative.

I actually don't know if the drives are 2.5 or 3.5 inch. How can I know if they are 2.5 or 3.5 inch?

 

[ght56]

What are the physical measurements of the drives?

 

[Erehy Dobon]

You might as well also take a photo of your peripherals and post it here.

That assumes you have some sort of camera at your disposal.

 

[AndersDK]

What are the physical measurements of the drives?

I don't know, and I'm not gonna be at home for a while, so I can't check it out.

 

[AndersDK]

You might as well also take a photo of your peripherals and post it here.

That assumes you have some sort of camera at your disposal.

I have Photo Booth and camera on my Mac, but I'm not gonna be at home for a while, so I can't take photos of the peripherals.
Peripherals means harddrives right?