can I connect two external hard drives to a MacBook Air

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can I connect two external hard drives to a MacBook Air

how can I connect two external hard drives to a MacBook Air

I just tried with an adapter, one of hard drive did mount but not the second one

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.2

Posted on Feb 21, 2021 3:07 PM

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SeaPapp

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Feb 21, 2021 3:14 PM in response to michaeleahcim

You don't mention which MacBook Air you have so I can't recommend a specific hub, but just get a powered usb hub, connect it to the MBA and connect the drives to it. The important thing is to get a powered hub.

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Feb 21, 2021 3:20 PM in response to SeaPapp

I have the newest one, MacBook Air (M1, 2020), but I think your answer does help!

Thank you very much!

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SeaPapp

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Feb 21, 2021 3:35 PM in response to michaeleahcim

If your drives have their own power supplies you won't need a powered hub. Not having an M1 I don't know how many drives you can power from the internal bus.

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