How to connect a FireWire external drive to a laptop with USB ports?

jss2020

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I have a FireWire external drive that I used with my previous computer (that no longer works). My new computer has only USB ports (2 and 3). How can I retrieve files from the FireWire external drive?
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jss2020

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Thanks for your response. New external drive will not help because I need to retrieve backed up files from the FireWire drive. I don't think the laptop has a slot for a card but I'll check. The new caddy option sounds tough. Amazon has some FireWire to USB adapters but they have very low rating.
 

USAFRet

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Does the laptop have an Expresscard slot?
This might work

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New caddy = external hdd *SHELL* not the drive its self - data will remain in the same condition/state
 

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