I have an M1 Mac Mini connected to an ASD. I have 4 external hard drives, 3 of which are powered and one which is portable so USB powered. All 4 are USB 3. Before the Mini, I had an iMac so had enough USB 3 ports. I bought a powered USB hub when I got the Mini and plugged all the external hard drives in there and connected it to the Mini via USB C. All was well for almost a year when one day the Mini just shut down for no reason. It happened a couple more times and after troubleshooting, I realised it was the hub, so am not using it any more.
My question is, would I be able to plug 2 or even 3 external powered hard drives into my ASD using USB C to USB A adapters/converters? I have heard of lots of people doing this but also read about the odd person who has damaged either their USB C port or their computer/display entirely – possibly because of the adapter or the drives drawing too much power, I'm not sure.
I also have a non-powered USB hub which I could use with just 1 USB C port from the ASD but again am concerned about damaging anything. Any help appreciated as these are my backup drives and I have to connect them manually each evening to back up the other external drive which is plugged directly into one of the Mini's USB 3 ports.
Thanks for any help...
My question is, would I be able to plug 2 or even 3 external powered hard drives into my ASD using USB C to USB A adapters/converters? I have heard of lots of people doing this but also read about the odd person who has damaged either their USB C port or their computer/display entirely – possibly because of the adapter or the drives drawing too much power, I'm not sure.
I also have a non-powered USB hub which I could use with just 1 USB C port from the ASD but again am concerned about damaging anything. Any help appreciated as these are my backup drives and I have to connect them manually each evening to back up the other external drive which is plugged directly into one of the Mini's USB 3 ports.
Thanks for any help...