Target Mode between 2009 Mac pro with USB 3 to 2019 Mac pro

[nicksaya]

I am trying to have my Old 2009 Mac pro tower which is a 5,1 with working USB 3 card in it be seen by my 2019 Mac pro tower.

the computers are connected with USB 3 A connection on old mac going to USB C port or Thunder bolt 3 port on my 2019 mac pro tower.

is this possible?

the drives aren't showing up

this is cable i'm using

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1458338-REG/c2g_28833_10_usb_3_0_usb_c.html

 

[hg.wells]

Are you putting your old Mac in target disk mode?

Transfer files between two Mac computers using target disk mode

You can connect two Mac computers using a USB, USB-C, or Thunderbolt cable, then transfer files.

support.apple.com

 

[nicksaya]

Are you putting your old Mac in target disk mode?

Transfer files between two Mac computers using target disk mode

You can connect two Mac computers using a USB, USB-C, or Thunderbolt cable, then transfer files.

support.apple.com

Yes it is in target mode

 

[nicksaya]

Yes it is in target mode

Older tower is on Mojave. 2019 mac is on Monterey

 

[hg.wells]

I think with the older Macs you would need FireWire to USB-C rather than USB-A but haven’t done that in a long time.

 

[nicksaya]

I think with the older Macs you would need FireWire to USB-C rather than USB-A but haven’t done that in a long time.

Is there such a cable ? Can’t find

 

[DeltaMac]

From that same Apple support article

Note: If either of the computers has macOS 11 or later installed, you must connect the two computers using a Thunderbolt cable.

There's no Thunderbolt on a 2009 MacPro.

Another method: Connect your MacPros to the same network, and use file sharing to access and copy files from one to the other MacPro.

 

[nicksaya]

From that same Apple support article
There's no Thunderbolt on a 2009 MacPro.

Another method: Connect your MacPros to the same network, and use file sharing to access and copy files from one to the other MacPro.

That’s too slow

 

[DeltaMac]

Ah, yes, I wouldn't do any kind of significant file copy over a wifi connection. I should have said that you would use ethernet (wired) for that copy.

 

[joevt]

When you start the MacPro5,1 (or any Mac) in Target Disk Mode with nothing connected, you see an icon or icons on the screen representing the types of connections that Target Disk Mode can support.

On early Macs, only FireWire is supported.
On later Macs, it's FireWire and Thunderbolt.
On current Macs, it's USB and Thunderbolt (or just USB in the case of a MacBook with USB-C instead of Thunderbolt).

Since you have an old Mac, you need to use FireWire for Target Disk Mode. Get an Apple Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter and connect it to the new Mac using an Apple Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter. You'll also need a FireWire 800 Mb/s cable.

But FireWire is 800 Mb/s which is slightly slower than Gigabit Ethernet. You should take the hard drives out of the MacPro5,1 and use an external USB hard drive enclosure to transfer the data at max speed.
https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/external-drives/owc-drive-dock
https://www.newegg.ca/startech-s351bmu33et-enclosure/p/N82E16817707441?Item=9SIADGEAAE4478

 

[MysticCow]

Does it *have* to be done via Target Disk? Or can it be done by turning on all sharing in Sys Prefs and then doing a remote login?

 

[joevt]

Target Disk will let you repartition the disks.

 

[Amethyst1]

Target Disk will let you repartition the disks.

...and install macOS on them via the other machine.