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		whywhywhywhy on Oct 1, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: USB-C was supposed to simplify our lives, but inst... Which dongle is this that works and can it keep a drive mounted while video editing? As I said don’t you think it’s strange that if this product supposedly works perfectly then why isn’t Apple shipping one with a premium price tag.

trogdor on Oct 4, 2020 [–]

Are you using drives that have their own power source? I found that (a) using the “right” cable (determined through experimentation), and (b) only using mains-powered external hard drives made a big difference.

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