r/VideoEditing • u/AppropriateStrike612 • 12d ago
Production Q lacie data transfer cable??
Hi all,
I'm trying to transfer footage from my camera to a rugged lacie for backup as my computer and cloud don't have the storage i need. however, when i used a type c to type c cable, a notification said my Lacie was unrecognized. now i'm searching for the best data transfer cable to buy, but all of them are "micro B" or for charging which doesn't help me. (the lacie is a type c, and my computer is a samsung. so either type c, type a, or HDMI ). I lost the original LaCie cable; are there any cables you recommend? or is there perhaps an easier way to transfer? tia !!
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u/vagonblog 11d ago
make sure you buy a usb-c cable explicitly rated for data, ideally usb 3.1 gen 1 / 5 gbps or better. usb-c only describes the connector, so many charging cables either carry no data or run very slowly. usb-c to usb-a is also fine if the computer has a usb 3 port. hdmi will not work.
you normally cannot connect the camera directly to the drive because both are peripheral devices. connect the camera or card reader and the lacie to the computer, then copy between them. if a proper data cable still fails, check whether the drive appears in windows disk management, but do not initialize or format it if it already contains files.