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macOS Tahoe: Reports of FireWire’s death not greatly exaggerated

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-08-06 17:12:22

How dead is FireWire support in macOS Tahoe 26? As dead as the iPod, as far as the Mac is concerned, which is at least a little sad. Stephen Hackett checked. In classic 512 Pixels fashion, he’s conjured together a real world demonstration using a battle-tested FireWire 800 cable-connected drive, two Thunderbolt adapters including a Thunderbolt 2 to 3 dongle, and a Mac. Woof. The result? A drive that correctly appeared as several volumes on macOS Sequoia just looks like an adapter to nowhere on

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The "USB killer" is dead: Apple drops FireWire support in macOS 26

techspot.com Alfonso Maruccia 2025-09-01 10:13:00

What just happened? FireWire was Apple's ambitious attempt to establish a novel connectivity technology for its computer ecosystem back in the 90s. Now, Cupertino is unceremoniously removing the standard from its modern operating system capabilities. The recently introduced macOS 26 "Tahoe" will bring a new naming scheme for Apple's operating system ecosystem, novel features, and a highly questionable Vista-like UI redesign. The upcoming release will also mark the end of official support for ou

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Pour one out for 400/800 FireWire? macOS 26 beta 1 drops support for both standards

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-09-03 17:55:40

If you’re still rocking a first-generation iPod or, like me, are holding on to an old FireWire external drive for dear life, this one might hit hard: the first developer beta of macOS 26 Tahoe appears to have dropped support for the FireWire 400 and 800 standards. Reddit and X users (via MacRumors) who upgraded to macOS Tahoe 26 developer beta 1 say FireWire 400 and FireWire 800 devices no longer mount, whether it’s an old iPod, a MiniDV camcorder, or that trusty LaCie drive you’ve been using f

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Pour one out for 400/800 FireWire? macOS 26 beta 1 drops support both standards

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-09-03 22:55:40

If you’re still rocking a first-generation iPod or, like me, are holding on to an old FireWire external drive for dear life, this one might hit hard: the first developer beta of macOS 26 Tahoe appears to have dropped support for the FireWire 400 and 800 standards. Reddit and X users (via MacRumors) who upgraded to macOS Tahoe 26 developer beta 1 say FireWire 400 and FireWire 800 devices no longer mount, whether it’s an old iPod, a MiniDV camcorder, or that trusty LaCie drive you’ve been using f

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