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How do I know if my computer has USB 3.0 ports?
Cmd + Space: start typing ‘System Profiler’
Or find it from Mission Control
or:
- Click the Apple icon located in the top left-hand-corner of the screen
- Select About This Mac.
- Then select ‘System Report‘.
- System Profiler will open up.
- Select USB located under Hardware in the Contents column on the left side of the window.
- If you have USB 3.0 ports, you’ll see a USB 3.0 selection.
This example Mac only has USB 2 ports.
See further info in this Apple Support Article:
Identify the ports on your Mac
Check the physical ports on your computer:
- If you see a blue USB port, it’s USB 3.0.
- It may also be marked on the outside of the port with either “SS” or “3.0.
👀 See this Google Search for images
If you don’t see any blue ports or markings but you’re still not sure:
- click the Start menu and open Control Panel. Start typing ‘device manager’
Or within Control Panel open System and Maintenance then Device Manager. - Scroll down until you see Universal Serial Bus Controllers and open that.
- Look for any item that has USB 3.0 in the title:
🧐 You will see a list of the USB ports installed on your computer.
- If your USB port name contains “Universal Host”, your port is version 1.1.
- If the port name contains both “Universal Host” and “Enhanced Host”, your port is version 2.0.
- If the port name contains “USB 3.0”, your port is version 3.0.