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Problem solved! I borrowed a friend's adapter and it worked fine. So don't trust the descriptions of cheap Ebay items! Thanks to all

Then the manual is nonsense, because it also describes the Type-A ports by saying "provide high-speed data transfer", and they are marked SS and definitely work at USB 3.x speeds.

There's no problem with the drives (superspeed micro-B) or the cables I use to connect them to the laptop's Type-A superspeed ports (I get USB 3 speed). It's either the adapter I am using to go into the Thunderbolt port or the ports themselves. Will follow hotaru.hinu's suggestion today to see...

Thanks - good idea to try the cable into a USB 3.x specified port. Mine is a cheap adapter, and Amazon and Ebay sellers bung the word "Thunderbolt" into their item titles very freely. I'm currently on a chat with HP support and they are being useless -asking "is the port damaged?", etc!

The manual says the port will: Connect an AC adapter that has a USB Type-C connector, supplying power to the computer and, if needed, charging the computer battery. – and – Connect USB devices, provide high-speed data transfer, and charge small devices (such as a smartphone), even when the...

Understood. The ports are definitely described as "Thunderbolt", but I'll check if it's possible that it's also USB3.x

Yes, good article, thanks. It says "Thunderbolt 3 cables are ALWAYS USB-C to USB-C and are marked with the Thunderbolt logo and a "3" if they have 40Gbit/s support.. " This suggests that any adapters won't be compliant. My hard drives have the Micro-B connector so it's beginning to look like I...

I have several USB 3 hard drives (with USB Micro-B connectors). When I connect them to my laptop Type-A Superspeed ports, I get USB-3 speeds no problem. However, if I use an adapter to connect to the Thunderbolt ports, I only get USB-2 speed. Does the drive itself have to be Thunderbolt...