Reddit mentions of UGREEN USB 2.0 to SATA Adapter Hard Drive Converter Cable for 2.5" 3.5" SATA HDD SSD with 12V 2A Power Adapter

UGREEN USB 2.0 to SATA USB to Hard Drive Converter Cable with 12V 2A Adapter for 2.5 inch 3.5 inch SATA HDD SDD https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00MYU0E0K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_eDYZCbBWKFYDA

Wait, the one I linked earlier is for 2.5" hard drives. Yours looks like a 3.5" one, so this adapter is the one that'd fit yours. That other one will probably work, but this one should for sure. (See edit 2). You can also get this one for cheaper, but it'll copy files at a slower rate.

Edit: I know that these 2.5" and 3.5" drives use the same SATA connections, but I don't want to be responsible in case something's off with the adapter I initially recommended to OP. 3.5" wasn't listed in its description, so I just wanted to play it safe and recommend something I'm more sure of.

Edit 2: So I just learned from the replies that 2.5" HDD adapters can't carry enough power to spin up the disks in a 3.5" HDD. So the first adapter I linked actually wouldn't have worked. Thanks for the info!

Something like this should work for you:

https://www.amazon.com/UGREEN-Adapter-Drive-Converter-Cable/dp/B00MYU0E0K/

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for anyone else looking I found this: https://www.amazon.com/UGREEN-Adapter-Drive-Converter-Cable/dp/B00MYU0E0K

I will probably try this out.

>Hmm, that makes sense I didn't think of all those issues. The current system I have is a Dell laptop Inspiron 7348 2-in-1. I was also planning on upgrading my current laptop's hard drive storage, which is a 2.5" drive. This is in addition to transferring all the files I currently I have on my laptop to the new 1TB HDD. Does this adapter seem like a good choice to fit 2.5"/3.5" SATA HDD/SSD? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MYU0E0K/ The manufacturer of the other adapter you linked sells a 2.5/3.5 SATA adapter for $40 and I didn't want to spend that much.

almost all 2.5" and 3.5" drives have the same kind of plugs, a sata port and a sata power port. what the adapter i liked does is both power and give a connection to a 2.5" or 3.5" drive. the plugs on an hdd and ssd look like this, SATA connection on the left, power on the right. in any case, either the one i linked or you linked would work for both ssd's and hdd's, 2.5" and 3.5" alike. it's standardized for pc building.

>Another thing, I've never had a PC with an SSD and 2 different storage devices before. To get the full use out of the speed of an SSD after installing Windows on it and adding the HDD to my build afterwards I would have to move all the programs/files on my HDD I want to load fast to the SSD right?

thats the entire point of the ssd. the SSD is for any program you want to load fast

• Windows
  
  
• internet browser
  
  
• itunes/spotify
  
  
• adobe/creator programs
  
  
• small games with online lobbies (rocket league, etc)
  
  while the HDD is for big files that you dont particularly need to load fast:
  
  
• most of you steam library
  
  
• music library
  
  
• video library
  
  i said install windows on the ssd first, then add the hdd only to prevent confusion on the windows install, since it doesnt really matter if the hdd is live or not during the windows install. just makes it so you dont accidentally install on it. I usually have it fully hooked up for the first boot, then when i go to install windows i detach the sata cable from the drive, but leave sata power in, so i can go back after windows is loaded to click the calbe back in

Hmm, that makes sense I didn't think of all those issues. The current system I have is a Dell laptop Inspiron 7348 2-in-1. I was also planning on upgrading my current laptop's hard drive storage, which is a 2.5" drive. This is in addition to transferring all the files I currently I have on my laptop to the new 1TB HDD. Does this adapter seem like a good choice to fit 2.5"/3.5" SATA HDD/SSD? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MYU0E0K/ The manufacturer of the other adapter you linked sells a 2.5/3.5 SATA adapter for $40 and I didn't want to spend that much.

 

Another thing, I've never had a PC with an SSD and 2 different storage devices before. To get the full use out of the speed of an SSD after installing Windows on it and adding the HDD to my build afterwards I would have to move all the programs/files on my HDD I want to load fast to the SSD right?

Yes.

You'll also need to power it though. The one you linked won't send power over usb. You'll need something like this to do both.

Edit: if you have spare SATA power cables from your power supply, you could use those as well. But that will mean digging into your case for that.