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I just got a wonderful new Mac mini for Christmas! yay for me!

Problem, although I am a diehard Mac user, I’ve been using a windows laptop for the past 6 years and I have tons of footage and Premiere / After Effects projects (that I  use on a recurring basis for ongoing projects) on a dozen different external USB hard drives.

My new Macintosh only has USB-C inputs.

I need to know how to use my old hard drives with my new Mac.

I saw online that I can buy USB to USB-C adapters.

I remember hearing years ago about a downloadable bit of software called “Tuxera” that allows a Macintosh to read Windows formatted hard drives.

QUESTION 01:

If I buy a USB to USB-C adapter and download and install TUXERA will I able to edit from my old WINDOWS hard drives

OR…… :

QUESTION 02:

Do I need to copy/transfer all my old video footage from my old hard drives onto newer mac formatted usb-c hard drives?

QUESTION 03:

Is there a preferred hard drive I should get to edit Adobe Premiere /After Effects projects with my new Mac?