Originally Posted by Nickel Iron Core ➡️

I have my (Thunderbolt 1) Focusrite 8PreX going into a genuine Apple TB2 > TB3 adapter dongle and then into the TB5 port on the rear of my new Mac Mini M4 Pro.

This works in general, but (after powering on the interface) it requires my to physically unplug and replug the TB adapter into the Mac Mini for the computer to recognise the interface.
I'm concerned that if I do that every day, it will quickly wear out the TB5 port.

Has anyone encountered anything like this?

Any suggestions?