My old lap top (10 years, Dell Studio XPS, Windows 7) is only USB 2.0. Will the external approaches outline here work for it; ie. is being 2.0 a problem? I have several programs that will die with the laptop for lack of support that I'd like to limp along a while with if the laptop dies.
https://www.pcmag.com/feature/363387/how-to-clone-a-hard-drive
https://www.pcmag.com/feature/363387/how-to-clone-a-hard-drive