You might also use a small USB2 hub in between to force the device to configure and work as USB2. If the device doesn't draw too much current no external power

You might also use a small USB2 hub in between to force the device to configure and work as USB2. If the device doesn't draw too much current no external power would be necessary to the hub. Another solution to keep using it as a USB3 device would be to open the drive and give the flash chips some decent heatsinks; even just a small copper plate would still be better than nothing, and drilling a few holes into the case would ease thermal exchange. To fix heatsinks don't use self adhesive thermal pads as they're suboptimal; a proper thermal glue can be bought online for cheap and works extremely well. For example: https://www.ebay.com/itm/201533371776 https://www.ebay.com/itm/201533371776 https://www.ebay.com/itm/173916377819 https://www.ebay.com/itm/173916377819 (no relation with the sellers)