Well one has to live within ones means - and that can sometimes putting up with an older computer while the piggy bank is accumulating

Anyhow working or achival backups etc stored on an USB connected external drive is the easy way to go

, i am no different but connected to the older version onboard USB2.0 bus is a bit a slug while executing tasks like viral scans , large file transfers etc 

Clearly bus restricted to 25MB/s 

What could a bored system owner do ? Call for the computer muse.

Even on old grandfather computers there might be a 1x pci-e bus on the mainboard

which supports various host bus adapter cards for supporting various devices 

So it transpires a USB3.0 1x pci-e host bus adapter card is supported and low cost ! 

now maybe not as quick as onboard USB3.0 standards but at 3x speed , some may consider cost effective, under the circumstances 

Now considered a delight to use operationally ! Thank you system muse