I have an older IMAC mid 2007 intel core.  I want to transfer my backup files from an older Maxtor drive to a new one.  My old drive is not support by Yosemite.  Can I transfer the files to a new supported drive?

I have an older IMAC mid 2007 intel core.  I want to transfer my backup files from an older Maxtor One Touch drive to a new one.  My old drive is not support by Yosemite.  Can I transfer the files to a new supported drive?  I haven't bought a new one yet.  Any suggestions as to which new one to purchase?

See if you can get the drive to mount. See mount section of 1st link.
Disk Unmount Using Terminal
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