when and when not to use migration assistance - MacRumors Forums
Jan 1, 2017 · If you have already setup and account on the new Mac, it is not a good idea to use Migration Assistant. That can cause all sorts of weird permissions issues. It is best to run it during the …
All files locked after migration...please help! - MacRumors Forums
Jan 17, 2024 · Migration assistant from pc to mac is suicide...delete all the files you migrated over. buy another external drive, format it, then drag all your wanted files from old drive to new drive.
Best way to migrate to new Mac? - MacRumors Forums
Jun 7, 2022 · Migrate directly from your old Mac: At setup, ensure both Macs are on the same network -OR- connect them to each other using a Thunderbolt cable. Search for Migration Assistant on your …
Data Transfer Help for Mac mini - MacRumors Forums
Oct 31, 2017 · Yup. External drive. Use Time Machine to perform backup. During setup of new Mac mini, you will be prompted whether you want to migrate data from another Mac. Attach ext drive to …
Migration Assistant USB-C to USB-C or other? - MacRumors Forums
Apr 24, 2015 · Hi, I’m trying to transfer data from an older MBP with USB-C to a new 16”. Is it possible to do this over USB-C? It seems to default to WiFi and the process is insanely slow. Is there a faster way?
Migration with one monitor - MacRumors Forums
Nov 7, 2024 · One monitor works fine with Migration Assistant. You never have to even power-up the older Mac. All you do is connect the Time machine drive to the new Mac. I think you can also …
mysterious behavior of Migration Assistant (cannot find the other Mac)
Dec 18, 2009 · The Migration Assistant on the Studio just refuses to show the MBP for migration. At the end, I backed up the system and user data of the MBP in an external disk with Time Machine.
Does Migration Assistant work well? - MacRumors Forums
Aug 6, 2022 · I am replacing my 6 month old M3 iMac with a new 16" MacBook M3Pro 36GB 1Tb today. How well does Migration Assistant work? Anything to watch out for? Plan on doing it at the very …
Migration Assistant or Time Capsule for transferring data to new Mac ...
Feb 6, 2012 · Any advantage to using either Migration Assistant or Time Capsule to transfer my data over to a new Mac? I looked on Apple's site & they just list both as options, but don't say if one …
Migration Assistant not using Thunderbolt between new M4 MBP and …
Nov 5, 2023 · I'm trying to use Migration Assistant to migrate from a 2016 Touch Bar MBP to my newly arrived 14" M4 MBP (base M4) via a direct USB-C/Thunderbolt connection. I spent an hour and a …