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migration assistant

  1. W

    Messed up migration from High Sierra to M1 Big Sur, please help

    Hello, please can you suggest me what is the best way I can fix a huge mess that happened when a very incompetent shop migrated the data from the hard drive of the old broken laptop to the new M1? (macbookair 8GB Ram, 512GB) What happened: old laptop was already messed up by someone who...
    • WilliamTyl
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    • big sur 11.3 clean install macos m1 2020 m1 air migration assistant
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: macOS
  2. D

    Less free space on new Mac after migration?

    I just upgraded to a base model MacBook Air M1 from a 12" MacBook Retina, both with 256 GB's of storage. I used Migration Assistant to transfer my data from Mac-to-Mac and I now have an extra 40 GB's of used space on the new Mac. Has anyone else had this issue? If so, how did you solve?
  3. C

    Should I upgrade old machine to Big Sur before migrating to new M1 Silicon Mac

    Currently running Catalina on a MBP 2019 with the intent to migrate to an M1 Air very soon. Should I upgrade my Catalina MBP to Big Sur before doing Migration Assistant to the new M1 or will Migration Assistant on the M1 work ok moving data from a Catalina machine?
  4. J

    Product key for Office 2016 for Mac already in use by other user. Cannot access other user. Is there a work around?

    Hi, I have Office for Mac 2016 on a MacBook that is dying. I migrated the software to my new MacBook. I have the product key, which is valid. Is there a way to enter the product key directly and bypass Microsofts process? Or is there a way to move some sort of keychain files to activate the...
    • JamieMB
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    • migration assistant ms office on mac office for mac 2016 product key
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  5. netnative

    Aftermath of Migrating from PC iTunes to Mac Music

    I just setup my first Mac —a 13-inch MacBook Pro. During the setup process I used Migration Assistant to transfer my iTunes music from a Windows PC. All the files and playlists were transferred, but it seems they were not transferred correctly. The iTunes Music Media folder location on my PC is...
  6. R

    Migration Assistant using startup disk with older version of macOS

    Recently my MacBook Pro got broken, model A1278, mid 2012. There is something with the logic board and it needs to be replaced. Now I'm thinking about buying a brand new one and there is something that concerns me. HDD is still working, meaning that I can still use it and transfer all the data...
    • R5152
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    • migration assistant
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: macOS
  7. dawindmg08

    New MBP on the way, to migrate or not?

    Finally pulled the trigger on a 16" MBP to replace my trusty (but aging 2014 model). I haven't updated machines in a while and I'm trying to remember any true benefits from using Migration Assistant, and if it would even be worth it in my case. I'm a big fan of starting FRESH. I look at my...
    • dawindmg08
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    • macos migration assistant new mac
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS
  8. Phrasikleia

    Can I migrate between Macs running different versions of Mac OS? (Mojave to Catalina)

    I have a very slow internet connection at the moment, and I'm very short on time, so I don't want to upgrade my old MacBook Pro that is running Mojave to Catalina if that's not necessary for migrating to the new MBP (which is arriving today). If I want to use migration assistant, do I need to...
    • Phrasikleia
    • Thread
    • catalina migration assistant mojave
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: macOS
  9. B

    Migration Assistant from Time Machine backup questions

    I want to restore my Time Machine backup from my now-dead iMac onto a new Mac Mini, but since I'd like to do this right the first time, I have some questions before I proceed. (I realize this should be a simple operation, but I'm just being cautious.) The Time Machine backup exists on a 1TB...
  10. T

    Migration Assistant – Which files are migrated ?

    I found a lot of informations about this on multiple websites with different answers and sometimes outdated… So I wanted to clearly know exactly what files are migrated with Migration Assistant if every option is checked. My exact use case : I use HomeBrew for a lot of command line tools and...
    • the-dreamer
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    • homebrew migration assistant
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: macOS
  11. B

    iPhone 11 Migration tool versus itunes restore

    Hello Opinions needed. Which is a better method to setup your new iphone 11? Using the built in migration tool to copy over all your data or restoring from an itunes backup. Advantages/ disadvantages? Is using the migration tool the same as setting up as new and manually installing all your...
    • boscoji
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    • itunes itunes restore migration migration assistant new setup setup
    • Replies: 40
    • Forum: iPhone
  12. J

    iPhone 11 Pro iPhone Migration Tool Question

    Hello - I’ve got a lot of data stored in various apps...like Spotify, Pocket Casts, Good Reader and the like. I’ve read that the new (as of 12.4) iPhone Migration Tool will move ALL your data from your previous iPhone to your new one, assuming they’re both up-to-date (i.e. both on 12.4.1) with...
    • Just sayin...
    • Thread
    • iphone migration migration assistant
    • Replies: 35
    • Forum: iPhone
  13. J

    Migration Assistant estimated time keeps going up

    I'm transferring data from my iMac Time Machine backup to my new MacBook Pro using USB 3.0. It currently says it'll take 157 hours and 15 minutes, and it keeps going up and up (it was something like 72 hours just a few minutes ago). I just got distracted for a couple minutes and now it's up to...
    • JonD25
    • Thread
    • migration assistant time machine
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  14. M

    PSA: Do Not Migrate System & Network Settings From Snow Leopard Or Earlier

    Hi Just a cautionary warning for folk moving on from an old Mac using Snow Leopard or earlier to a new one on Mojave. The same may apply to later Mac OS too. I did the above on a new iMac, 3 weeks ago via Migration Assistant. Everything occurred without much ado and was successful. The shared...
    • mikey8811
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    • migration assistant poor apple care service software bug
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: iMac
  15. Mainbeam

    Time Machine Restore

    Hi folks, My 2011 MBP is slowly dying and I have managed to create a time machine back up. It has a 1TB SSD and 1TB HDD instead of optical drive. All storage, pictures, music is on sata HDD and OS etc is on SSD. I have bought a replacement 2017 MBP which only has 128GB flash drive storage...
  16. S

    Migrating 2 drive Mini to 1 drive. Simple?

    I have a mid 2011 Mini with a 250Gb SDD and 750Gb HDD. I plan soon to migrate to a new mini with either (i) a single internal SDD or (ii) a small internal SDD and a larger external SDD. I currently keep most of my stuff on the internal SDD but music and photos over on the HDD. I backup both to...
  17. Cruciarius

    Migration assistant from eMac to Mac Mini?

    My parents have an old eMac running 10.4.11. No Time Machine. Can't update OS. They just bought a Mac Mini and I'm trying to use the migration assistant to transfer their apps/files, but the migration assistant on both can't seem to find each other. I assume they're doing it over the WiFi or...
    • Cruciarius
    • Thread
    • emac mac mini mac mini 2018 migration assistant
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Mac mini
  18. S

    Migrate disk contents from earlier Time Machine backup

    Hi — I have a new iMac running High Sierra and I want to load it with the entire contents of my vintage 2009 MacBook Pro, from a Time Machine backup. But NOT from the latest backup; I want to select an earlier one from maybe a year ago, because I think the MacBook is infected with malware...
  19. Yoms

    How "clean" is it to use Migration Assistant to configure a new Mac?

    Hi, Imagine you a have a newly purchased Mac with the latest version of macOS and an old Mac that you configured nicely over time (i.e all System, Safari, Finder, etc. preferences configured to taste). Using Migration Assistant, will it blindly transfer everything from the older Mac to the new...
    • Yoms
    • Thread
    • clean install clean installation configuration installation migrating migration assistant
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: macOS
  20. attackment

    Data migration from old iMac to new one

    I ask for help to proceed with data migration from my old 2011 iMac to a new 2017 retina iMac. My doubt comes from the fact that the old iMac contains 2 hard drives, one 256GB SSD for OS and apps, and one 1TB HDD with relocated home folder inside, with documents and personal files; the new one...
    • attackment
    • Thread
    • assistant migration assistant setup
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: iMac
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