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    Moving User Account from 3.1 to 5.1 Migration Assistant?

    I have upgraded to a refurbished Mac Pro 5.1 running Big Sur. i have an older 3.1 running El Capitan and want to transfer my User Account to the newer Mac. My 3.1 has osx on an ssd and my data (including Home Folder) on 1tb sata drive in a second storage bay which i plan to remove and slide into...
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    Are there any utilities out there to migrate profiles to A/D Domains?

    I have about 57 machines to migrate to an Active Directory domain. I found a utility called User Profile Wizard Corporate Edition for the Windows Boxes but so far, I only have seen manual ways of migrating a Mac user's profile. If not, has anyone done this and what pitfalls have your found. I...
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    Resolved Migration Assistant - Does it do its job?

    Hey, I bought a new MacBook Pro to replace my old 2011 model. I just have a few questions about how I transfer my data. I learned enough from a quick Google search that Migration Assistiant is what to use, but I want to know what it transfers: System Preferences? Applications? Files? Mail...