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Tips for merging two macs into one (old iMac+MBP into one new MBP)?
In a few days I'll get a 16" MBP M1 Max and I want to make a fresh start on this machine. I now have a 2015 iMac 5K and a 2018 MBP 15", both running macOS 12.0.1. I also have time machine backups of both. I also want to get my data from both machnes transferred to the new one. Most of it is... -
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Help - How would you move over to a new Mac? 3 options
Hello! I am waiting for my new M1 MBA and I'm planning on how to transfer data. I have a Time Machine backup but I'm not planning on using this as I would like to do a fresh install with just the files and app I really want and not move over tons of application files, junk folders and what not...- phil.544
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- apple silicon backup restore transfer data
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- Forum: Apple Silicon (Arm) Macs
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Upgrading SSD and recovering data from destroyed MBP 2012
Hello. I am not in a good situation since my MacBook Pro mid 2012 13” decided to pass on. According to the experts it’s rhe logic board that has a periodic failure - sometimes it work, sometimes it does not. Therefore, do I not know what to do precisely. Originally I wanted to buy a used...- JonasDenmark
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- 2.5" early 2015 macbook pro m.2 ssd macbook 13 2012 ssd ssd data recovery ssd enclosure transfer data
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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Apple ID Disabled
I need some help here. Let me quickly fill you in on what has happened. I noticed on my bank statement that I had several recurring charges from iTunes that I didn’t make. When I say several, I’m talking about 10-15 $59.99 and $99.99 charges made within seconds of each other in a block...- WeHo Guy
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- apple id disabled icloud game center new apple id restore and update security issues transfer data
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- Forum: Apple Music, Apple Pay/Card, iCloud, Fitness+
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12" MacBook, transferring files between two 2.5" external hard drives possible?
Can someone answer if this actually reliably works? I don't know if it's the usb-c hub that I have that doesn't allow it but when I try to plug in two 2.5" external hard drives into the hub that's plugged into 1 usb-c port on a MacBook Pro, it is capable of reading both drives but the moment I... -
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It has taken 6 hours to transfer 18gb of files, why?
[EDIT: MacOS is reading/writing all USB drives incredibly slow. I've tried 2 USB HDD, and 3 USB Flash Drives. All of them are incredibly slow even for just viewing files. read/write speeds fluctuate drastically between upwards of 10mb/s down to 5kb/s. But copying 500mb of files takes 5 minutes... -
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iPhone 5 or earlier Use iCloud to free space temporarily
Hi guys, I have an iPhone 4 with 32 GB and just received my new 7+. I want to only transfer Whatsapp to the new phone, and leave all the photos, videos, voice notes and all other stuff in the 4 because it still works. Can I transfer some big videos to iCloud for a moment so I can do a Whatsapp...- Marknullaby21
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- free space icloud ios 7 iphone 4 settings storage & icloud usage storage and icloud transfer data videos
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- Forum: iPhone
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Transferring Large Files
Hello, I'm looking to transfer my iTunes Music folder (About 60 GB) from one computer to another without directly connecting the computers via a cable or using an external hard drive. I tried Dropbox, but the maximum file size that can be transferred is 20 GB. Even then, it was estimating an...- gtr457
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- dropbox google drive transfer data transfer files transfer music transfer via wifi transferred to new computer
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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Transfer files from HFS+ to EXFAT
Hello, I have a Macbook Pro and just got a new PC to use at home. I transferred photos from an external HFS+ HDD (HDD1) to an external EXFAT HDD (HDD2). The idea is to reformat HDD1 as NTFS, shuck it, and place it into the PC. However there are some discrepancies between the two drives that are... -
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Transfer video clip between Apple devices
hello Likely this is the question people already discussed but I would like to have your advice on this subject as well. I have iPad 3, MacBook and iPhone X. I need to copy some video stuff from one device to another. Not a huge size but like some small clip. E.g. I downloaded some clip from... -
Problem with transfers data from old iPhone
Hi, Trying to transfer data from an iPhone 4 to a 6, for a friend. The problem, not all data transferred. Some agenda items and some contacts from what I can see. Made a backup on my Mac, then restore on new iPhone. For the agenda I strongly believe that some are not with link to the main... -
iMovie Library Transfer
So, I just got a Macbook Air because my old 2011 iMac is very slow and I needed a faster computer to edit iMovie projects. I'm wondering if I can move my old iMovie Library to my new Macbook, and be able to access the files from iMovie on the laptop and use them in projects. This Library has so... -
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Inconsistent transfer speeds
Hi! Hopefully this is the right place to post this. I have been transferring data from a CF card to my iMac and the speeds have been really weird. So the first transfer was in the 60GB range and took about 30minutes. I put in another card (exact same brand and model (Sandisk Extreme Pro 128GB))...- Martinpa
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- cf card imac red thunderbolt 2 transfer data usb 3
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- Forum: Mac Basics, Help and Buying Advice
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archiving voice memos - iOS > mac
Hello... I need to make room on my iPhone by transferring (to mac mini) and removing (from iPhone) all my voice memos. I have about 500 of them. What steps do I need to take? Please share resources/articles and so on.. Cheers Neil -
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Transfer iPhone backup from Win Vista to Mac
My phone tried to update the other night and instead, went into factory reset mode. I hooked up to my PC which runs Vista (where my most recent backup was), but the software wasn't compatible with the new update and I was unable to restore my old backup to the phone. Long story short, I was...- lthomas6516
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- backup iphone backup transfer data
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- Forum: Mac Basics, Help and Buying Advice
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transfer files between iMac's and Retina display question.
Hi All. 1. How can I transfer files and so one, between two iMac's an old mid 2011 27" iMac where the GPU is dead, so blue screen and can't get into the desktop, to a new late 2015 27" iMac ?? 2. I know how to open the old mid 2011, but can see it's harder on a late 2015, my question is - is... -
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Moving data from Macbookpro to imac mid 2010
I have a mind 2010 Imac 27 inch and a new 2015 MacbookPro I have some work (i'm a photographer) that I shot on the Powerbook which i'd like to get onto my imac In the past (with other mac's) I have used USB (i think) to connect macs and press 'T' on start up from the one I'm looking to take...- kungfutastic
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- data moving imac 2010 macbookpro thunderbolt transfer data transfer files
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- Forum: iMac
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help with rmbp hard drive data transfer
hello all I have a retina MacBook pro 2012 a1398 z0ml4ll/a I bought the option with a 768 gb hard drive it looks like my MacBook took a turn for the worse, while playing video games or youtube it would sometimes just shut down / reset eventually the screen just didn't really turn on (but I...- drdeez
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- adapter data data transfer sata ssd ssd to sata transfer transfer data
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- Forum: MacBook Pro