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Image transfer from Intel to Arm
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You need to be more specific.
In what context/format is the image? Time Machine? CarbonCopyCloner etc?
In what context/format is the image? Time Machine? CarbonCopyCloner etc?
More specifically, you can use Time Machine to restore your data files - documents, photos, spreadsheets, secret plans to overthrow the gummint (popular on Parler at the moment).
The only applications you could restore are those that run under Rosetta 2. I don't have an ARM machine, so I can't say which ones they are.
The only applications you could restore are those that run under Rosetta 2. I don't have an ARM machine, so I can't say which ones they are.
Well, I'm testing a M1 MacBook Air, and I used my time machine backup from my 16" and it worked fine. Office for example was immediately running the Apple Silicon version from first boot.
I just opened Chrome for the first time, and it's the Apple Silicon version also. I never did any update for it.
I just opened Chrome for the first time, and it's the Apple Silicon version also. I never did any update for it.
The CPU shouldn't matter as the OS contains both the ARM and the x86-64 binaries. But I don't think that it is possible at all to restore a disk image to an M1 machine. Or can one do with with Configurator? Maybe someone with more knowledge on the matter can clarify?
As I said previously, you can use time machine, and it works fine. Due to universal binaries it just works.
I restored my 16" MacBook Pro to an M1 MacBook Air, and am using it now.
Office on first start up was the Apple Silicon version, and Chrome which I didn't use until the previous post and never updated, was also Apple Silicon version, so you are fine to use time machine to restore your intel machine to your new M1 Mac, with ZERO ISSUES!!!!
Universal binaires means if you are on either intel or Apple Silicone, the native app should work, and for me, it has.
I'm returning my M1 MacBook air as my drivers for my DJ controller are not ready yet, but if it was, I would be keeping my M1 as for me it's as fast or faster than my 16" for my needs.
If you are wondering how to restore your intel Mac, to you M1 Mac, time machine works perfectly fine. Just do it!!!!
Time machine/migration wizard same same, actually I think I did use migration wizard. It works. You will have the same intel Mac on M1 Mac.....if in doubt, you can just start again if it doesn't work, but I can say, it worked perfectly for me. My M1 Mac Air was a replication of my 16" intel, and the apps ran natively if the app was native for M1.
Apple has figured this out for us, use their tools.
It worked so well, that even my safari tabs were the same when I first ran it after install. I literally picked up from where I left off.
As I said, worst case is you start again, but I don't think you will, it should have the native apps working on your migration. You have 14 days to try it all out, if it don't work out for you, return it and wait, which I'm doing just because pioneer don't have drivers ready for controllers, but all my main DJ apps, Traktor, Serato and Rekordbox apps worked under Rosetta, but if the apps were native, like Chrome and Office, they ran the native version.
I restored my 16" MacBook Pro to an M1 MacBook Air, and am using it now.
Office on first start up was the Apple Silicon version, and Chrome which I didn't use until the previous post and never updated, was also Apple Silicon version, so you are fine to use time machine to restore your intel machine to your new M1 Mac, with ZERO ISSUES!!!!
Universal binaires means if you are on either intel or Apple Silicone, the native app should work, and for me, it has.
I'm returning my M1 MacBook air as my drivers for my DJ controller are not ready yet, but if it was, I would be keeping my M1 as for me it's as fast or faster than my 16" for my needs.
If you are wondering how to restore your intel Mac, to you M1 Mac, time machine works perfectly fine. Just do it!!!!
Time machine/migration wizard same same, actually I think I did use migration wizard. It works. You will have the same intel Mac on M1 Mac.....if in doubt, you can just start again if it doesn't work, but I can say, it worked perfectly for me. My M1 Mac Air was a replication of my 16" intel, and the apps ran natively if the app was native for M1.
Apple has figured this out for us, use their tools.
It worked so well, that even my safari tabs were the same when I first ran it after install. I literally picked up from where I left off.
As I said, worst case is you start again, but I don't think you will, it should have the native apps working on your migration. You have 14 days to try it all out, if it don't work out for you, return it and wait, which I'm doing just because pioneer don't have drivers ready for controllers, but all my main DJ apps, Traktor, Serato and Rekordbox apps worked under Rosetta, but if the apps were native, like Chrome and Office, they ran the native version.
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The CPUs are completely different instruction sets. You can’t run an OS that is compiled for x86 on ARM and vice versa. Even though they’re both MacOS, they’re compiled differently. It’s the same as in you can’t run a 64bit OS on a 32bit CPU.