MP 1,1-5,1 Restoring a backup from a new MacBook Pro to a Mac Pro 5.1

[joelgg]

I've recently had my 2019 MacBook Pro in for repairs and due to Coronavirus it might take a while for it to be repaired. In the meantime I'm using a 5.1 Mac Pro. My MacBook is installed with Catalina and the Mac Pro with High Sierra. So I was wondering what the best way to restore a new backup on an old Mac would be?

 

[hwojtek]

No Firewire in your MBP, so use CCC and then:
MBP → USB
Attach USB to MP, boot from the USB.
USB → MP.

You may want to shrink your current partition in the MP and restore from USB to the new partition in order to dual-boot it.

Literally thousands of threads about, with answers.

 

[kohlson]

You'll also want to think through the next level. Will there be downgrade incompatibilities in application files (as in FCPX and Apple Mail - if applicable)? But otherwise, if the files for the apps you have can "go backwards" then I would just copy over the contents of the home directory.
- Is the backup.a clone, as in CCC or SD
- Is the backup a TM?

 

[joelgg]

No Firewire in your MBP, so use CCC and then:
MBP → USB
Attach USB to MP, boot from the USB.
USB → MP.

You may want to shrink your current partition in the MP and restore from USB to the new partition in order to dual-boot it.

Literally thousands of threads about, with answers.

I haven’t got my MBP at the moment as it’s in for repairs. Just the time machine back up

 

[joelgg]

You'll also want to think through the next level. Will there be downgrade incompatibilities in application files (as in FCPX and Apple Mail - if applicable)? But otherwise, if the files for the apps you have can "go backwards" then I would just copy over the contents of the home directory.
- Is the backup.a clone, as in CCC or SD
- Is the backup a TM?

The back up is on time machine

 

[kohlson]

This may help.