I started to set up my new MacBook Air m1, and THEN used Migration Assistant to move my files from my old Macbook Pro to the new computer. This created a second user on the new computer. I'd like to just "undo" the migration, totally. How do you do this?
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.4
The only way would be to erase the entire disk and reinstall theOS
https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/erase-and-reinstall-macos-mh27903/mac
The only way would be to erase the entire disk and reinstall theOS
https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/erase-and-reinstall-macos-mh27903/mac
ok I'm definitely not going to attempt this, the new computer is 2 days old. So I now have 2 users on the new computer, is there a way to merge or share some of the files, while deleting the applications that I migrated over? How can this be such a huge problem when new users are obviously going to use Migration Assistant to move their files over? It makes no sense that the problem I'm having is only solvable by reinstalling the OS.
No, the way to do it is to use Setup Assistant when first setting it up - it is only offered once and will establish an account and port over everything.
And, I did the Migration Asst once and spent a week trying to get rid of duplicates - it was a pain and I finally gave up and did exactly what I suggested here using setup assistant.
Good luck! As long as you have a current backup, you are good. It just takes a bit of time
OK. Will take a look at the instructions you referenced & will try it out. I've read other accounts of having to do this, I've just been in denial about having to do it. Thanks for the info!
Worked. We're back to a fresh new computer. Thank you so much!
You're welcome!
Undo a Migration Assistant migration to the new MacBook, as well as all data
