I am in the process of switching from a 2009 Mac Pro to a 2013 Mac Pro. I used the Migration Assistant to transfer from one to the other. On the old Mac Pro, I had several folders on the SSD (root area, I believe). When I look on the new one, they are not there. There is a folder on the desktop called Relocated Items, but it does not have those folders in it. Where are the files/folders? Let me know. Thanks.
Mac Pro
Were you able to find the missing items under /Users/Shared?
As to iCloud, if you don't want to use it, you don't have to (though it is immensely useful, IMHO, especially if you have more than one device - macs, iPhones, iPads can share documents, photos, settings...).
Go to System Preferences->Apple ID. I am not sure how it looks when there is none set (I have been using this for so many years now), but I suppose you can just turn it off there.
I found the files. However, I want to put them back into the 'root' of the SSD. Is there a way to do this? As far as iCloud is concerned, I make two complete clones of my main drive weekly, so there is no need for it (plus I don't have to pay Apple anything for storage - my music and photos alone are almost 500GB.
No, you cannot put the files at the root level of the SSD. That is mount as a sealed, read only volume in Big Sur and later.
There may be another similar folder in /Users/Shared
What OS was on the old mac, and what OS in the new one?
The old OS is 10.14.3. The new OS is 12.6. Also, it keeps asking for my iCloud password, but I have never used that.
Can't find transferred files
