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In migrating from a Mac to another Mac, is it more effective to do this from a backup file on an auxiliary disk or by letting Migration Assistant move file by file?

In migrating from a Mac to another Mac, is it more effective to do this from a backup file on an auxiliary disk or by letting Migration Assistant move file by file?

MacBook Air

Posted on Sep 16, 2020 9:49 AM

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Posted on Sep 16, 2020 2:04 PM

Best from another drive, a clone or a TimeMachine backup secondly.

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In migrating from a Mac to another Mac, is it more effective to do this from a backup file on an auxiliary disk or by letting Migration Assistant move file by file?

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