Migration assistant issues with older OS to Big Sur

What problems will there be migrating from an older High Sierra iMac to a new Big Sur MacBook Air?

I've heard that the old applications won't overwrite the new ones, but I wonder if I should not migrate everything. I will still be using the old iMac. Thanks.

iMac 27″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Jan 27, 2021 08:58 PM

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