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It kept saying looking for source on both old and new Mac. It’s been three hours. What should I do?

Transfer data from old iMac to new iMac.

iMac 21.5″, OS X 10.11

Posted on Mar 21, 2021 2:24 PM

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Posted on Mar 21, 2021 3:07 PM

If the continue button doesn't work force a shutdown by holding down the Power button on the new iMac until it shuts down. Then reboot and the transfer should resume.


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It kept saying looking for source on both old and new Mac. It’s been three hours. What should I do?

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