Is it possible to transfer SOME but not ALL my documents from an old (late 2010) MacBook Pro to a new MacBook Air?

Is it possible to transfer SOME UTI not A.L of my documents from a late 2010 MacBook Pro to a new MacBook Air?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.2

Posted on May 23, 2021 05:57 PM

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Posted on May 23, 2021 06:06 PM

Well, if you use Setup or Migration Assistant, it'll be all; however, you could just plug in your external backup and manually pick out and move some files. However, if this is a Time Machine backup, I do not know if that works since I do not use TM.

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Is it possible to transfer SOME but not ALL my documents from an old (late 2010) MacBook Pro to a new MacBook Air?

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