Migrating to a new iMac (M1 silicon)

Is it quicker to migrate an old computer to a new Mac using time machine or via wireless connection?

Posted on Aug 17, 2021 05:21 PM

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Posted on Aug 17, 2021 09:22 PM

Please read Setup Assistant and Migration Assistant for instructions.

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Aug 18, 2021 09:58 AM in response to MEM423

One thing to keep in mind is that the instructions for Migration Assistant say you can do the transfer via Wi-Fi. For some people this will work just fine. For others, no. What can happen is that Wi-Fi's transfer speed may be too slow for these very large files and corruption may occur, causing the file not to complete it's installation. Using a wired USB connection will ensure this does not happen.

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