migration assistant: want to keep all information on both macs

When using migration assistant to send data from one computer to another how do I keep the information on both computers

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.2

Posted on Mar 24, 2022 10:30 AM

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Ronasara

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Posted on Mar 26, 2022 10:25 AM

Migration Assistant does not remove any data from the older computer. It also does not copy over the old computer's operating system.

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Ronasara

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Mar 26, 2022 10:25 AM in response to chrexp1

Migration Assistant does not remove any data from the older computer. It also does not copy over the old computer's operating system.

Niel

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Mar 24, 2022 10:32 AM in response to chrexp1

That happens automatically. For best results, back it up and migrate from the backup.

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