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Migration is slow using WiFi is there an alternative?

Setting up a new iMac. Migration is slow and quit. I’m using WiFi is there an alternative?

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Posted on Aug 12, 2022 8:11 AM

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Posted on Aug 12, 2022 8:17 AM

Yes. Wi-Fi is just too slow for transferring this amount of data and corruption of the data will often occur. I strongly recommend that you use a USB cable. Then it should work just fine. In my experience the transfer via USB took around 45 minutes. That will vary depending on the amount of data being transferred. i how this helps you.

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Aug 12, 2022 8:17 AM in response to RayWasmer

Yes. Wi-Fi is just too slow for transferring this amount of data and corruption of the data will often occur. I strongly recommend that you use a USB cable. Then it should work just fine. In my experience the transfer via USB took around 45 minutes. That will vary depending on the amount of data being transferred. i how this helps you.

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