migration from old iMac

having difficulty migrating files and software from old iMac to new one.


iMac 24″, macOS 12.5

Posted on Oct 22, 2022 7:39 AM

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Oct 22, 2022 8:26 AM in response to channah_chef

How are you trying to migrate?


Using your local Wi-Fi network is to slow and unreliable, especially if you have moderate to large Music, Photo and Doc. libraries.


Using an Ethernet to Ethernet connection between the Mac’s is slow and only slightly more reliable.


The fastest, easiest and most reliable way to migrate, is to connect your old Mac’s Time Machine backup drive to the new Mac and migrate from it.


If you do not have a Time Machine backup of the old Mac? Then you need to get an external drive and make one.

see > Back up your Mac with Time Machine - Apple Support


Plus then you can do the right thing and backup the new Mac with that external drive.

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