I'm going to restore files from an old iMac 27 to a new mac studio. The old 27 runs on Catalina and cannot be upgraded. The new studio will be on Ventura. Will this cause any problems? Thanks...
When you first unbox and power on the new Mac, you will see a language selection screen followed by some initial setup steps. One of them asks if you want to transfer information from a Mac or its Time Machine backup. Respond in the affirmative and the setup assistant will begin the transfer. When it finishes, you will be greeted with the same Login screen you have been accustomed to using... just on a new Mac. All your apps, accounts, documents, etc will be identical or upgraded versions of the same ones (in the case of macOS native apps).
It really does not matter whether you choose the Mac or its Time Machine backup as the source — provided of course that TM backup is the most recently created one.
... just need to know if the two machines having different OS will cause any issues...?
It is the normal and expected way of replacing a Mac with a newer one. It's how Apple designs it to work, and how I have been doing things since 1995 or so.
When you first unbox and power on the new Mac, you will see a language selection screen followed by some initial setup steps. One of them asks if you want to transfer information from a Mac or its Time Machine backup. Respond in the affirmative and the setup assistant will begin the transfer. When it finishes, you will be greeted with the same Login screen you have been accustomed to using... just on a new Mac. All your apps, accounts, documents, etc will be identical or upgraded versions of the same ones (in the case of macOS native apps).
It really does not matter whether you choose the Mac or its Time Machine backup as the source — provided of course that TM backup is the most recently created one.
... just need to know if the two machines having different OS will cause any issues...?
It is the normal and expected way of replacing a Mac with a newer one. It's how Apple designs it to work, and how I have been doing things since 1995 or so.
The best way to transfer a Mac's content to a Mac that replaces it is to choose that option when you initially set up the new Mac.
I highly recommend that you choose to transfer content at that time. In other words do not skip that step. If you did already, please write back.
Thanks, John. However, I do not understand your answer. What step are you referring to? I have not started the transfer. Just to be clear, I plan on using Time Machine and just need to know if the two machines having different OS will cause any issues...?
The only "surprises" you may encounter are likely to be third party programs that constantly seek to get you to pay for upgraded versions of programs you may have bought years ago; the primary offenders being Adobe and Microsoft. The only way to win that game is not to play.
Thank you John... very helpful....
Are there any issues when restoring from time machine from a machine using catalina to a new studio usinf Ventura?
