What is the address of a file server while transferring data from an old computer to a new one?

I'm trying to transfer from my old computer to my new one. It is asking for the address of a file server. What is that and where do I find it?


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MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.7

Posted on Aug 10, 2025 2:43 PM

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Aug 10, 2025 2:57 PM in response to NanBH

As you don’t seem to be familiar with or running a file server or a Time Capsule or a Time Machine (NAS) server, it’s unclear what sort of Mac data transfer or data migration is being performed.


What is your old computer? A Mac? A Windows PC?


Here are the usual paths:



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