How to setup a New Mac and Transfer all your data!

[@JerrySchulze]

🙏Help a Grandma get the dental implants she needs: gofund.me/942f1686 Thunderbolt 4 cable (backwards compatible) geni.us/PvDM My New Desk Setup: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYWUiXuJqtuhhq8

[@bobdown6981]

would that thunderbolt cable be ok for mac mini ?

[@naizondj]

I have one question: so i did migrate to my mac mini and from my macbook icloud do not works like suppose to? So if i save screenshoot taken from one mac and direct them in folder in icloud i do not see them sync…. Why?😪😪😪

[@Electro489]

So many videos from the so called "Mac Experts" that didn't show me the important details (like you have done here). Your Mac transfer video was the best I have seen! I'm now a student of Jerry Schulze :-)

[@JerrySchulze]

Wow!!!! I am so glad it was helpful! Thanks so much for the tip!

[@numberbender]

I appreciate the high quality tutorial that you posted here. The level of ease is  inc. level - it just works! I’m picking up so much lessons from you. Thank you! You took away the anxiety im feeling of migrating into my new Mac.

[@mbvx7]

I like my way. I log in to iCloud. Done. I like to start fresh and clean with software installs. Good info here. These videos are great help to many.

[@JerrySchulze]

Thanks for sharing

[@matthewTobrien]

Yes! I love Migration Assistant and just used it on my Mac Pro and new M2 Pro Mac mini. When I worked at the Apple Store a lifetime ago this is how we setup customers’ computers when they asked for the free setup. It works great! Great vid, Jerry!

[@JerrySchulze]

Thanks! When did you work at an Apple Store?

[@matthewTobrien]

@@JerrySchulze 2009 - 2010 at the Pasadena store. Worked as an At-Home Advisor in 2013 as well.

[@JerrySchulze]

@@matthewTobrien good experience I assume if not a good job just because of retail hours?

[@bradypl12321]

Excellent! Clear, concise, and complete. My Geek Squad didn't understand how to migrate using Thunderbolt cables. Their knowledge of Mac compluters seems to be limited. They wanted to use a WIFI iCloud migration, but I wanted to migrate my apps as well as data. I sent them the link to this video. Thanks!

[@JerrySchulze]

Awesome hope it helps them.

[@jhill4071]

wifi cloud migration is preferred by most.

[@briennehennessy8040]

This was so clear, straightforward! Thank you!!

[@JanAastrup]

Thanks for a great video, Jerry. I'm going to migrate from my old Intel MacBook to a new M3 MacBook Pro. I don't have a Thunderbolt cable, but I have a USB-C to USB-C cable. Do you know if I can use that instead? Another question: on my old MacBook I have two partitions on the harddrive. Can the migration assistant handle that? Or do I have to partition the new MacBook in the same way first? Thanks again 🙂

[@treforwilliams8270]

Excellent video with comprehensive guidance on the migration process. Thunderbolt cable tip is really helpful in saving time for migration

[@planoman0935]

Just used your video to copy my macbook pro m1 to my new mac mini M2 pro. Lots of videos out there, yours was step by step and very detailed and worked like a charm! Thank you!

[@JerrySchulze]

Great to hear!

[@darkwatersband]

I don’t have a thunderbolt cable so am currently doing it over WiFi and it’s moving at about 115mb/s which is pretty decent

[@G.CurtFiedler]

Thanks for clearing up a few things. You really need a good thunderbolt cable for this to work with thunderbolt. I tried a few, including one that came with my MacBookPro. The only one that worked was a cable that came with my LG Monitor. Otherwise, it would have been 28 hours by WiFi (ethernet was somehow worse).

[@kdcarver]

@5:12 you say that Migration Assistant is located in a folder named Other. In Finder, on my machines it is located under Applications/Utilities.

[@JerrySchulze]

In LaunchPad it is listed as Other and in the Applications folder in finder it is listed as Utilities. 🤷‍♂️

[@karldillenkoffer4860]

Thank you for the great information. I’ll be doing this as soon as the UPS guy drops off my new Studio Computer . Appreciate you posting this. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@JerrySchulze]

Yay, that’s exciting!

[@davidmorgan9734]

Thanks for the video Jerry. The video was well done and very clear on steps to take in the process. I just migrated all the data and files from my MBP 2019 Intel to my new MBP M3 for myself and my wife's MacBook Pro. Both migrations worked except the transfers were "Peer to Peer" even though I was using an Apple Thunderbolt cable between the two machines. I still do not understand why the Macs did not recognize the Thunderbolt cable but the "Peer to Peer" transfer worked. Thanks again.

[@JerrySchulze]

Glad it helped and I was listening to a podcast recently recently that had the same issue where it wasn’t recognizing the thunderbolt for some reason. But I’m glad it completed for you.

[@erwinflorezoviedo4432]

I have done all migration as you explained on your presentation. However non of the huge amount of documents which I have on the old Mac did not migrated. So, what is your advise? I need all documents on my new Mac. Thanks.

[@bettytroup5669]

This step-by-step video was extremely helpful. Used it June, 2024 with my new MacBook Air. Using a thunderbolt cable was definitely the way to go. Thank you for making my life easier!

[@bobm2410]

Just picked up my new MBP 14" M4 Pro (an early Christmas gift to myself). Now getting ready to migrate. Always break out into a cold sweat on these. Last time was to a 2015 (Intel) MBP from a 2010 (I think) MB. Only had a few blips on that one. Wish me luck🤞

[@JerrySchulze]

Luck 🍀

[@CleveCooney]

I'm about to get a new MacBook Pro that has thunderbolt 3, but I'll be transferring from a older MacBook Pro that doesn't have any thunderbolt connections. Can I use an adapter (to USB) of some sort?

[@JerrySchulze]

Get a couple cheap usb to Ethernet dongles.

[@danieli.9252]

I'm leaning toward doing it the hard way. I just bought a new MBP, and my prior one (MBP 2015) has so much stuff that I no longer want or need. I have made notes about the applications that I want on the new laptop, and I'm going to see how it goes if I install them fresh, either from the App Store when possible, or straight from the developer. Most of my content (photos, videos, documents, etc.) resides on external SSDs with multiple backups, which I'm hoping will make the whole process a little easier. When I got the 2015 model, I migrated everything over from a 2009 model (yes, I keep my laptops for a pretty long time), and there's a lot of content that I just want to leave behind completely. If you have any tips on how to do this, or even a video, I'd be grateful, but I understand if it's something you don't want to get into.

[@stianschlssermller2886]

I agree with you. Using your method you will get a better overview on what is important to transfer to your new mac. And a clean install of the apps will make sure they work properly. I will hopefully buy a new Macbook pro myself pretty soon, and my strategy is to download the contacts, ical-events, mail etc from icloud. The bigger files like movies I will copy from an external harddisk which I will clone my old Mac to. That way I will have a backup of my old Mac that I will not delete until I have used my new Mac for a while and everything works fine. I have still a Macbook Pro from late 2013, which works fine, but Adobe wont let me update their programs anymore, so they force me to buy a new Mac. I bet Apple and Adobe do this with purpose, but its ok because my Macbook is pretty old now :) BTW, do you use keychain? How did you transfer your passwords from the keychain to your new Mac?

[@danieli.9252]

I use a password manager, which has a browser extension. It makes that process pretty easy. I’ve had my new laptop for a few months now, and everything has worked out well. I still have my last Time Machine backup from my old MBP, and I also made two copies of all the content folders (Documents, Pictures, etc.), which has come in handy - especially with music that I didn’t buy from the iTunes store.

[@GeoffNotkin]

Excellent! Best video I've seen on this topic. And your presentation is top notch. Thank you, and very well done : )

[@bryans8656]

Thanks for the tips Jerry. I've always used Time Machine to migrate my data to a new computer, with great success. I wonder why it hasn't worked well for you.

[@JerrySchulze]

Good question. I used to use it all the time but I think part of it is they do not fully backup the entire system now. For example, if you have a brand new Mac and do a full Time Machine backup, it is really small because it does not backup the full os anymore. And in general I have issues with backups completing and restores. I need to make a video on how I backup.

[@jahivan]

if you dont have a thunderbolt cable, try any usb c to usb c or the cable that came with the iphone 15 .. it will set up an ethrnet connection between the 2 computers with sppeeds of 100 MB/s .. which is not that bad to do the transfer "for free"

[@JerrySchulze]

Wait wait wait… wut? I need to test this

[@jahivan]

@@JerrySchulze yeah! really i just did this yesterday for transferring 255GB of data between my m1 pro and new m2 max. btw thanks for the video, really helpful

[@garethdavies6094]

Thank you Jerry. Just about to update to an M4 Mini from my bulletproof but aged Intel Core i7. So I'm rusty and terrified. But you have majorly reduced the terror factor. I've gone from DEFCON 2 way down to DEFCON 5.

[@farmerbob339]

If only when trying to select to and from the screen didn't flip and what you to log in. Then when logged in things on both ends lock up. Although the the cursor works fine. Lots of "Force Quitting".

[@filipe6953]

can you do a video on how you could put old LP and cassette music onto your iTunes? thanks

[@kevinsnyder6805]

Very helpful Jerry, thank you! I particularly enjoyed the popcorn toss and the Lars bobble head 😅

[@JerrySchulze]

🤘

[@KenyonIWCFtraining]

I managed to transfer all my data with success thanks to your instruction. Many thanks.

[@Rhapsody_FrameTV_art]

I'm very surprised to say that this worked fairly seamlessly and the issues I ran into were nothing to do with Migration Assistant - that worked exactly as I'd hoped. It even transferred all my Chrome passwords and history which I didn't expect at all. Thanks for this video - made a stressful situation very manageable.

[@JerrySchulze]

So glad it went smooth!

[@pamelafleming6009]

I want to keep the old iMac intact. when I am finished with the migration, can I keep both?

[@JerrySchulze]

Yes, this does not delete anything on the old Mac.

[@robertteitler4716]

Thank you, this was very helpful. It's all very intimidating for me. Just bought a new iMac desktop to replace my older one, and need to use Migration Asst. Just wanted to make sure my printer, Zoom, Microsoft 365, as well as my bookmarked favorites and homepage apps and docs will appear on my new computer after using Migration. Will it? Thanks.

[@FS890]

Great tutorial. This worked for me and I switch from a 2012 MacBook Pro to the current m3 version. The only thing is, I had to put it in Safe Mode. I kept getting an error when initially selecting the computer that I was grabbing the data from. The tuxedo icon kept popping up saying there was an error. After putting my old computer in Safe Mode, everything went well.

[@kitkatkatsuki8629]

whats safe mode? mine is an old model as well so i want to see any problems that could come up when i do this

[@FS890]

@@kitkatkatsuki8629 Hold down the shift key after powering up your Mac. Once you log in, you’ll see “Safe Mode” in red in the top right corner of your screen. Safe mode puts your computer in a basic “bare bones” state. A lot of issues can be resolved while in safe mode.

[@christianhotter]

That's helpful! I also had to figure out how to save all my Apple TV settings when I got the 4K version. That was not so obvious since it was the 'Home Screen Sync' in the iCloud settings.

[@JerrySchulze]

Awesome! Ya, I wish that Apple TV had a more streamlined migration process including passwords.

[@romainrisch9184]

Thanks for the content. Can you then after the migration has been completed use both mac's at the same time? I would like to copy my data from an iMac to a mac mini and then take the mac mini to a different country with me.

[@carlosortega8357]

Great tutorial, Thanks ! My problem is I gotta transfer from a Mac Mini to a new MacMini, and I only have one monitor, and I have to be able to see both Macs for the transfer. So I have no clue....

[@JerrySchulze]

Either move the display back and forth for each step or get a KVM from Amazon or wherever to help.

[@SteveSCHULTE-i1k]

Very clear video - Thanks! Can you let me know if I can do this (and if so, how to do it): I have a very fast X5 external Thunderbolt 3 SSD which is fully bootable (for my Mac Mini Intel 2018). It is macOS 14.7.1 Sonoma. When I get my new Mac Mini Pro M4 in 2025 I would like to use Migration Assistant to go from the SSD to my new Mac Mini. IS THAT POSSIBLE? I hope so. Thanks for any comments. Steve on 30 Dec 2024

[@quentinjones8725]

Great video, thanks! My migration keeps failing. Both MacBooks are 500G but when I migrate it stops and says there are 500G+ files. I assume this is because of a large OneDrive on the old machine. Any suggestions on what to do? Thanks.

[@JerrySchulze]

Deselect the files and move them manually after.

[@quentinjones8725]

thanks @@JerrySchulze I ended up unselecting my personal profile which was 0.5TB then Migrating everything else. Once done, installing OneDrive on the new machine with all my files.

[@clos122]

Thanks for the great video very easy to follow. The new Mac is not allowing me to use same user name with the migration. I had set up the new Mac before the migration process.

[@JerrySchulze]

Yep that is an issue. You will need to make it a new short name like jerrys vs jerry, or remove the old account on the new machine.

[@clos122]

@@JerrySchulze thank you. I will do that.

[@willyvelarde4377]

Excellent video Jerry, Very clear and succint instructions.

[@JerrySchulze]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@KaiWenFranklin]

Okay I have an older i7 macbook pro (2017) on an older OS, I am getting a new (2023) MacBook Pro Max this week on the latest OS. Will this be a problem or can I still use this method?

[@FvdWSeatbelt]

This procedure is the same if you go from an Imac to an Imac or from an Imac to a new Macbook? I usually transfer all data to a new Mac from a Timemachine hard drive backups. I would like your advice... thank you 😅

[@Turkishtaffy2]

Thanks for this tutorial, it’s very informative! Question: I’m migrating from my old late 2013 Mac 27” to a new Mac mini. The old Mac only has USB-A ports. Will a USB-A to USB-C cable work for the migration?

[@AndrewHotchkiss-l7h]

A Really Good video on this proceedure! Thank you very much! You have saved me from doing it incorrectly and slowly too!

[@FvdWSeatbelt]

This procedure is the same if you go from an Imac to an Imac or from an Imac to a new Macbook? I usually transfer all data to a new Mac from a Timemachine hard drive backups. I would like your advice... thank you

[@RobertsonDMcI]

Great information. Question re connecting cable (Thunderbolt 3) -- my old MacBook Pro is an MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015, Thunderbolt/USB4 ), eventually connecting to a soon to be purchased MacBook Pro M4. What cable should I use in this instance to complete the transfer?

[@JerrySchulze]

I would do wireless, Time Machine or get 2 usb Ethernet adapters.

[@ChrisM-g9y]

Great recommendation and helped save time and worked well for a new MacBook Air migration. Thanks.

[@JerrySchulze]

Awesome

[@libria]

Hi Jerry your video is coming just in time for me for migrate today my new M2 thank you so much.

[@ahedovu]

going to migrate my old 2017 iMac to a new one as soon at it arrives. My thunderbolt cable and adapter are ready. I assume the procedure is the same for an iMac? I also got a new ScanSnap scanner. Should I trash the old app before installing the new software? I also am ready to update MS Word with a newer version. I assume the new version will delete and replace the old one so files can be opened? Great video by the way.

[@josoder]

Great video, thank you. Doing this process in a few days. Will a thunderbolt 4 to usb c cable to the trick? In that case, does it matter which end goes into which computer? Or does it need to have thunderbolt 4 in both ends?

[@JerrySchulze]

I’m not sure what you mean. A thunderbolt cable has USB-C on both ends and supports Thunderbolt four and USB protocols.

[@kulusadira8658]

Question: My music collection in the Apple Music app is large (175GB), with around 200 carefully curated playlists on my old iMac. Will this migration method retain and transfer all of that intact and precisely the way it exists to my new iMac? I also have everything backed up using TimeMachine to a 2TB SS external drive, Thanks!

[@JerrySchulze]

Yes it should. And if for some reason it didn’t, you can manually copy over the library.

[@edwardgh57]

My old Mac to newer Mac ,using cables , migration assistant, gave me error code INELIGIBLE_OSX_TOO_OLD so what can I do with this old mac to get photos and videos transferred to newer Mac? Thanks

[@gonefishingapodaca]

Sheesh! Wish I would have known this a few weeks ago when I received my new M2. I have an older 2014 iMac with thunderbolt 2. Would a thunderbolt 2 to 3 cable work the same way?

[@JerrySchulze]

Eek good question. If you run migration assistant now do the computers see each other with WiFi?

[@noexqs6619]

I had the same problem migrating from a mid 2012 MacBook Air to a 2023 MacBook Air. I used a USB to USB-C cable for the migration and was done in about 15 or 20 minutes. No problem!@@JerrySchulze

[@paulo1901]

Nice video, Jerry. I getting the new Mac Mini M3 as soon as it becomes available, to replace my old Imac from 2012. I still have and use the Aperture App. When I migrate or restore from TimeMachine, will I transfer the Aperture App altogether? This App is no longer supported by Apple. Thanks in advance, Jerry. Cheers!

[@hbmorris5558]

Jerry, I just bought a new Mac Studio M2 Ultra and I am migrating from a 2018 5K iMac. The iMac is running 10.15.7 (Catalina) and I am assuming that the Mac Studio is packed with Sonoma. I have read that using Migration Assistant when moving from an Intel to an Apple silicon machine can be extremely problematic. I have not even taken the new Mac out of the box yet, and I would VERY much appreciate your assistance in getting this right. Can you kindly give me some words of wisdom?

[@TerrapinSuite]

Hi. I am in a similar position. What did you end up doing? I am also getting an M2 Ultra MacStudio this week and my current Mac is an Intel iMac Pro. I am tempted to just do a clean install of apps on the MacStudio and copy the files I want over from the older Mac. Reason is I have put the iMac Pro through extreme use over 5 years without a fully clean install. I feel like starting completely fresh is the safe and optimal way to go. Hearing the potential Intel vs Apple silicon issues makes me more confident this is the best choice.

[@amrhfz7910]

Im transferring right now , but may i know how long duration you complete yours using cable ? and yes whoever's transferring using wifi how long its take you ? just give me answer just wanna know .. mine transferring but doesn't not appear percentage of transferring just that bar going back and forward

[@MrSamPhoenix]

Can this be done via USB-C? Doing this over Wi-Fi is just too slow.

[@ConorHildebrandt]

Thoughts on doing a fresh/manual transfer of data vs the migration assistant so you're not bringing over a bunch of junk that will slow your new mac down?

[@JerrySchulze]

Also a good option for those who want to deal with that. I think most people just want it setup and ready to go with their apps and data.

[@ConorHildebrandt]

@@JerrySchulze but do you think it actually transfers over "junk" or would it be smarter then that?

[@BobSmith-rws]

Can I use a Thunderbolt 4 cable connection?

[@juanpatricio9204]

Thanks Jerry! I will be getting a Mac Studio soon and will need to migrate from existing MacBook Pro. Lions share of my data (including Music and Lightroom photos) is on external drive. Do I migrate to new Mac first and then just connect the external drive to new Mac?

[@VadimUAE]

Thanks Jerry, saved me a lot of head scratching. So easy when you know how!!!!

[@dwalthart]

Every step worked perfectly. Great job!

[@JerrySchulze]

Great to hear!

[@romuco9872]

Yes simple enough but ......We had to use a Time Machine backup, as the new 2024 MacBook Air didn't want to recognise a 2015 MacBook via a cable, just kept looking but not finding. We lost iTunes playlists, Mail 'On My Mac' disappeared, and haven't looked for other glitches as it was getting far to frustrating.......but all the audio files came across (found them sitting in the music folder but not in Apple Music) and emails went somewhere, but not to the app. very very frustrating. Are those some of the bugs you spoke of?

[@fredfox3851]

Thanks Jerry! This tutorial was so awesome that even a dummy like me could follow and execute. : )

[@JerrySchulze]

Glad it helped!

[@MrDcrules]

Great video Jerry. thank you!! I've noticed that some files on my old MacBook Pro didn't transfer to my new one. Is it possible that somehow files saved on the old one, but not the iCloud, didn't transfer? I'll probably reorganized my files on my new Pro, get rid of duplicates, etc. However, it's interesting that some files from the old one did not transfer. Any guesses as to why? Finally, do you have any videos on how to organize and trim down files from an old MacBook Pro when transferring to the new one? I feel like some of my files are on the Old Pro and some are on the iCloud. Still trying to understand this stuff. thanks again!

[@LolaMarigold]

Jerry, I have a new Mac mini with Sonoma. I have been using for a couple of months so I have settings and files etc. Finally I am able to get it to read my external HD and my time machine back up from my old computer with El Capitan. I am not quite sure what happens with restoring old back up. Will it roll back my OS? Will I lose all my "new" saved files and settings on the mini?

[@JerrySchulze]

Hi, skip to the section about transferring after setting up and follow that. You will not overwrite the OS or existing files.

[@LolaMarigold]

@@JerrySchulze I got that far. It stated it would take about two hours and I had to run so I stopped. Then I worried about it. Thanks. I will proceed.

[@LolaMarigold]

So apparently my new data on my new mac was saved to another profile..whew..not lost after all. cheers

[@kenoakes6725]

Aren't you the PC guy from the commercials? ah guess not his name is John Hodgman

[@deansiracusa3966]

For whatever reason if I used Migration Assistant on the old computer, it would only transfer via WiFi. But, if I put the old computer in Target Disk Mode, I could then transfer via Thunderbolt.

[@JerrySchulze]

Great tip for others!

[@tonyhughes3559]

Brilliant video thank you, clear concise and very well presented.

[@lolyackerman6754]

Awesome!!! Thank u . You safe my life.

[@scottpolasky]

This looks like it works well for laptops. What about 2 desktops that aren’t aio’s and you only have 1 keyboard, mouse, and display? Time Machine?

[@JerrySchulze]

yep, thats probably your best bet.

[@lomlamlim4024]

Great tutorial... but how do I use Migration Assistant to transfer data from a Macbook Pro Early 2013 Retina 13” Core i5” 2.6 (model A1425, no Thunderbolt 3 port) to a Macbook Pro 2023 16” M2 Max 12 CPU/38 GPU (model A2780)?

[@JerrySchulze]

Does the 2013 have Ethernet? Either way, you can get Ethernet to usb adapter real cheap.

[@lomlamlim4024]

@@JerrySchulze Thanks for the reply, Jerry. The spec reads ‘Two Thunderbolt, 1’ and ‘two USB 3.0 ports (up to 5 Gbps),’ but I can’t find anywhere that offers either a lead between any of those to Thunderbolt 4 or an adapter to make that possible.

[@JerrySchulze]

You can get usb to Ethernet adapters for like $10.

[@lomlamlim4024]

@@JerrySchulze It has no ethernet - just the two Thunderbolt, 1 and two USB 3.0 ports. An HDMI (video?) port is the only one.

[@travisarmstrong5805]

I have a 2014 macbook air and just purchased a 2024 macbook air. The 2014 does not have the updated corresponding connection for the thunderbold cable you used, what cable is compatible for that for migration connection?

[@dakotalane3666]

Thanks for a great and informative video. How do I now erase everything in my old MacBook Pro to get it ready for a new user?

[@AFVetteran]

Thunderbolt would have been ideal but my old 2017 iMac has older Thunderbolt and I don't have a handy cable from one version to the next. Ethernet for me.

[@EmmaLundin-v5t]

Hello, does this work if the "new" Macbook has an older machOS? I have a MacBook Air M2 with the latest and have bought a used MacBook Pro M1 with the OS before. Cheers

[@JerrySchulze]

Yes. The one you are living to needs to be the same or higher version

[@EmmaLundin-v5t]

@@JerrySchulze OK, thank you

[@libertypills5580]

Very helpful video. Any advice on how to migrate from a mid 2010 Mac mini to a brand new 14 inch M2 pro MacBook Pro? What cables can I use?

[@themoaspecial]

So I have a late 2012 iMac and want to get a mac mini m3 once it’s released. I want to migrate assist but don’t want to do it via wifi since I know it will take ages however, I know I won’t be able to do it via thunderbolt 3 cable either since a 2012 iMac doesn’t have those ports. Is it possible to use something like a USB A to USB A cable? I have an ethernet cable but I don’t think I have those dongles you’re talking about.

[@sankaranarayananramachandr4487]

Hi. Can you please let me know how to set up my new MacBook as a fresh one without migrating any content from my previous MacBook but using same Apple ID? Thanks

[@JerrySchulze]

just skip the parts where it asks what you want to transfer.

[@sankaranarayananramachandr4487]

Thanks

[@petestanton1945]

4:45 oops, says ethernet when showing & talking ab buying a thunderbolt cable

[@binky2301]

I have an old 2013 imac and am looking at buying a M2 mac mini, I don't have a thunderbolt cable - would this work?

[@joeurbanowski321]

Can I use a Thunderbolt 4 cable for transferring..?? I’m SO CONFUSED..! I just wanna start using my new ( refurbished) MacBook Pro…😩😩😩

[@daviddavidd9883]

Say if I have a mac that is not new and has been used for awhile, can I use migration assistant to transfer data from another mac? What happens to all the data that is currently on this mac?

[@seemberhelen1680]

Please when you select the files you want to transfer must it finish calculating before you press continue?

[@JerrySchulze]

Yes

[@apeel2008]

I will soon be migrating from a late 2015 Intel iMac 27” Retina Mac running latest version of Monterey on an external SSD that I use as a startup disk (the internal Fusion Drive failed a long time ago). I do not have a Thunderbolt 3 port on my old iMac, just USB-A Gen 1 (5GB speeds). I was wondering whether I would be able to disconnect the external NMVe BootSSD drive from the old iMac, put it in a Thunderbolt 3 enclosure, and connect it to the new iMac via TB3 port and then use the option to transfer from a Startup Disk before powering up the new Mac for the 1st time. Does the Startup disk need to be a separate partition on the old Mac, or can it actually be a boot drive in external enclosure. If using Startup Disk option, will the new Mac look for connected SSD Drive to choose from? I hope so as this would be the fastest way for me to transfer the data.

[@albertbrooklyn]

Is a thunderbolt 3 cable preferred over a thunderbolt 4 cable?

[@lukealberti5094]

Thanks for the video. Is it okay to let the computers go to sleep during this process, or is it better to keep them awake by moving the mouse every few minutes?

[@elliottchard]

Best video on this i’ve seen! Very informative thanks

[@JerrySchulze]

Glad it was helpful!

[@aliciaberger1991]

I got ahead of the video and signed back into iCloud on my old computer before my new one and now I can’t sign into iCloud on my new one. Any tips? Thank you:)

[@JerrySchulze]

I think you will be ok. Just let them both sit connected to the internet for a while and try again later.

[@aliciaberger1991]

That’s another problem… for some reason it says Wi-Fi is connected but internet is not. Dang these things can be frustrating🤦🏼‍♀️

[@kdcarver]

@6:40 you make a comment about the System & Network selection for transfer. I would assume that if the new Mac has already been initialized, you would deselect this so that nothing is overwritten, correct?

[@JerrySchulze]

Yep, it really is just computer name and things like that.

[@kdcarver]

@@JerrySchulze thanks. Have you seen any issues with migrations from older Intel machines to a newer Silicon?

[@JerrySchulze]

Nothing beyond the app issues I mentioned. Some apps may need to be reinstalled.

[@Justmack69]

Can you do this if the old computer is in safe mode ?

[@turtlej72]

Thank you Jerry for an excellent video, Just what I needed as I was stupidly migrating over using wifi before

[@heatherhelwig5616]

trying to help my dad migrate his accounting software from a 2006 MAC desktop not connected to wifi over to a iMac circa 2016. No thunderbolt cable connections and the 2006 Mac is on old OS- is this possible?

[@edrakel]

Great video Jerry. Does the migration include software programs too? Thanks

[@JerrySchulze]

Yes it does

[@joeurbanowski321]

That TOOK TOO LONG..!! I don’t HAVE THAT KINDA TIME..!!🤣🤣🤣.. Great video.👍🏼

[@cathyyearwood307]

If my macbook air has a black screen but works otherwise, will this work? All I will be able to see is the macbook air I am transferring to until I can get a new screen for my other one.

[@thomaslapierre3127]

Super helpful, Jerry. Many thanks.

[@Kanoock]

I ran into an issue where my old Intel Mac drive was formatted as Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and my new MacBook Pro M3 silicon drive is formatted as APFS, I got an error message when attempting to complete the migration. Is this type of migration using the migration assistant possible?

[@briten]

I am transferring files from an mac mini m1 to a mac mini m2pro. Should I use a thunderbolt 3 or 4 cable?

[@JerrySchulze]

Doesn’t matter, either is fine.

[@v3n0s]

The case on your iphone is from zeera? Great video,by the way …😁

[@mrmartywaring]

As usual, great info bro! I recently got another MacBook & I need to transfer my data from my old one. The migration assistant will work best for me. Thanks!

[@JerrySchulze]

So glad it’s helpful! Which MacBook?

[@mrmartywaring]

@@JerrySchulze I have the M2 MacBook Pro. I transferred from my old Intel MacBook Pro