Re: getting new mac, best way to migrate data apps etc

Well, I store most of my data in iCloud and/or Dropbox. For data that is on my Mac mini, such as my iTunes Music library, I copy my User/Home folder to an external USB drive, then import it onto the new Mac. My Mac mini is my primary Mac. I do not keep music or other archived data on my MacBoo

Re: getting new mac, best way to migrate data apps etc

Hi, how do you transfer the files to the new Mac? Thanks for any tips. Max. > On 21 Jul 2021, at 5:08 am, Brad Snyder wrote: > > In my opinion, the proper use of a Time Machine backup, is to restore a > backup made on an individual machine, to the machine that created the backup, > in the eve

Re: iCloud Alias

Hi, my wife & I use the one iCloud account. If I uncheck those addresses wouldn’t that stop my Wife seeing her mail? Max. > On 20 Jul 2021, at 9:46 pm, Kliph wrote: > > You can go into settings, your appleID, iCloud, then to mail. Uncheck the > addresses you don’t want to see or use. Do the

Re: looking fore a perticular program on the mac

problem with that is I got over 900 folders with flac files in them On 7/20/2021 3:15 PM, 'Robert Cole' via MacVisionaries wrote: One way is to * Use your right click menu to convert audio files directly from Finder So select all the Flac files then use the open with menu. On Jul 20, 2021

Re: looking fore a perticular program on the mac

One way is to Use your right click menu to convert audio files directly from Finder So select all the Flac files then use the open with menu. > On Jul 20, 2021, at 12:50 AM, The wolf wrote: > > how do you tell switch to only convert flac files and leave the rest alone? > > I have mainly flac

Re: vmware fusion and bootcamp partition question

Hello it was just a suggestion from what I under stnd you can not resize the boot camp partition once it has been created On 7/20/2021 6:32 AM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: Why do you think reloading the OS will help? There are often less drastic ways to correct an issue. I'm curious with APFS volume

RE: getting new mac, best way to migrate data apps etc

In my opion, I would just set things up as new, then copy over what you want after setting things up. Matthew -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of alia robinson Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2021 9:43 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: get

RE: getting new mac, best way to migrate data apps etc

I’ve seen issues where file names have been too long and had to be shortened. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Brad Snyder Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2021 3:34 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: getting new mac, best way to migrate data apps etc I suspect t

Re: getting new mac, best way to migrate data apps etc

I suspect the Passport is formatted in NTFS, which is OK, but it seems to have some file size limitations. - Brad - On Jul 20, 2021, at 14:30, wrote: Unfortunately, I just used the default settings on the My Passport Drive. I have no idea how those drives are formatted. From: macvisionar

RE: getting new mac, best way to migrate data apps etc

Thanks. Good to know. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Brad Snyder Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2021 3:32 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: getting new mac, best way to migrate data apps etc Time Machine is a great tool to have in your toolbox. I have used

Re: getting new mac, best way to migrate data apps etc

Time Machine is a great tool to have in your toolbox. I have used it to restore my old 2012 Mac mini when the HD began to fail. The Time Machine backup restored the Mac mini to where it was before the HD failed, and it was like nothing had happened. It worked great. - Brad - On Jul 20, 2021, at

RE: getting new mac, best way to migrate data apps etc

Unfortunately, I just used the default settings on the My Passport Drive. I have no idea how those drives are formatted. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Brad Snyder Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2021 3:29 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: getting new mac, best

Re: getting new mac, best way to migrate data apps etc

That depends on how you format the external HD. I suggest using XFAT, if you want an external HD that can be read and written to, by both Mac and Windows machines. - Brad - On Jul 20, 2021, at 14:18, wrote: I store my data in Dropbox, iCloud, and Microsoft OneDrive, but I also backup data

RE: getting new mac, best way to migrate data apps etc

Well, Thanks for the tips. I think your previous backup suggestions will work for me, and I’ll probably never use time machine. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Brad Snyder Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2021 3:23 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: getting ne

Re: getting new mac, best way to migrate data apps etc

Yes it does, but when Donna used a Time Machine backup to setup her new M1 Mac, everything on her new Mac’s HD was wiped, and replaced with the backup from the older Mac, and this is what I believe rendered her new M1 Mac unusable. - Brad - On Jul 20, 2021, at 13:51, skipper8...@gmail.com wro

RE: getting new mac, best way to migrate data apps etc

I store my data in Dropbox, iCloud, and Microsoft OneDrive, but I also backup data to an external hard drive. Can I use the same hardrive for media and document backups for Mac and Windows? Please note that I am just talking about documents, music, and MP4 video files and not system backups or

Re: getting new mac, best way to migrate data apps etc

I store all my data in either iCloud or Dropbox, which makes it available on all my connected devices. This makes setting up a new device really easy. - Brad - On Jul 20, 2021, at 13:46, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: You make a good point. What I ended up doing, once I got the re

Re: getting new mac, best way to migrate data apps etc

In my opinion, the proper use of a Time Machine backup, is to restore a backup made on an individual machine, to the machine that created the backup, in the event that the machine that created the backup, suffers a hard drive failure. Restoring a Time Machine backup to a different machine than th

RE: getting new mac, best way to migrate data apps etc

Does the Mac allow you to clean install the OS just like Windows does maybe through a recovery partition? Then, you could just sign in again and restore through iCloud. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Brad Snyder Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2021 2:49 PM To: macvisionaries@goo

RE: getting new mac, best way to migrate data apps etc

I'm glad. I found it much easier to create an account on the Mac because my iPhone was already in the cloud. Setting up the Mac this way was easier than Windows. -Original Message- From: 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2021 2:47 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegrou

Re: getting new mac, best way to migrate data apps etc

Using the Migration Assistant to migrate data and applications is different than restoring from a Time Machine backup. When restoring from a Time Machine backup, the destination machine’s hard drive is wiped, and the contents of the backup are written to the drive. Since a backup from an Intel-ba

Re: getting new mac, best way to migrate data apps etc

You make a good point. What I ended up doing, once I got the replacement Mac, was just copying my documents folder to iCloud, and then copying the whole folder to my Mac. It was actually super easy, and now the Mac and iCloud folders are connected, so when I make a change on my Mac, it’s refle

RE: getting new mac, best way to migrate data apps etc

I think we should encourage the use of Apple's iCloud for backups and recovery. Once I get the right adapters and become more comfortable with the Mac, I may backup via time machine and just restore to that Mac only. -Original Message- From: 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries Sent: Tuesd

Re: getting new mac, best way to migrate data apps etc

I agree with Brad. I wish that Apple had somehow let us know that migration from Time Machine could be problematic, but even after everything, The M1 is the future. To eschew it just because you can’t migrate from Time Machine would be misguided. Cheers, Donna > On Jul 20, 2021, at 10:46 AM,

Re: getting new mac, best way to migrate data apps etc

I used migration assistant moving from an Intel MacBook Pro to an M1 MacBook Pro and did not experience any issues. Matthew > On Jul 20, 2021, at 8:57 AM, Brad Snyder wrote: > > Since you are most likely migrating from an older Intel-based Mac, to a new > M1 Mac, you should be aware that th

Re: getting new mac, best way to migrate data apps etc

The M1 Macs are the future. Conflicts between the old and new are to be expected. - Brad - On Jul 20, 2021, at 10:46, Anders Holmberg wrote: Hi” I really wonder if this is a hardware and a software conflict? Apple should have done more testing in my opinion. Not sure if I really want to buy a

Re: getting new mac, best way to migrate data apps etc

Hi” I really wonder if this is a hardware and a software conflict? Apple should have done more testing in my opinion. Not sure if I really want to buy a Mac with m1 chip. But maybe its worth it anyway. /A > 20 juli 2021 kl. 15:41 skrev 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > : > > Alia, > > I know

Re: How can I tell which address I forwarded an e-mail to after the fact?

Alternatively, after selecting the sent message, and invoking the resend option using CMD + Shift + D, navigate to the “To” field,, and interact twice, using VO + Shift + Down Arrow, and open the Shortcut menu, using VO + Shift M, where you can view the recipient’s address. HTH. - Brad - O

Re: getting new mac, best way to migrate data apps etc

Since you are most likely migrating from an older Intel-based Mac, to a new M1 Mac, you should be aware that the 2 systems are very different and not compatible. A couple of users on this list have tried using a Time Machine backup from their older Intel-based Mac, to setup their new M1 Mac, and

Re: getting new mac, best way to migrate data apps etc

right, I knew it was you this happened to. I’m not the best at any of this to begin with and my husband does IT on windows, so has no clue. > On Jul 20, 2021, at 9:41 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Alia, > > I know that using Migration assistant has worked for some people,

Re: getting new mac, best way to migrate data apps etc

Alia, I know that using Migration assistant has worked for some people, but at least a couple of us have ended up having to get replacement Macs because of this issue. In addition to the migration breaking Voiceover, when I went to erase everything and reinstall the OS, I was unable to do so.

getting new mac, best way to migrate data apps etc

the subject says it all. what’s the best way. I want to use the migration tool, but everyone is saying it breaks voiceover, ideas, thoughts? alia -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of

Re: iCloud Alias

You can go into settings, your appleID, iCloud, then to mail. Uncheck the addresses you don’t want to see or use. Do the same under FaceTime and messages. My wife and I have done this for years and it seems to work. Follow my Podcast Channel

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I understand that this is not a Windows group, but I wonder if Microsoft’s Windows in the Cloud Service could be a solution for those wanting to run Windows on the Mac. I wonder how accessible this service would be using VoiceOver and Windows screen readers. Is this something Mac users who are