Re: Need advice on best method for migrating from ancient Mac mini 2010 to brand new MBP 2021.

2021-12-05 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, A couple of notes here. If you used Migration Assistant, all applications, documents and data, whether stored locally or within your iCloud Drive are migrated to the new Mac. With your older Mac on High Sierra, this would still be the case. Yes, going from an Intel Mac to an M1 Mac has c

Re: Need advice on best method for migrating from ancient Mac mini 2010 to brand new MBP 2021.

2021-12-05 Thread dan d.
There is a direct connect mode between mac machines. Using a thunderbolt port on each a cable lets one have the host machine access the hard drive of the other as though it is just another drive on the host machine. I suggesst you go to an apple store or phone apple disability support on this

Re: Need advice on best method for migrating from ancient Mac mini 2010 to brand new MBP 2021.

2021-12-05 Thread 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries
On 5/12/21 00:42, Brad Snyder wrote: 1.  It is my long standing opinion, that the best thing to do when setting up a new computer, Mac or Windows, is to make a clean start, and never setup a new Mac using a Time Machine backup.  This is especially true when moving from an Intel Mac, to a Mac

Re: Need advice on best method for migrating from ancient Mac mini 2010 to brand new MBP 2021.

2021-12-04 Thread Brad Snyder
1. It is my long standing opinion, that the best thing to do when setting up a new computer, Mac or Windows, is to make a clean start, and never setup a new Mac using a Time Machine backup. This is especially true when moving from an Intel Mac, to a Mac with an M1 processor. I believe that you

Re: Need advice on best method for migrating from ancient Mac mini 2010 to brand new MBP 2021.

2021-12-04 Thread Kevin Gibbs
while I'm at it, at what point should I deauthorize my old Mac? Before or after the transfer? Should I use wifi or cable? On Saturday, December 4, 2021 at 10:12:53 PM UTC-6 Kevin Gibbs wrote: > Guys, > > My new MBP should be arriving on Tuesday. I’ll be replacing my 2010 Mac > mini with this k

Need advice on best method for migrating from ancient Mac mini 2010 to brand new MBP 2021.

2021-12-04 Thread Kevin Gibbs
Guys, My new MBP should be arriving on Tuesday. I’ll be replacing my 2010 Mac mini with this killer box. What’s the best way to migrate all the data from one machine to the other. I have TM on the Mac mini and I have a pretty decent wifi situation here. The Mac mini runs High Sierra. The n