How to Transfer Data from Old Mac to a New One

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How to Transfer Data from Old Mac to a New One
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How to Transfer Data from Old Mac to a New One

• Migration assistant is a fabulous tool that has
  made it easy to transfers your contacts, email
  accounts, calendars, and more from a personal
  computer or laptop. You can migrate your data to
  the appropriate places on your Mac. Migration of
  data through Migration Assistant will make it
  easy for you to start working even on your new
  Mac without missing any vital information. You
  can connect your devices through FireWire,
  Thunderbolt, or even with the same Wi-Fi network
  in the unavailability of the required cable.
  Before migrating data to your new Mac, you need
  to prepare your system for a smooth migration.

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Steps to make data migration smoother

• You need to update your system first if it not up
  to date.
• You have to provide a name to the old Mac you are
  using. To give a name, you should go to System
  Preferences and then on Sharing.
• Entering a name in the Computer Name field is
  necessary.
• In further steps, it becomes necessary for you to
  connect your new and old computers to a power
  source such as an Ethernet cable, Wi-Fi network,
  etc.

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Migrating the data of old Mac to new Mac

• You have to start with the old Mac you are using
  by connecting it to your new Mac.
•  This connectivity can be established by using
  the Ethernet cable, FireWire or Thunderbolt.
• In case of using local Wi-Fi, make sure regarding
  the connectivity of both Macs to the same Wi-Fi
  network.
• Now, open the new Mac and go in your Dock to
  click on the Finder icon.
• Clicking on the Finder icon will enable you to
  launch a Finder window.
• Locate the option Applications and click on it.
• Go to the Utilities folder and double click on
  it.
• After then, you have to look for the option of
  Migration Assistant and double click on it.
• After clicking on Continue, enter the
  administrator password in case it is asked and
  click on Ok.
• You have to click on the option To a new Mac if
  asked the way of transferring your information.
• Then tap on Continue.

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old Mac to new Mac

• After completing the above process, you need to
  go back to your new Mac and finish the
  below-given procedure
• You have to go to the Migration assistant and
  select the old Mac you are using to select your
  Time Machine hard drive if you are utilizing a
  Time Machine backup.
• Then tap on Continue.
• When you click on Continue, a security code
  will appear on the new Mac screen.
• You need to go back to the old Mac again and make
  sure that the security code of your old Mac and
  new Mac should be the same.
• Again tap on Continue.
• Now, move to your new Mac and start selecting the
  apps, files, and other information that you have
  to transfer.
• Tap on Continue.
• The whole process will take some time so dont be
  in haste. Wait while the entire process of
  transferring data is going on.

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