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Re: Migrating from 2010 MacBook Pro (Intel, High Sierra) to 2020 MacBook Air (M1, Big Sur)

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On 2020-11-12, TDH1978 <thedeerhunter1978@movie.uni> wrote:
> I have a 2010 17" MacBook Pro running macOS High Sierra.  I use Apple 
> Mail (pointing to a Gmail IMAP server) for all my emails, Apple Photos 
> for all my pictures and videos, and iTunes for all my music.  Attached 
> to the 2010 MacBook Pro is a 1TB LaCie Porsche Design USB drive which 
> holds all my TimeMachine backups (done incrementally every hour).
>
> I will soon upgrade to the new 2020 13" MacBook Air with the M1 
> processor and running Big Sur, and I would like to transfer all my 
> software and data to the new MacBook Air.  I understand that I will not 
> be able to migrate all the third-party software applications (such as 
> LibreOffice) for now, but my priorities are emails, pictures/videos, 
> music, and documents.
>
>   * Can I transfer everything via Wi-Fi from the 2010 MacBook Pro to 
> the 2020 MacBook Air using the Migration Assistant, without involving 
> the USB drive?
>   * Or do I need to connect the two machines via a cable, like an 
> Ethernet cable?
>   * Or do I need to attach the USB drive to the new 2020 MacBook Air 
> and use TimeMachine Restore?
>   * Is there any chance of data loss/corruption during the migration process?
>   * After the migration, will the iTunes library on the new 2020 
> MacBook Air become the "primary" library?  The old 2010 MacBook Pro 
> will be decommissioned after the migration.
>
> In all my years of using a Mac, I have never used the Migration 
> Assistant, so any help would be appreciated.

Connecting the Time Machine backup drive to the new machine will be the
most reliable way. WiFi would be horribly slow and potentially
error-prone method - avoid that.

Just follow Apple's instructions, and you won't go wrong:

<https://support.apple.com/HT204350>

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Migrating from 2010 MacBook Pro (Intel, High Sierra) to 2020 MacBook Air (M1, Big Sur) TDH1978 <thedeerhunter1978@movie.uni> - 2020-11-12 18:44 -0500
  Re: Migrating from 2010 MacBook Pro (Intel, High Sierra) to 2020 MacBook Air (M1, Big Sur) nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-11-12 18:53 -0500
  Re: Migrating from 2010 MacBook Pro (Intel, High Sierra) to 2020 MacBook Air (M1, Big Sur) Alan Baker <notonyourlife@no.no.no.no> - 2020-11-12 15:56 -0800
    Re: Migrating from 2010 MacBook Pro (Intel, High Sierra) to 2020   MacBook Air (M1, Big Sur) Leo <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> - 2020-11-12 17:50 -0800
      Re: Migrating from 2010 MacBook Pro (Intel, High Sierra) to 2020   MacBook Air (M1, Big Sur) Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2020-11-13 14:56 +1300
  Re: Migrating from 2010 MacBook Pro (Intel, High Sierra) to 2020 MacBook Air (M1, Big Sur) Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2020-11-13 14:17 +1300
    Re: Migrating from 2010 MacBook Pro (Intel, High Sierra) to 2020 MacBook Air (M1, Big Sur) TDH1978 <thedeerhunter1978@movie.uni> - 2020-11-12 20:50 -0500
      Re: Migrating from 2010 MacBook Pro (Intel, High Sierra) to 2020 MacBook Air (M1, Big Sur) Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2020-11-13 14:54 +1300
      Re: Migrating from 2010 MacBook Pro (Intel, High Sierra) to 2020 MacBook Air (M1, Big Sur) nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-11-12 21:41 -0500
      Re: Migrating from 2010 MacBook Pro (Intel, High Sierra) to 2020 MacBook Air (M1, Big Sur) Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> - 2020-11-13 10:33 +0000
  Re: Migrating from 2010 MacBook Pro (Intel, High Sierra) to 2020 MacBook Air (M1, Big Sur) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2020-11-13 17:21 +0000
  Re: Migrating from 2010 MacBook Pro (Intel, High Sierra) to 2020 MacBook Air (M1, Big Sur) TDH1978 <thedeerhunter1978@movie.uni> - 2020-11-14 11:20 -0500

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