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

From	TDH1978 <thedeerhunter1978@movie.uni>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.system
Subject	Migrating from 2010 MacBook Pro (Intel, High Sierra) to 2020 MacBook Air (M1, Big Sur)
Date	2020-11-12 18:44 -0500
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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.

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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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