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

From	Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
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Subject	Re: Migrating from 2010 MacBook Pro (Intel, High Sierra) to 2020 MacBook Air (M1, Big Sur)
Date	2020-11-13 14:54 +1300
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On 2020-11-13 01:50:33 +0000, TDH1978 said:
> On 2020-11-13 01:17:56 +0000, Your Name said:
>> 
>> 1.  If you are going to use Migration Assistant, do so during the
>> initial set-up when you first turn on the new Mac. Don't do
>> it aftwards with separate Migration Assistant app because
>> that way can cause some extra issues with things like
>> User ID clashes.
> 
> Does that mean I should attach the USB drive to the new MacBook Air 
> BEFORE powering it on the first time?  Or will the Migration Assistant 
> ask me to attach the USB drive DURING the initial set-up?

You can turn on the new Mac. At some point during the initial set-up it 
will a screen asking if you want to migrate data from an old Mac or 
Time Machine backup - you can plug in whichever you want then. (There's 
also an option to not migrate data and start with a fresh, clean slate.)

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      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
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