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| From | Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.system |
| Subject | Re: Migrating from 2010 MacBook Pro (Intel, High Sierra) to 2020 MacBook Air (M1, Big Sur) |
| Date | 2020-11-13 14:17 +1300 |
| Organization | Aioe.org NNTP Server |
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| References | <rokhct$rjv$1@dont-email.me> |
On 2020-11-12 23:44:29 +0000, TDH1978 said:
>
> 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.
Alan Baker has already replied, but here's a few more notes.
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.
2. Old 32-bit apps will no longer work at all. You will need to
use some form of virtualisation / emulation to run those if
needed ... BUT neither Parallels Desktop nor WMWare Fusion
work on the M1 Macs yet (not sure about other the other
freeware options).
3. Some Intel Mac 64-bit apps will also not work - one of which
being Parallels Desktop. Many apps are still in the process
of being re-done for M1 Macs (Microsoft has launched an M1
version of Office, but not yet a universal binary version for
running on both Intel and M1).
4. Old Intel Mac apps will take a bit longer to open the first
time on the M1 Mac as Rosetta translates them (can be 20 secs
or more for big apps). After that they should open up the
same or slightly quicker than before. The translation process
also means the apps wil take up more space on the drive - so
steer well clear of the 128GB Macs if you use a lot of apps.
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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
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