I am using migration assistant to move from old matchbox min 2014 running 10.4.4 to a brand new MBP running 10.4.5 using an external disk used as a time machine back up.
The only info I get is "unexpectedly quit" . The drive passes disk utility first aid , and a time machine verify.
Now what?
MacBook Pro 15”, macOS 10.14
In the end, there was something fishy in the ~/Library
I've been using Setup assist for a decade, so a lot of 10 year old crap was in there. I took a meat ax to that and no more "unexpectedly quit"
:-)
However, now the !/* files and directories get copied but not populated. Not sure what is up with that, but if I just copy the files over the network to the machine, it works.
I'm declaring a moral victory, but setup failed me.
In the end, there was something fishy in the ~/Library
I've been using Setup assist for a decade, so a lot of 10 year old crap was in there. I took a meat ax to that and no more "unexpectedly quit"
:-)
However, now the !/* files and directories get copied but not populated. Not sure what is up with that, but if I just copy the files over the network to the machine, it works.
I'm declaring a moral victory, but setup failed me.
Joseph Becker1 wrote:
I am using migration assistant to move from old matchbox min 2014 running 10.4.4 to a brand new MBP running 10.4.5 using an external disk used as a time machine back up.
The only info I get is "unexpectedly quit" . The drive passes disk utility first aid , and a time machine verify.
You are much better off using the Setup Assistant when you initial boot the new Mac—this has proven to be the most reliable way of picking up where you left off.
Set up your new Mac - Apple Support
Joseph Becker1 wrote:
I am using migration assistant to move from old matchbox min 2014 running 10.4.4 to a brand new MBP running 10.4.5 using an external disk used as a time machine back up.
The only info I get is "unexpectedly quit" . The drive passes disk utility first aid , and a time machine verify.
Reseting Setup Assistant and reinstalling did nothing. Still get "unexpectedly quit"
Independent of passing DiskUtility first aid— I suspect the backup drive is failing.
Try a different backup, or from machine to machine.
3-2-1 Backup Strategy: three copies of your data, two different methods, and one offsite.
Boot clone https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-10081
How to use Time Machine to back up or restore your Mac: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201250
Use DiskUtility Restore feature https://support.apple.com/guide/disk-utility/restore-a-disk-dskutl14062/mac
This might be a duplicate reply; I thought I posted it but its not on site
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The drive might be failing but if it passes First Aid...
I tried a machine to machine, and it worked a little; it copied the Applications and a few directories in the user account of interest, then it quit after pointing out 5 extensions where unacceptable for reasons I have forgotten. The dialog mentioned looking at privacy...
Joseph Becker1 wrote:
"Migration assistant unexpectedly quit" Why? How to Fix? moving from 10.14.4 mini to 10.14.5 MBP 2019
I am using migration assistant to move from old matchbox min 2014 running 10.4.4 to a brand new MBP running 10.4.5 using an external disk used as a time machine back up.
The only info I get is "unexpectedly quit" . The drive passes disk utility first aid , and a time machine verify.
The drive might be failing but if it passes First Aid...
I tried a machine to machine, and it worked a little; it copied the Applications and a few directories in the user account of interest, then it quit after pointing out 5 extensions where unacceptable for reasons I have forgotten. The dialog mentioned looking at privacy...
A failing drive can still pass all the test.
S0 this is a 2018 MBP T2 chip w/ Touch Bar (?) running the latest 10.14.5 macOS, trying to migrate your older mini 2014
Seems an odd situation to fail, I don't fully grok even "5 extensions" would abort a migration.
You can get a good look at your System config. for conflicts or issues, you can run this utility http://etrecheck.com on the troublesome drive. If you need help interpreting the report you can post it here in its entirety in the "Additional Text" box in the toolbar below.
Reseting Setup Assistant and reinstalling did nothing. Still get "unexpectedly quit"
make !/* into ~/*
"Migration assistant unexpectedly quit" Why? How to Fix? moving from 10.14.4 mini to 10.14.5 MBP 2019
