My goal is to use direct ethernet connection to migrate from 2010 mac pro to latest mac mini. I am using the migration assistant. Have bqeen able to make the connection but at the rate it is going it will take 30 hours to transfer 600 gigs. Have tried twice with same result.
What am I doing wrong?
Many thnks
Matti has made an excellent suggestion:
Use target disk mode to move files to another computer - Apple Support
Another way you might try if the Migration doesn't complete would be to remove your TM disk and put it in an enclosure.
Matti has made an excellent suggestion:
Use target disk mode to move files to another computer - Apple Support
Another way you might try if the Migration doesn't complete would be to remove your TM disk and put it in an enclosure.
Yes, if it is on an internal drive you can't do it that way. Ethernet is the next fastest connection and I'm not sure why you're running into a problem that way. I'd just bite the bullet and let Migration do it's thing. Often the time estimates are wrong.
In theory 100 BaseT ethernet is 100 Mb/s so in theory 600 GB of large files should transfer in 13,3 hours.
So that 30 hours / 600 GB sounds very reasonable and you network should be OK.
As far as I know Thunderbolt 3's advertised 40000 Mb/s is in reality 22000 Mb/s for file transfers because of the overhead reserved for display streams.
Other theoretical max speeds that in practice are somewhat lower:
USB 3.1 10000 Mb/s
USB 3.0 5000 Mb/s
FW800 800 Mb/s
USB2 480 Mb/s
FW400 400 Mb/s
24x CD 28.8 Mb/s
USB1 12 Mb/s
10 BaseT ethernet 10 Mb/s
56K modem 0.048 Mb/s
floppy drive...
I'll second macjack's earlier suggestion.
macjack wrote:
Another way you might try if the Migration doesn't complete would be to remove your TM disk and put it in an enclosure.
Remove the Time Machine Backup Drive from the 2010 Mac Pro and put it into a USB enclosure or on a USB to SATA adapter and plug it directly into your new Mac Mini.
The fastest and easiest way to Migrate is to use your Time Machine backup disk connected directly to your new Mac.
My time machine backup is on an internal disk in the old mac pro. I cannot picture a way to make a direct connection to the new mac mini. Ideas?
Thank you, that is probably what I will do.
Does Target disk mode work between those Macs?
Unfortunately, the 2010 Mac Pro doesn’t have the right ports......
slow ethernet connection for migration
