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Can I choose which files to migrate? It would be nice to do maybe contacts, mail, and messages at first to adjust to the new way they are set up. I would like to, perhaps, transfer a few albums of photos at first, so as to get them right before I overwhelm myself with thousands all in disarray. I’ll be going from Maverick to whichever new OS, maybe High Sierra is best for now? Thank you!
MacBook Pro with Touch Bar
eloise47 Said:
”Can I choose which files to migrate?”
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Try This...
Take a Screenshot of a Folder In List View:
Most certainly you can take a screenshot of whatever folder(s) these files are stored in. That way, you’ll have something to refer to while assorting them. Upon transferring a file, use Spotlight Search to find the particular file you want to transfer.
So...
eloise47 Said:
”Can I choose which files to migrate?”
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Try This...
Take a Screenshot of a Folder In List View:
Most certainly you can take a screenshot of whatever folder(s) these files are stored in. That way, you’ll have something to refer to while assorting them. Upon transferring a file, use Spotlight Search to find the particular file you want to transfer.
So...
Options? Fully manually as you’re seemingly headed toward here, or using Migration Assistant.
With the latter, you’ll get to select different subsections of the contents of the old system for transfer, but this isn’t an incremental process that can be re-visited. It’s a one-shot transfer. And it’s not very granular, as BDAqua mentions. Select what you generally want to transfer over, and it’ll get hauled over. Or select it all.
After that Migration Assistant transfer, you’ll either be picking bits out of your backups if you’ve transferred less than everything, or cleaning up what was transferred.
If your new Mac has equivalent or greater storage capacity, I’d haul it all over, then clean up. Mixing the transfer and the clean-up seems like incrementally adding more work. And a good way to lose files.
Have backups. You’re headed for High Sierra, or Mojave. If this is a new Mac, you’ll get Mojave for a little while more, then (real soon) Catalina. Have backups. And check your key apps. And check that your printer and scanner vendors have drivers available. Did I mention having backups?
Thank you, Mr. Hoffman and BDAqua! I’m overwhelmed but your information is helpful. I will be going to an Apple store, but every bit of your input helps me to hear and try to understand what they will throw at me. Some of the Apple people are very understanding; some aren’t. I want to transfer pictures slowly. I have corrupted ones that I may never see again, although I have a 2007 iMac that I may be able to still get them from.
Yes, I back up on 2 external hard drives....and have a 3rd deducted to my original HD.
iCloud syncing for contacts will be easy.
Any more ideas you have, I will greatly appreciate as well.
I fail to see how (not) transferring even a corrupted photo will help this process. Transfer it all. Sort out the corruptions once the transfer is completed. You will still have the contents of your existing Mac, your existing backups, and your older Mac. The transfer does not effect these older copies. Not transferring the copies means more work sorting out the pieces. Peruse the copy, and if it’s corrupt, then look to the older backups. Otherwise, you’re going to (also) sort through what transferred correctly, and i port that photo by photo, file by file. But it’s your call.
You're welcome.
The choices are not that granular using Migration Assistant, what you're asking must be done by hand.
And it can be done that way?
Contacts likely best way is use iCloud syncing.
Mail just setup on the new one if IMAP accounts.
Manually transfer pics.
Thank you! I do appreciate what you wrote!
MrHoffman wrote:
...and i port that photo by photo, file by file.
...and {import} that, photo by photo...
Oh, I knew it was a typo.... thank you, though! I’m preparing now...I have a few weeks to do so....and my maiden name was Hoffmann :)
Great idea! I shall certainly do that.... screenshots, that is! Thank you, all!
Transferring files to new computer
