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old MacBook Pro is Mojave and new MacBook Pro is Catalina. Should I upgrade old before I migrate or

transfer to new notebook?


Posted on Nov 15, 2019 7:17 PM

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Posted on Nov 15, 2019 7:58 PM

Hi,

As far as I know, you can migrate data with Migrate Assistant from Mojave MacBook Pro to Catalina MacBook Pro.


  1. Open Migration Assistant, which is in the Utilities folder of your Applications folder.
  2. Click Continue.
  3. When asked how you want to transfer your information, select the option to transfer from a Mac, Time Machine backup, or startup disk.
  4. Click Continue.


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Nov 15, 2019 7:58 PM in response to Christina Hall

Hi,

As far as I know, you can migrate data with Migrate Assistant from Mojave MacBook Pro to Catalina MacBook Pro.


  1. Open Migration Assistant, which is in the Utilities folder of your Applications folder.
  2. Click Continue.
  3. When asked how you want to transfer your information, select the option to transfer from a Mac, Time Machine backup, or startup disk.
  4. Click Continue.


Nov 15, 2019 8:25 PM in response to kaz-k

Thank you Kaz-K, I decided to upgrade the old 15” MacBook Pro to Catalina.

My new 16” MacBook Pro will be here Dec 4th then after I use Time Machine I’ll trade in the old one. Apple is giving me a substantial refund and it is a fully loaded late 2016, so nearly 3 years old.

Thank you again for your speedy response. Christina Hall

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