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I have an old and a new MacBook Pro. The old Mac has a broken screen, and I have no external monitor, so I cannot see any data. I want to start the new Mac and transfer files and settings from the old. Can I do this without a physical connection using WiFi and the transfer assistant?
Yes, it's possible. I was going to suggest Target Disk Mode, but depending on the age of the old and new MacBook Pro's that might not be possible. The older ones have it for sure, the newer ones, not. If you're going to use Migration assistant, you could use either USB, Firewire or Thunderbolt. between old and new MacBook Pro, you just have to make sure that the old MacBook Pro boots and powers up OK. If you had a Time Machine backup of your old Mac, you could use that with Migration assistant. However, I don't know if you do or not, I was hoping you did, but I can't be sure on that......
and yes, you can use local wifi---just make sure that the MacBook Pro's were/are on the same physical network. Though how you're going to check that on the old MacBook Pro with a broken screen is trickier. Maybe you can borrow a monitor and plug it in.
anyways, TDM works on the following MacBook Pro's......
here's Apple's webpage on it, if that helps you out any: (yup, link)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201462
anyways, that's all I have for today
john b
Yes, it's possible. I was going to suggest Target Disk Mode, but depending on the age of the old and new MacBook Pro's that might not be possible. The older ones have it for sure, the newer ones, not. If you're going to use Migration assistant, you could use either USB, Firewire or Thunderbolt. between old and new MacBook Pro, you just have to make sure that the old MacBook Pro boots and powers up OK. If you had a Time Machine backup of your old Mac, you could use that with Migration assistant. However, I don't know if you do or not, I was hoping you did, but I can't be sure on that......
and yes, you can use local wifi---just make sure that the MacBook Pro's were/are on the same physical network. Though how you're going to check that on the old MacBook Pro with a broken screen is trickier. Maybe you can borrow a monitor and plug it in.
anyways, TDM works on the following MacBook Pro's......
here's Apple's webpage on it, if that helps you out any: (yup, link)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201462
anyways, that's all I have for today
john b
Yes John, I ought to have backed it up on Time Machine, but the screen broke unexpectedly. I managed to hook it up to my TV via HDMI and use that as a monitor, then migrate wirelessly. Thanks so much for your help.
Be well
Bruce
Can this transfer be done if the screen on the old Mac is broken? I don't have an external monitor, so can not see data on the old Mac.
