Hi, I have an old iMac that only supports up to MacOS High Sierra and a brand new out the box iMac that's running MacOS Catalina.
can I use migration assistant to transfer everything from the old Mac to the new one or do both Mac's have to have the exact same Mac OS version?
Thanks :-)
Yes, you can use Migration Assistant. It does not matter that the OS is older, that's what Migration Manager was designed for. Use Migration the first time you boot the new Mac. It will boot into Setup Assistant and after a few screens of information it will prompt you to Migrate.
The fastest and easiest way to migrate is from your Time Machine backup connected directly to your new Mac. The second best is connecting the two Macs via Ethernet. Wi-Fi is the slowest and least reliable way to migrate and often it will not even complete.
Yes, just select the user you want to transfer in Migration Manager.
Yes I would. If you can make a TM backup do that.
Hi, after about 40 hours the migration is now complete. I'm the main user of the Mac, however there's another user account and that has failed to transfer. Is it possible to transfer just the other user account to the new Mac also?
Hi, thanks for your answer.
As I don't have any other options presently, I've gone for a WiFi transfer.
It's saying 122 hours remaining.... might have to rethink this!
Using Migration Assistant between High Sierra and Catalina
