Documents are gone after using Migration Assistent

Hello,

I used migration assistent to copy files from my old MacBook to my new iMac. Stupidly I gave it the same name as my iMac has. Now all the documents I made on my iMac are gone! Anybody knows were I can find them?

iMac 27", macOS 10.15

Posted on May 18, 2020 5:30 AM

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55SLP Author

Level 1

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May 18, 2020 11:16 AM in response to BDAqua

I gave the account of my MacBook the same name as my iMac... Very stupid. So the files were overwritten by the files from the MacBook.

Luckily, my computer has made an automatic backup to the TimeCapsule, so I've got my documents back! I'm very glad it is solved.

BDAqua

Level 10

250,253 points

May 18, 2020 10:33 AM in response to 55SLP

Gave what the same name?

How many Users show in Sys Prefs>Users & Groups?

BDAqua

Level 10

250,253 points

May 18, 2020 12:51 PM in response to 55SLP

Whew... stay safe!

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Documents are gone after using Migration Assistent