can you use icloud to transfer data from one iMac to another?
can you use icloud to transfer data from one iMac to another
iMac 27″, macOS 10.15
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iCloud is NOT a data migration tool. We recommend that you use Migration Assistant. Using Migration Assistant is very simple.
- Connect the old Mac's Time Machine or bootable clone backup external HD to the new Mac using a USB cable.
- Launch Migration Assistant (Applications - Utilities - Migration Assistant) on the new Mac and follow the on-screen prompts.
This is the fastest and most reliable method. Obviously the backup EHD has to be in good shape. It is smart computing to test your backups about 1x a month to check if you can restore a file and to verify the backup is working okay. NEVER assume it's working just fine, hard drives fail when they want to!!!!!!