How do I connect a 2017 MacBook Air and a 2012 iMac

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How do I connect a 2017 MacBook Air and a 2012 iMac

I’m looking to connect these two devices both have thunderbolt 2 ports

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Sep 7, 2020 8:14 AM

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Kappy

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Sep 7, 2020 10:08 AM in response to stephanieenglish1

Connect them for what purpose, exactly? For file transfer, connect them with a TB2 cable. Then use target disk mode. You can use the same physical setup to use Migration Assistant.

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Sep 18, 2020 4:48 PM in response to stephanieenglish1

network the 2 macs

you can drag files and other fun stuff

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Answer 3

Sep 19, 2020 8:03 AM in response to snowleapard2020

The problem is the iMac won't start, but it will boot in target mode, and I need some files off it.

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How do I connect a 2017 MacBook Air and a 2012 iMac

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