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Migration Assistant Files

where do files go after using migration assistant?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Oct 31, 2020 1:28 PM

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Posted on Oct 31, 2020 1:43 PM

The files are put into the locations that they were in on the device they were migrated from (another Mac, a clone of your boot drive or a Time Machine backup of your boot drive), i.e. system files into the appropriate system folder, user files into the various folders that are owned by the user, i.e. Documents, Photos, Music, etc.

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Oct 31, 2020 1:43 PM in response to TalaElGhandour

The files are put into the locations that they were in on the device they were migrated from (another Mac, a clone of your boot drive or a Time Machine backup of your boot drive), i.e. system files into the appropriate system folder, user files into the various folders that are owned by the user, i.e. Documents, Photos, Music, etc.

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