How to move from MacBook Pro / Catalina to Mac Mini / Big Sur?
I've read a bunch of "similar" questions in this forum, but seem to get mixed responses on the way to proceed.
I currently have a mid-2012 MacBook Pro running Catalina 10.15.7 and have a Mac Mini M1 being delivered in a few days. The MBP has an external USB-attached Time Machine backup.
What is the best way to move my applications and data over to the new Mini? Will I be forced to run Big Sur on this new machine, or does the migration path move Catalina over to it along with my applications and data?
Thanks, Jim
MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.15