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Is it better to use a back-up or migration assistant

Is it better to use a time machine backup or migration assistant for a new mac?

Posted on Dec 11, 2020 10:39 AM

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John Galt

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Posted on Dec 13, 2020 3:36 PM

When asked if you want to transfer information from another Mac or its Time Machine backup, it makes literally no difference provided that Time Machine backup is as recent as the other Mac's contents.

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John Galt

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Dec 13, 2020 3:36 PM in response to Gmcspa

Is it better to use a back-up or migration assistant