my migration assistant says I need to enter a password but I have never entered a username or password before. How would I find that in order to transfer info to my new computer?

How do I transfer my old computer info to my new computer? I never have done a migration assistant password and its asking for one??

Posted on Dec 22, 2020 9:12 PM

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Dec 24, 2020 3:16 PM in response to gracekhowell2022

Hello gracekhowell2022,


Thanks for reaching out here in Apple Support Communities. It sounds like you're having some trouble with Migration Assistant. We have a resource that can help.


You'll want to make sure the both computers have all the necessary updates installed before migrating your data. If installed you can try restarting both computers and make sure they're both on the same network. At that point follow the steps as outlined in the article below. Keep in mind there are multiple ways to restore your data. This includes using a Time Machine backup as well.


Move your content to a new Mac


Regards.


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