I have been fighting with Migration Assistant for a week now, trying to get everything from an old 2011 MacBook Pro to latest M1 Macbook Pro.
First attempt using WiFi wasted 3 days of waiting for data transfer. I have just 146GB of stuff to migrate. Decided to try direct cable connection using RJ45 Ethernet to Thunderbolt. Migration Assistant keeps trying to use WiFi.
Ideas on how to do this welcome.
Really appreciate the response. Thanks. I managed to get the migration to work after a messy uninstall of Norton on the old MBP. It did take 6 hrs and wasn’t perfect, leaving me with a couple of hrs of config to sort. However, migration probably faster than a complete manual setup. Thanks again.
Hello CraftyBrewer,
Thanks for reaching out in Apple Support Communities. We understand that you're having trouble with transferring your data using Migration Assistant. We're happy to help. Have you installed all available updates on both Macs? Often an update can resolve many issues, and this helps us rule that possibility out. In case you need to update your Macs, back up your Macs to secure your data.
Check out the following support articles:
How to update the software on your Mac
Move your content to a new Mac
Cheers!
Migration using Ethernet cable
