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is time machine restore better than Mac to Mac migration?

Which is better when moving from an older iMac (High Sierra) to a new iMac (Big Sur) -- restore from Time Machine backup OR Mac to Mac migration? I would like to know if one method is faster and will the Time Machine restore work going from HS to BigSur?


New iMac arriving on 2/4/21

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Feb 3, 2021 7:29 AM

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Posted on Feb 3, 2021 8:33 AM

Yes that is the best way to move your user data over into the new Mac.


Keep in mind, that older 32 bit App's will no longer work on a new Mac running Catalina or Big Sur.

see > https://www.stclairsoft.com/Go64/

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is time machine restore better than Mac to Mac migration?

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