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How can I tell it’s actually working. It says starting up and it’s been a couple of hours

How can I tell that migration is working. It’s says starting up after a few hours. Just want to be sure it’s transferring

Posted on Mar 21, 2021 2:03 PM

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Posted on Mar 22, 2021 6:10 AM

Dogmom5pups wrote:

How can I tell that migration is working. It’s says starting up after a few hours. Just want to be sure it’s transferring


A cable connection...?

Wifi transfer can take days on end and is not the preferred method.


The most trouble free way to move to a new machine, is using the Setup Assistant on the initial boot of a brand new machine— you have one shot here. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205749


If that opportunity has past, the second best way is use the Migration Assistant.

How to move your content to a new Mac https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204350


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Mar 22, 2021 6:10 AM in response to Dogmom5pups

Dogmom5pups wrote:

How can I tell that migration is working. It’s says starting up after a few hours. Just want to be sure it’s transferring


A cable connection...?

Wifi transfer can take days on end and is not the preferred method.


The most trouble free way to move to a new machine, is using the Setup Assistant on the initial boot of a brand new machine— you have one shot here. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205749


If that opportunity has past, the second best way is use the Migration Assistant.

How to move your content to a new Mac https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204350


How can I tell it’s actually working. It says starting up and it’s been a couple of hours

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