Efficient migration from High Sierra to new M1 iMac

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Efficient migration from High Sierra to new M1 iMac

Is there a way to avoid transferring useless system junk from an old Mac to a new one using Migration Assistant, or is everything copied, bit-for-bit?

iMac Line (2012 and Later)

Posted on May 21, 2021 12:56 PM

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taylormark1234

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May 21, 2021 1:06 PM in response to Steven Vandor

According to this article: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204350 you have some choice when it comes to transferring using Migration Assistant.

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May 21, 2021 2:00 PM in response to taylormark1234

I had read that article, but did not find anything in it suggesting the Migration Assistant evaluated the usefulness of system files. It seems to allow only selecting which users' files to move. There is a good deal of flab in the system files on my old Mac (300GB of space not in user files, but system files). Seems wasteful to ship all that over to brand-clean Mac. Thanks for your reply, though.

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May 21, 2021 2:22 PM in response to Steven Vandor

No problem, glad I was able to help you.

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