Migration Assistant not working

Migration Assistant not complete after 12 hours. My new MacBook Air just keeps trying to "update" my external hard drive. How do I move documents from my mid 2009 MacBook Pro to my 2020 MacBook Air?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.5

Posted on Aug 22, 2021 6:40 AM

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leroydouglas

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Aug 22, 2021 6:52 AM in response to christydesigns

christydesigns wrote:

Migration Assistant not complete after 12 hours. My new MacBook Air just keeps trying to "update" my external hard drive. How do I move documents from my mid 2009 MacBook Pro to my 2020 MacBook Air?

A cabled connection proves to be the most trouble free 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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