I'm preparing to migrate an old (2013) 27" iMac to new (M1) iMac. What USB or HDMI cable can I use?
iMac 27″, macOS 10.15
Please follow the steps in Setup Assistant and Migration Assistant , why very simple it works 100% of the time, overall is the easiest method to use and overall is the quickest method of migrating.
No, you will need a USB 3 cable and a multitude of adapters. If you follow the method I suggested you can bypass the expensive cables and adapters and be up and running in a couple of hours.
The question is watt cable do I need to migrate. The old Mac has a USB 3. The new M1 also has USB 3 (it has 4 ports including Tbolt/USB4). Will one USB 3 cable work?
Apple support recommends USB-C to USB-C. Perhaps a charging cable?
mr-ed, You are going to need a thunderbolt cable and a dongle to connect the old imac to the new one. Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter and a Thunderbolt 2 cable. I would also recommend rebooting your old imac in Target disk mode. Your old mac will appear as an external drive to the new mac.
Hope this helps.
Paul
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