best way to tranfer from old iMac to new iMac

what is the best way to transfer from a old iMac to a new iMac


Posted on Oct 27, 2021 6:00 AM

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Posted on Oct 27, 2021 7:52 AM

The best way is to do a current time machine backup of the old Mac, and as part of the start-up routine with the new Mac, you plug your TIme Machine drive in and transfer the old files. I don't transfer applications, but YMMV.

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