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When I use migration assistant from an old macbook pro to a new one, does all the same information remain on the old macbook pro,so that it can continue to be used in the same fashion?

After using migration assistant to transfer from an old macbook pro to a new one, does the same information remain on the old macbook so that it can continue to be used in the same fashion?



Posted on Nov 16, 2021 7:12 PM

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Posted on Nov 16, 2021 8:47 PM

You are just copying all the files, so the originals will still be on the old machine. They will not be deleted until you actually delete them.

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When I use migration assistant from an old macbook pro to a new one, does all the same information remain on the old macbook pro,so that it can continue to be used in the same fashion?

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