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Migration Assistant assistance needed

I received my MacBook Pro back from being serviced (battery failure) … The “Migration Assistant” wants to know how to transfer my information…. I do not have an external drive with a back up - I assume data is backed up in “Time Machine” … I don’t know how to access this data. How do I get my data back?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.4

Posted on Feb 25, 2022 12:00 PM

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leroydouglas

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Posted on Feb 26, 2022 10:00 AM

Kat_here wrote:

I received my MacBook Pro back from being serviced (battery failure) … The “Migration Assistant” wants to know how to transfer my information…. I do not have an external drive with a back up - I assume data is backed up in “Time Machine” … I don’t know how to access this data. How do I get my data back?

If you do not have a backup external drive, then there is nothing to migrate from...

unless you have another backup of some sort.

Back up your Mac with Time Machine: Back up your Mac with Time Machine - Apple Support

restore items backed up with Time Machine

Restore items backed up with Time Machine on Mac - Apple Support

Get your Mac ready for service - Apple Support recommends having a current backup plan in place

Get your Mac ready for service - Apple Support

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