Hi,
I'm trying to run Migration Assistant from a 2011 27" iMac to a 2022 24" iMac. The 2011 only has thunderbolt 1 which I don't think is compatible in any way with the Thunderbolt 3 on the new one. We got the higher end 24" iMac with ethernet port in the power brick.
Other than ethernet (which it says will take 55 hours to transfer less than a TB of data) is there any better option to move our contents over?
Thanks,
iMac Line (2012 and Later)
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities.
Congratulations on the new Mac! To move your data, restore from your Time Machine backup: Restore your Mac from a backup - Apple Support. You should not use Wi-Fi or any other method as they often fail.
If you do not have a Time Machine backup, you should create one on your old Mac so it can be restored to the new Mac. To start, you need an external hard drive. Here’s an excellent one sold by Apple: LaCie 2TB Mobile Drive External Hard Drive USB-C - Apple. If your older Mac is an iMac (Late 2015) or earlier, or a Mac mini (Late 2014) or earlier, you will also need this cable. You can then follow the steps in this Apple Support article to setup your Time Machine backup: Back up your Mac with Time Machine - Apple Support.
Once your new Mac is setup with your data migrated, you should setup Time Machine again to keep continuous backups of your data: Back up your Mac with Time Machine - Apple Support.
Jack
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities.
Congratulations on the new Mac! To move your data, restore from your Time Machine backup: Restore your Mac from a backup - Apple Support. You should not use Wi-Fi or any other method as they often fail.
If you do not have a Time Machine backup, you should create one on your old Mac so it can be restored to the new Mac. To start, you need an external hard drive. Here’s an excellent one sold by Apple: LaCie 2TB Mobile Drive External Hard Drive USB-C - Apple. If your older Mac is an iMac (Late 2015) or earlier, or a Mac mini (Late 2014) or earlier, you will also need this cable. You can then follow the steps in this Apple Support article to setup your Time Machine backup: Back up your Mac with Time Machine - Apple Support.
Once your new Mac is setup with your data migrated, you should setup Time Machine again to keep continuous backups of your data: Back up your Mac with Time Machine - Apple Support.
Jack
Please follow the steps in Setup Assistant and Migration Assistant and your migration will go flawlessly.
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