Migration Assistant

How do I access Migration Support on a MacBook Air with a broken screen? I need to transfer onto a new MacBook Air.

MacBook Air (2020 or later)

Posted on Jun 11, 2022 11:01 PM

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Jack-19

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Jun 11, 2022 11:04 PM in response to Pixeleritas

Welcome to Apple Support Community.

If your old Mac has a damaged display and you need to migrate data to a new Mac, you can connect an external display to your old Mac to operate it.

Jack

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