Migrating data and settings from new MacBook Pro (Monterey) to old iMac 2009 (El Capitan)
Hello community,
I was recently given a 27" iMac (late 2009) and managed to get it working. The OS on it is El Capitan. I was trying to transfer all my data and settings from my MacBook Pro (bought mid 2022, with Monterey) using Migration Assistant but had no success. I tried connecting both machines on the same WiFi but the iMac said that the OS on the MacBook was not compatible (fair enough). I tried using Migration Assistant to transfer from a Time Machine backup of my MacBook but it won't even see the drive I plugged in.
Do you know if there is a way to make the transfer, or do I manually have to transfer all files, download all the apps, and set all the settings?
Thanks,
Martina
iMac, OS X 10.11