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Setting up nee macs

Is there a MacOS Ventura hardening guild? I have a bunch of new macs that i am going to setting by cloning from the original to the other. Any resources on cloning macs and ir security setting?

Posted on May 30, 2023 5:54 AM

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Posted on May 30, 2023 6:59 AM

You can use MDM if the number of macs justifies it:


Apple Platform Deployment – Apple Support (UK)



If you don't want to go there, i'd just set up one mac exactly as wanted, then make a Time Machine backup of it and use it on the other macs to migrate from.


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May 30, 2023 7:31 AM in response to Jade Curtis

One Size does Not fit All 


If the new computer is going to be the Apple Silicon M1 / M2 Equipped Computer - would suggest Only Migrating the User Account and nothing more.


Some have had success.


Others have been left with a mess when Migrating everything.


1 - Apple Silicon with Ventura macOS 13 Only Support everything 64 bit and there is no workaround.


2 - Issues that may exist on the older computer will be migrated to the New Computer. This would badly pollute the new Original and Pristine installation of the new OS.


3 -  Applications, extensions and Software Drivers may or may not even work on the new computer.


4 - IMHO - it would be best to only install new application etc Directly from the Developer or the Apple Apps Store.


5 - Due Diligence on New Applications and make sure they are Ventura / Monterey / Big Sur compatible and factor in the ARMs CPU of the Apple Silicon Computer  

Setting up nee macs

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