Migration assistant will not take my ID password?

Migration assistant will not take my ID password

Posted on Jun 3, 2023 1:41 PM

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Grant Bennet-Alder

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Posted on Jun 3, 2023 2:20 PM

The credentials required are the User Account login and password needed to login to each computer involved.

Apple-ID can not be used for this purpose.

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Grant Bennet-Alder

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Jun 3, 2023 2:20 PM in response to lsimmons7450

The credentials required are the User Account login and password needed to login to each computer involved.

Apple-ID can not be used for this purpose.

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Migration assistant will not take my ID password?

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