Manually move content to new Mac

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Manually move content to new Mac

I have a Mac Studio m1 and used migration assistant to move over from my old iMac. I’m experiencing some issues and it looks like it may be due to the migration. I would like to do a factory reset and move my stuff over manually but besides the basics, like my files a docs, I have no idea what else I should move. Like keychain for example. I forgot about that while I’ve been planning this. Where do I find them. What about my music and pics? Where are they? What other stuff do I not want to forget? Pref maybe? I don’t know. Any input would be great.

Mac Studio, macOS 13.6

Posted on Nov 17, 2023 1:27 PM

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Answer 1

BDAqua

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Nov 18, 2023 2:52 AM in response to wildernessbob

I think it'd be better to have a look 1st! :)

We need to see what all is running, a report from this will not display any personal info...

Using EtreCheck - Apple Community

EtreCheck is a FREE simple little diagnostic tool to display the important details of your system configuration and allow you to copy that information to the Clipboard. It is meant to be used with Apple Support Communities to help people help you with your Mac. It will not display any personal info.

https://www.etrecheck.com/

Thanks for Old Toad’s etrecheck instructions…

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/255121100?answerId=259529290022#259529290022

Use the Note tool on the bottom of this editor's toolbar, as shown in the image, to copy and paste the output from EtreCheck. In a Reply before you click post, look for this to add longer texts...

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Answer 2

Nov 20, 2023 11:46 AM in response to wildernessbob

While Malwarebytes is though to the the best-respected malware scanner for the Mac, NO ONE her advocates you run it in the background, non-stop. Run it once on demand, and then put it away. Do not invoke it as a login item, running at all times, incessantly scanning your files.

Your CPU report shows NOTES using 23 percent of a CPU, MORE that ArchiCAD. How is that even possible? Notes doesn't DO anything that chews up CPU power.

You never articulate EXACTLY what symptoms you are seeing that make you want to do a manual migration.

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Answer 3

Nov 20, 2023 12:22 PM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

that's interesting. i don't have MWB as a startup item, and i almost forgot that it's even there. i have the free version so i can't even schedule scans. i think i'll just unistall it. notes? no idea about that either. i think i may have been using it while Etre was scanning if that makes a difference. should i have not been doing anything during the scan?

basically i'm just not impressed with the speed while using Archicad, and i don't know about startup speed, it's quicker than the iMac, but i don't think it's wow! it takes 17 sec from pushing the power button to being able to login. i only have mail and a time tracking app as login items, but there are other apps that are in menu bar that appear when started like MWB and eqMac. i don't do anything else that challenges my machine. it's not really that much better with AC than my 2015 27" iMac was. panning, orbiting, and especially saving are sluggish. no one on the AC forums are experiencing the same issues. it was suggested that i may have brought over some undesirables in my user that are affecting AC. i installed AC on a friends machine which is exactly the same age and build, and didn't have many of the issues, especially not the saving issue.

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Answer 4

Nov 20, 2023 4:22 PM in response to wildernessbob

ArchiCAD has an update to 27.1.0 for Apple-Silicon released 8 November, but ArchiCAD is not listed in your recent downloads.

Did you copy the Intel version from your 2015 iMac? You were supposed to download a new Apple-silicon native version.

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Answer 5

Nov 20, 2023 8:41 PM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

Ha! It is definitely native version for silicone macs. Interesting though that it hasn’t alerted me that an update is available. I start it almost daily and it’s setup to check automatically. But nonetheless, I’ve had these issues since I first installed AC27 silicone when I bought the machine when the studio came out.

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Answer 6

Nov 20, 2023 10:32 AM in response to BDAqua

Thanks BDAqua

see attached.

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