Hello,
Since the MacBook Pro Retina has Thunderbolt 2, and the new MacBook Pro M3 has Thunderbolt 4, how can I make the migration faster rather than the Ethernet-cable option? (Obviously, the first WiFi one will take several hours).
Thank you in advance for your kind attention,
Esteban
MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 11.7
There are a couple of ways to do the migration in addition to the Ethernet option you mentioned:
You've already realized migrating via WiFi takes forever...and it does, and that assumes WiFi didn't glitch at all during the process. (Not very many of us here recommend migrating using WiFi).
The first method (Thunderbolt cable) is probably the fastest, but does require a Thunderbolt cable and Thunderbolt adaptor.
The second method is almost (but not quite) as fast as the first method, and requires an external hard drive with your Time Machine backup on it. Migrating via Time Machine backup is pretty rock solid, and Apple's been using it for many years now.
(Personal note: Last year I transferred nearly 1TB of data from my 2016 MacBook Pro to my 2023 MacBook Air via Thunderbolt cable, and was amazed the transfer took less than 30 minutes).
There are a couple of ways to do the migration in addition to the Ethernet option you mentioned:
You've already realized migrating via WiFi takes forever...and it does, and that assumes WiFi didn't glitch at all during the process. (Not very many of us here recommend migrating using WiFi).
The first method (Thunderbolt cable) is probably the fastest, but does require a Thunderbolt cable and Thunderbolt adaptor.
The second method is almost (but not quite) as fast as the first method, and requires an external hard drive with your Time Machine backup on it. Migrating via Time Machine backup is pretty rock solid, and Apple's been using it for many years now.
(Personal note: Last year I transferred nearly 1TB of data from my 2016 MacBook Pro to my 2023 MacBook Air via Thunderbolt cable, and was amazed the transfer took less than 30 minutes).
Thank you, MacMikeInOK,
The Thunderbolt dongle you linked is the one I thought about it, so I can plug it unto my MacBook M3, and so the transfer.
However, the cable you links is Thunderbolt 3, which is not compatible with the MacBook Retina 2014.
The Thunderbolt 2 cables I've seen, they are not bi-directional.
My bad....you're correct on the cable. Try this one instead: Apple Thunderbolt 2 Cable
But a concern just popped in my mind...
Do you not have a Time Machine backup external drive? Regardless of how reliable Macs are, bad things can happen that could cause your data to be lost. Kinda like being on a highwire without a safety net.
Migration Assistant from MacBook Pro Retina (2014) to MacBook Pro M3
