I have an older MacBook Air from 2018 with OS Catalina. I am planning to buy a new MacBook Air with OS Sonoma.Can I use Time Machine which has all my backups?
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.13
Yes, you can. There are several ways you can set up a new Mac: Transfer to a new Mac with Migration Assistant - Apple Support.
No, the 2 Mac do not need to be on the same version of macOS. You will have no issues transferring from a Mac using macOS Catalina to a Mac using macOS Sonoma.
By the way, your MacBook Air 2018 is already compatible with macOS Sonoma.
Thank you.I looked at the link you sent and it looks like I need the same OS on both machines to use Migration Assistant. My older laptop has Catalina and I can't upgrade anymore (no more space.) Is that going to be a problem?
Can I use Time Machine to restore from an older MacBook Air to a new MacBook Air ?
