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Migrate from one Mini to Another

i am thinking about buying one of the new Mac Minis. i already have one a few months old and wondered if there is an easy way to migrate from one to the other?


like the iphone has the icloud back up, i wondered if there a simple way of switching all my data, apps and settings to my new machine? if i had the 2 at hte same time, so bought the new one before i sold the old one, can i like the 2 and simply 'copy across' in some way?

Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.7.3)

Posted on Oct 24, 2012 10:50 PM

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Posted on Oct 24, 2012 10:59 PM

What iCloud backs up > iCloud: Backup and restore overview



Apple - iCloud - Learn how to set up iCloud on all your devices



Other files can be transferred using the Migration Asssitant > Mac mini Fast Start: The new user's guide to the Mac

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Oct 25, 2012 3:20 AM in response to mumbles2701

The other option is to boot the old mini into Target Disk

mode and then connect it to the new Mini with a Firewire800

cable. Then use Migation Assistant to transfer. This will

actually be somewhat faster that the ethernet approach as

there is no network overhead in the data transfers and is

straight disk to disk data transfer.


If you want to spend the money for a Thunderbolt cable, this

transfer will be lightning fast. Basically as fast as a SATA

hard drive can transfer data.


For using Target Disk mode see this:

http://support.apple.com/kb/PH10725

Migrate from one Mini to Another

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