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Q: how long should a migration take? Mine says about 24 hours.

How long should a migration take? Mine says about 24 hours.

iMac (27-inch, Late 2012), iOS 6.0.2

Posted on Jan 3, 2013 1:57 PM

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Q: how long should a migration take? Mine says about 24 hours.

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  • by pkjok3r,

    pkjok3r pkjok3r Jan 3, 2013 2:20 PM in response to tntcolor
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    Jan 3, 2013 2:20 PM in response to tntcolor

    It depends on the connection type. What type of connection are you using, from what computer, and how much are you migrating? 24 hours is a good general number to give for migration, I've seen wifi migrations take as long as 3 days. Ethernet, FireWire, and Thunderbolt are much faster. In short, no 24 hours is not a long time.

  • by Doddler,

    Doddler Doddler Feb 9, 2013 7:22 AM in response to pkjok3r
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    Feb 9, 2013 7:22 AM in response to pkjok3r

    Ethernet from I- Mac to MacBook Pro ...about 210 GB's

  • by Mike Osborn,

    Mike Osborn Mike Osborn Feb 9, 2013 8:13 AM in response to tntcolor
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    Feb 9, 2013 8:13 AM in response to tntcolor

    I would always recommend migrating from a Time Machine backup drive...it's the most reliable (and fastest) means of moving everything over...and it's the most convenient, since you don't need to have two computers up and running to accomplish the backup.

     

    If you'd like to some good reading on migrating everything over, I highly recommend the following site:

     

    http://pondini.org/OSX/Home.html

     

    I hope this helps! 

     

    Congratulations on your new iMac.

  • by brucefromperrysburg,

    brucefromperrysburg brucefromperrysburg Nov 22, 2014 4:29 PM in response to Mike Osborn
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    Nov 22, 2014 4:29 PM in response to Mike Osborn

    Except when trying to migrate Adobe products.  I just bought a new macpro (the trashcan) and attempted to migrate photoshop, lightroom and audition from the old macpro to the new via time machine backup.  When I tried to start them on the new mac it said they were trial copies and I had to buy new licenses.  Adobe claims that migration will not work and the apps must be downloaded again.  Fortunately I have  the license keys and so I'll see what happens.  According to Apple tech support, some third party software does not work properly after migration.  I did try to migrate again this time with a cable from one computer to the other.  Same results.  But I wish you luck.