does migrating wipe the original computor

I'm trying to migrate the microsoft office software from my mac desltop to a new macbook pro. If I use migration will it wipe info from the sending desktop?

MacBook Pro with Retina display

Posted on Jun 23, 2013 10:05 AM

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Jun 23, 2013 10:46 AM in response to Jonathan Baumber

Migration moves users accounts and their programs to the new OS X version on the new machine, it doesn't delete anything.


However your Office software will likely need to be reinstalled as it's copy protected also updated to work with the OS X version on the new machine.


You can check here for issues/compatability.


http://roaringapps.com/apps:table



If you need to merge users accounts on the same machine you can use this User Tip


Combine two+ Users Accounts on the same machine

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