migration help

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If you have not set up your new MacBook Air yet, Setup Assistant will ask you to transfer your data > http://pondini.org/OSX/SetupLion.html

There are different ways of transfering your files from an old Mac to a new computer. As your MacBook Air has not got a FireWire port, I recommend you two ways:

• If you do not have to transfer a big amount of files -> go for the classic way: through your network. Simply connect your old MacBook to the same wireless network as your new Mac, and open Migration Assistant on the old Mac. Then, just simply follow its steps.
• If you have to transfer a big amount of files -> make a Time Machine backup of your old computer onto an external drive. Then, connect it to your new Mac, set it up and follow the steps to transfer your files.

If you have already transferred your files, the steps are the same, but now you have to open Migration Assistant on the new Mac. You can find it in /Applications/Utilities

Go for Time Machine. I do not recommend a Wi-Fi transfer for transfers of several GBs, and you say you need to transfer 10 movies

Well, if you want to save money because you have not got an external drive, you can try using Wi-Fi. You do not need to transfer a big amount of GBs, but note that Wi-Fi is the slowest way