Migration Assistant 10.9.1 to 10.9.1 over Thunderbolt does not work

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1st Gen Retina MacBook Pro 10.9.1 to Brand new Macbook pro high end 10.9.1.  Each time one of the computers logs out.  Support has no fix other than to do a backup of old MBP and restore from disk to new computer.I dont know how this can still be happening as searches on Google shows it failing the same way for quite a while overr different versions of the OS.LAPTOP 1: Late 2013 MBP purchased Jan 15th 2014, highest end available.LAPTOP 21st Gen RetinaModel Name:          MacBook Pro  Model Identifier:          MacBookPro10,1  Processor Name:          Intel Core i7  Processor Speed:          2.6 GHz  Number of Processors:          1  Total Number of Cores:          4  L2 Cache (per Core):          256 KB  L3 Cache:          6 MB  Memory:          8 GB  Boot ROM Version:          MBP101.00EE.B02  SMC Version (system):          2.3f36

andrewbegel · Answer

I see this problem too, with the same computer and OS. When I look in my Console app, I find a crash in SetupAssistant with this error:Date/Time:       2014-01-23 14:30:14.491 -0800OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.9.1 (13B3116)Report Version:  11Crashed Thread:  14  Dispatch queue: com.apple.root.default-priorityException Type:  EXC_CRASH (SIGABRT)Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000000, 0x0000000000000000Application Specific Information:*** Terminating app due to uncaught exception &#x27;SMManager Exception&#x27;, reason: &#x27;Attempted to determine Server mode without first evaluating!&#x27;terminating with uncaught exception of type NSExceptionabort() calledApplication Specific Backtrace 1:0   CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff83e9841c __exceptionPreprocess + 1721   libobjc.A.dylib                     0x00007fff866a5e75 objc_exception_throw + 432   CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff83e982cc +[NSException raise:format:] + 2043   SystemMigration                     0x000000010098c03a -[SMSystem isExpectedServerType:] + 664   SystemMigration                     0x000000010098c066 -[SMSystem isLegacyServerInstall] + 225   SystemMigration                     0x00000001009a5c11 -[SMFileGrouping paths] + 936   SystemMigration                     0x00000001009a41ab -[SMFileGrouping _fileSizeSync] + 347   SystemMigration                     0x00000001009a4470 __39-[SMFileGrouping fileSizeAsynchronous:]_block_invoke + 1078   libdispatch.dylib                   0x00007fff88fb51d7 _dispatch_call_block_and_release + 129   libdispatch.dylib                   0x00007fff88fb22ad _dispatch_client_callout + 810  libdispatch.dylib                   0x00007fff88fb409e _dispatch_root_queue_drain + 32611  libdispatch.dylib                   0x00007fff88fb5193 _dispatch_worker_thread2 + 4012  libsystem_pthread.dylib             0x00007fff89be6ef8 _pthread_wqthread + 31413  libsystem_pthread.dylib             0x00007fff89be9fb9 start_wqthread + 13

casper soland · Answer

I am experiencing the same problem.I am trying to transfer data from my 2012 MacBook Pro 13" to my new MacBook Pro 13" Retina with the thunderbolt cable, but the destination Mac (the new one) comes up with the log on screen...I would be very nice to have this fixed, because i have sold my old MacBook as per 1st of February!

Rosa1728 · Answer

I am also having this problem. I bought a new Mac Pro 2014 and I&#x27;m trying to transfer infromation from my old 2012 mac pro. When using the Migration Assistant, it says for me to choose what I want to transfer but doesn&#x27;t actually shoes me anything, it seems like it&#x27;s trying to read my old computer but after a while it goes back to the login.