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jkavila

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Q: Trouble transferring data between laptops using Time Machine

I am trying to migrate data from Time machine from my old MacBook to my new MacBook Air. I'm using Migration Assistant but when I connect the external hard drive that has my time machine backups on it, the new laptop doesn't appear to be reading anything. It has been plugged in for an hour and still says "looking for other sources" as if the hard drive wasn't even there.

MacBook Air, OS X Mavericks (10.9)

Posted on Mar 19, 2014 10:37 AM

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by nbar,

nbar Mar 19, 2014 10:39 AM in response to jkavila
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Mar 19, 2014 10:39 AM in response to jkavila

Sometimes it just hiccups at that point. What happen when you double click the "looking for other sources" pane? sometimes the drive will pop up.
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by matthewcornell,

matthewcornell Sep 11, 2014 5:40 PM in response to jkavila
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Sep 11, 2014 5:40 PM in response to jkavila

I had the same problem, and the reply above led me to the solution: You actually have to click the disk icon shown above the never-ending "Looking for other sources" text. Once you select the icon then you can click Continue. Hope that helps!
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