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What is the best way to transfer info to a new computer? I am going from a MBP to MBA.
MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2009), OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)
You'll be given the option to do so when setting up the MacBook Air. Use it.
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Clone your hard drive in the MBP to an external hard drive. Then use Migration Assistant on the MBA to transfer from the hard drive to the MBA. You will need an external drive with sufficient capacity to hold all the data on the MBP's drive.
Clone Mavericks, Lion/Mountain Lion using Restore Option of Disk Utility
Boot to the Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
1. Select Disk Utility from the main menu then press the Continue
button.
2. Select the destination volume from the left side list.
3. Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
4. Select the destination volume from the left side list and drag it
to the Destination entry field.
5. Select the source volume from the left side list and drag it to
the Source entry field.
6. Double-check you got it right, then click on the Restore button.
Destination means the external backup drive. Source means the internal startup drive.
How to use Migration Assistant to transfer files from another Mac
migrating info from mbp to mba 10.9
