G.Alby

Q: Migration assistant apps transfer

I would like to better understand how and what does Migration Assistant transfer and won't.

By processing a full transfer from an old Mac to a new one, will the new one have all apps and docs as the old one? (by apps i mean Office, Photoshop, Illustrator, and all other apps in the application folder?

And will all the settings of the old Mac move over to the new Mac?


Thanks

MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)

Posted on Jan 15, 2015 7:44 AM

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  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Jan 15, 2015 8:26 AM in response to G.Alby
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    Jan 15, 2015 8:26 AM in response to G.Alby

    In theory, yes.

     

    Migration Assistant

     

    Migration Assistant (2)

     

    Migration Assistant – Tips and Tricks


    If that doesn't work, if the 2 computers have the correct cable connections, try the Target Disk Mode.

     

     

    Target Disk Mode - Mavericks

     

     

     

     

     

  • by G.Alby,

    G.Alby G.Alby Jan 23, 2015 2:04 AM in response to Eric Root
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    Jan 23, 2015 2:04 AM in response to Eric Root

    Hi Eric,

     

    Before upgrading from Mavericks to Yosemite I wanted to test. So I went ahead and clean installed Yosemite on an external hard drive, then I've restored all apps and data with Migration Assistant using a Time Machine backup.

     

    Besides from 3 apps that lost their activation key during the process, all the rest moved nicely and smoothly. Everything was exactly as it was on my Mac. MS Office up and running, some Adobe apps as well, all working fine.

     

    Although I've read that by doing a clean install, and the restoring a Time Machine backup, I'm actually not having a clean install, as I'm migrating all apps and data I'm even migrating bugs from the old OS.

    Is it better then upgrade rather than a clean install and a TM restore?

     

    Thanks