Can I use a thunderbolt cable to migrate from 2011 Air to 2015 air. Both are Yosemite.

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starrboogie Author

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Can I use a thunderbolt cable to migrate from 2011 Air to 2015 air. Both are Yosemite.

May I use a thunderbolt cable to do a migration from a 2011 to a 2015 MacBook Air. The 2011 is an os x yosemite.

MacBook Air, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.4)

Posted on May 5, 2015 5:09 PM

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Kappy

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May 5, 2015 5:20 PM in response to starrboogie

If both have Thunderbolt ports, then yes. How to use Migration Assistant to transfer files from another Mac and Target Disk Mode. Also, see Target Display Mode And Thunderbolt, Getting the best performance from Thunderbolt, and Everything You Need To Know About Thunderbolt.

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starrboogie Author

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May 5, 2015 6:22 PM in response to starrboogie

Thank you. My concern is that articles often refer to early-than-yosemite updates.

I was told by an apple salesperson that thunderbolt was the cable to use, but most articles

don't mention yosemite. I am sure it will be fine, just trying to avoid frustration and having

to return the cable. I really appreciate your help.

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Kappy

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May 5, 2015 6:15 PM in response to starrboogie

There is no difference in the Thunderbolt cable related to Yosemite or Mavericks or any other OS X version. Issues related to the cable have to do with using them as video cables. Pre-2011 Macs that had Thunderbolt-style ports only supported video and were not usable for migration.

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