Migration Issues

I have a 2013 Macbook Pro Retina and am transferring all data to a newer 2016 Macbook Pro Retina.

I have an older USB external drive but apparently that does not work. I use Backblaze but not Time Machine.

I would like to go faster than Migration Assistant makes possible although if there is no other good option I will do it.

Is there a way to:

• use the external USB drive?
• use a backup service that will backup and transfer apps as well as other documents?
• transfer the files directly?

Thanks for your help.

Maria

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