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So, got my wife a M1 MinMac for Christmas. She has been using a 2008
iMac with El Capitan. So, do make the changeover is it as simple as Time Machining to an external HD and restoring to the new computer? We have
kept an external HD for prior TimeMachine backups.

Do regular USB (2.0) drives connect to the MiniMacs? I have been told
that they will connect to thunderbolt ports without a problem.

Thank-you
Lyndon
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In article <lyndon-77B0F8.09110518012021@news.newsguy.com>, Lyndon <lyndon@someisp.com> wrote:

So, got my wife a M1 MinMac for Christmas. She has been using a 2008
iMac with El Capitan. So, do make the changeover is it as simple as Time Machining to an external HD and restoring to the new computer? We have
kept an external HD for prior TimeMachine backups.

connect the time machine backup to the m1 mac and let setup assistant
do the rest.

Do regular USB (2.0) drives connect to the MiniMacs? I have been told
that they will connect to thunderbolt ports without a problem.

yep, but they're slow.
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On 2021-01-18 6:11 a.m., Lyndon wrote:

So, got my wife a M1 MinMac for Christmas. She has been using a 2008
iMac with El Capitan. So, do make the changeover is it as simple as Time Machining to an external HD and restoring to the new computer? We have
kept an external HD for prior TimeMachine backups.

Do regular USB (2.0) drives connect to the MiniMacs? I have been told
that they will connect to thunderbolt ports without a problem.

1. Yes. Get an up-to-date backup of the iMac, and then you can use that
to set up her new machine.

2. The name of the machine is a "Mac Mini", not "MiniMac".

3. A regular USB 2.0 drive will work, but it will be very slow. Are you actually sure your drive is USB 2.0? Because USB 3 first became
available in 2010.

4. Regardless, you don't need to connect your USB drive to the Mac Mini
via Thunderbolt, as there are two USB Type-A ports on the M1 Mac Minis
which support USB 3 and are (of course) backwards compatible.

Questions all answered?

:-)
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In article <ru4jeo$q8u$1@dont-email.me>,
Alan Baker <notonyourlife@no.no.no.no> wrote:

Questions all answered?

:-)

ONe last question. Seems there are tons of files generated in thre
System and user libraries. Do useless files also get transferred into
the new computer or is TimeMachine able to sort out the unnecessary
files.

Thanks again
Lyndon
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In article <lyndon-45E037.15111418012021@news.newsguy.com>, Lyndon <lyndon@someisp.com> wrote:

ONe last question. Seems there are tons of files generated in thre
System and user libraries. Do useless files also get transferred into
the new computer or is TimeMachine able to sort out the unnecessary
files.

some do. just let it do its thing and stop worrying about it.
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On 2021-01-18 12:11 p.m., Lyndon wrote:

In article <ru4jeo$q8u$1@dont-email.me>,
Alan Baker <notonyourlife@no.no.no.no> wrote:

Questions all answered?

:-)

ONe last question. Seems there are tons of files generated in thre
System and user libraries. Do useless files also get transferred into
the new computer or is TimeMachine able to sort out the unnecessary
files.

What makes you think they're "useless files"? What kind of files are you talking about?

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On 2021-01-18 18:19:04 +0000, Alan Baker said:

On 2021-01-18 6:11 a.m., Lyndon wrote:

So, got my wife a M1 MinMac for Christmas. She has been using a 2008
iMac with El Capitan. So, do make the changeover is it as simple as Time
Machining to an external HD and restoring to the new computer? We have
kept an external HD for prior TimeMachine backups.

Do regular USB (2.0) drives connect to the MiniMacs? I have been told
that they will connect to thunderbolt ports without a problem.

1. Yes. Get an up-to-date backup of the iMac, and then you can use that
to set up her new machine.

No, do NOT *restore* from Time Machine. It won't allow you to anyway
since the Mac Mini cannot run El Capitan.

You need to use Migration Assitant to *transfer* needed data and weed
out incompatible stuff. This is always best done during the initial
set-up process of the new Mac. (Migration Assistant, in the Applications/Utilities folder, after the set-up is possible, but it can
cause issues due to things like different user IDs.)

- Use Time Machine to make an up-to-date backup of the iMac to
an external drive.#

- Once that's completed, plug the external drive into the Mac Mini
and start it up to begin the usual new Mac set-up process.

- At some point you'll be asked if you want to use Migration
Assistant to transfer data from an old computer. You can then
choose to transfer the wanted data from the external drive.
You can also choose to some degree what is transferred.

# You can use Migration Assistant to tansfer data directly from
the iMac without needing an external drive, as long as they're
both on the same network or you have the appropriate cables to
connect them directly to each other.

Some of the old apps may no longer work in macOS Big Sur / M1 CPU, so
you'll need to update them or find alternatives.

2. The name of the machine is a "Mac Mini", not "MiniMac".

If you want to be truly pedantic, then the actual Apple name of the
computer is "Mac mini", with a lower case 'm' on the second word.

3. A regular USB 2.0 drive will work, but it will be very slow. Are you actually sure your drive is USB 2.0? Because USB 3 first became
available in 2010.

4. Regardless, you don't need to connect your USB drive to the Mac Mini
via Thunderbolt, as there are two USB Type-A ports on the M1 Mac Minis
which support USB 3 and are (of course) backwards compatible.

Questions all answered?

:-)

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On Monday, January 18, 2021 at 5:29:36 PM UTC-7, Lewis wrote:

In message <lyndon-77B0F8....@news.newsguy.com> Lyndon <lyn...@someisp.com> wrote:

So, got my wife a M1 MinMac for Christmas. She has been using a 2008
iMac with El Capitan. So, do make the changeover is it as simple as Time Machining to an external HD and restoring to the new computer? We have kept an external HD for prior TimeMachine backups.

Yes, pretty much. You will probably have some older apps that need
updating or replacing, but all your data should migrate just fine.

Do regular USB (2.0) drives connect to the MiniMacs?

Yes.

I have been told
that they will connect to thunderbolt ports without a problem.

They will if you have a USB dock, but the Mac mini also has two USB-A
ports as well.

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