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I have a 2010 17" MacBook Pro running macOS High Sierra. I use Apple
Mail (pointing to a Gmail IMAP server) for all my emails, Apple Photos
for all my pictures and videos, and iTunes for all my music. Attached
to the 2010 MacBook Pro is a 1TB LaCie Porsche Design USB drive which
holds all my TimeMachine backups (done incrementally every hour).

I will soon upgrade to the new 2020 13" MacBook Air with the M1
processor and running Big Sur, and I would like to transfer all my
software and data to the new MacBook Air. I understand that I will not
be able to migrate all the third-party software applications (such as LibreOffice) for now, but my priorities are emails, pictures/videos,
music, and documents.

* Can I transfer everything via Wi-Fi from the 2010 MacBook Pro to
the 2020 MacBook Air using the Migration Assistant, without involving
the USB drive?
* Or do I need to connect the two machines via a cable, like an
Ethernet cable?
* Or do I need to attach the USB drive to the new 2020 MacBook Air
and use TimeMachine Restore?
* Is there any chance of data loss/corruption during the migration process?
* After the migration, will the iTunes library on the new 2020
MacBook Air become the "primary" library? The old 2010 MacBook Pro
will be decommissioned after the migration.

In all my years of using a Mac, I have never used the Migration
Assistant, so any help would be appreciated.

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In article <rokhct$rjv$1@dont-email.me>, TDH1978
<thedeerhunter1978@movie.uni> wrote:

I have a 2010 17" MacBook Pro running macOS High Sierra. I use Apple
Mail (pointing to a Gmail IMAP server) for all my emails, Apple Photos
for all my pictures and videos, and iTunes for all my music. Attached
to the 2010 MacBook Pro is a 1TB LaCie Porsche Design USB drive which
holds all my TimeMachine backups (done incrementally every hour).

I will soon upgrade to the new 2020 13" MacBook Air with the M1
processor and running Big Sur, and I would like to transfer all my
software and data to the new MacBook Air. I understand that I will not
be able to migrate all the third-party software applications (such as LibreOffice) for now, but my priorities are emails, pictures/videos,
music, and documents.

just about everything should work, other than 32 bit apps.

* Can I transfer everything via Wi-Fi from the 2010 MacBook Pro to
the 2020 MacBook Air using the Migration Assistant, without involving
the USB drive?

migrating over wifi is extremely slow. don't even consider trying.

* Or do I need to connect the two machines via a cable, like an
Ethernet cable?

that would be better than wifi, but still slow.

* Or do I need to attach the USB drive to the new 2020 MacBook Air
and use TimeMachine Restore?

that would be the fastest method, especially if it's a usb 3 drive.

another option is put the old macbook into target disk mode, however,
you would need a thunderbolt-firewire adapter.

* Is there any chance of data loss/corruption during the migration process?

of course. nothing is perfect. however, that's highly unlikely.

if something does go wrong, start over. there's nothing on the new mac
so nothing will be lost.

* After the migration, will the iTunes library on the new 2020
MacBook Air become the "primary" library? The old 2010 MacBook Pro
will be decommissioned after the migration.

yes.

In all my years of using a Mac, I have never used the Migration
Assistant, so any help would be appreciated.

it works exceptionally well.
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On 2020-11-12 3:44 p.m., TDH1978 wrote:

I have a 2010 17" MacBook Pro running macOS High Sierra.  I use Apple
Mail (pointing to a Gmail IMAP server) for all my emails, Apple Photos
for all my pictures and videos, and iTunes for all my music.  Attached
to the 2010 MacBook Pro is a 1TB LaCie Porsche Design USB drive which
holds all my TimeMachine backups (done incrementally every hour).

I will soon upgrade to the new 2020 13" MacBook Air with the M1
processor and running Big Sur, and I would like to transfer all my
software and data to the new MacBook Air.  I understand that I will not
be able to migrate all the third-party software applications (such as LibreOffice) for now, but my priorities are emails, pictures/videos,
music, and documents.

 * Can I transfer everything via Wi-Fi from the 2010 MacBook Pro to the 2020 MacBook Air using the Migration Assistant, without involving the
USB drive?

Yes.

 * Or do I need to connect the two machines via a cable, like an
Ethernet cable?

An Ethernet cable would be faster than WiFi, but you don't need to do it.

 * Or do I need to attach the USB drive to the new 2020 MacBook Air and use TimeMachine Restore?

Using a Time Machine backup is also one of the choices that Migration Assistant gives you.

 * Is there any chance of data loss/corruption during the migration process?

There's always a possibility, but in my experience (which is fairly
large), it's never happened.

 * After the migration, will the iTunes library on the new 2020 MacBook Air become the "primary" library?  The old 2010 MacBook Pro will be decommissioned after the migration.

Yes.

In all my years of using a Mac, I have never used the Migration
Assistant, so any help would be appreciated.

Start here:

'Move your content to a new Mac

Use Migration Assistant to copy all of your documents, apps, user
accounts, and settings to a new Mac from another computer.'

<https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT204350>

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On 2020-11-12 23:44:29 +0000, TDH1978 said:

I have a 2010 17" MacBook Pro running macOS High Sierra. I use Apple
Mail (pointing to a Gmail IMAP server) for all my emails, Apple Photos
for all my pictures and videos, and iTunes for all my music. Attached
to the 2010 MacBook Pro is a 1TB LaCie Porsche Design USB drive which
holds all my TimeMachine backups (done incrementally every hour).

I will soon upgrade to the new 2020 13" MacBook Air with the M1
processor and running Big Sur, and I would like to transfer all my
software and data to the new MacBook Air. I understand that I will not
be able to migrate all the third-party software applications (such as LibreOffice) for now, but my priorities are emails, pictures/videos,
music, and documents.

* Can I transfer everything via Wi-Fi from the 2010 MacBook Pro to
the 2020 MacBook Air using the Migration Assistant, without involving
the USB drive?
* Or do I need to connect the two machines via a cable, like an
Ethernet cable?
* Or do I need to attach the USB drive to the new 2020 MacBook Air
and use TimeMachine Restore?
* Is there any chance of data loss/corruption during the migration process?
* After the migration, will the iTunes library on the new 2020
MacBook Air become the "primary" library? The old 2010 MacBook Pro
will be decommissioned after the migration.

In all my years of using a Mac, I have never used the Migration
Assistant, so any help would be appreciated.

Alan Baker has already replied, but here's a few more notes.

1. If you are going to use Migration Assistant, do so during the
initial set-up when you first turn on the new Mac. Don't do
it aftwards with separate Migration Assistant app because
that way can cause some extra issues with things like
User ID clashes.

2. Old 32-bit apps will no longer work at all. You will need to
use some form of virtualisation / emulation to run those if
needed ... BUT neither Parallels Desktop nor WMWare Fusion
work on the M1 Macs yet (not sure about other the other
freeware options).

3. Some Intel Mac 64-bit apps will also not work - one of which
being Parallels Desktop. Many apps are still in the process
of being re-done for M1 Macs (Microsoft has launched an M1
version of Office, but not yet a universal binary version for
running on both Intel and M1).

4. Old Intel Mac apps will take a bit longer to open the first
time on the M1 Mac as Rosetta translates them (can be 20 secs
or more for big apps). After that they should open up the
same or slightly quicker than before. The translation process
also means the apps wil take up more space on the drive - so
steer well clear of the 128GB Macs if you use a lot of apps.


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On 2020 Nov 12, , Alan Baker wrote
(in article <roki30$vu1$1@dont-email.me>):

Start here:

'Move your content to a new Mac

Use Migration Assistant to copy all of your documents, apps, user
accounts, and settings to a new Mac from another computer.'

<https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT204350>

Although my thought may be obsolete, does one not use Setup Assistant during initial boot up that invokes Migration Assistant among all the other things that should be done during set-up? I haven’t set up a new Mac since my 2014 Mini, and I used Setup Assistant. It was dirt easy. Is it gone?

leo


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On 2020-11-13 01:17:56 +0000, Your Name said:

1. If you are going to use Migration Assistant, do so during the
initial set-up when you first turn on the new Mac. Don't do
it aftwards with separate Migration Assistant app because
that way can cause some extra issues with things like
User ID clashes.

Does that mean I should attach the USB drive to the new MacBook Air
BEFORE powering it on the first time? Or will the Migration Assistant
ask me to attach the USB drive DURING the initial set-up?

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On 2020-11-13 01:50:33 +0000, TDH1978 said:

On 2020-11-13 01:17:56 +0000, Your Name said:

1. If you are going to use Migration Assistant, do so during the
initial set-up when you first turn on the new Mac. Don't do
it aftwards with separate Migration Assistant app because
that way can cause some extra issues with things like
User ID clashes.

Does that mean I should attach the USB drive to the new MacBook Air
BEFORE powering it on the first time? Or will the Migration Assistant
ask me to attach the USB drive DURING the initial set-up?

You can turn on the new Mac. At some point during the initial set-up it
will a screen asking if you want to migrate data from an old Mac or
Time Machine backup - you can plug in whichever you want then. (There's
also an option to not migrate data and start with a fresh, clean slate.)


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On 2020-11-13 01:50:19 +0000, Leo said:

On 2020 Nov 12, , Alan Baker wrote
(in article <roki30$vu1$1@dont-email.me>):

Start here:

'Move your content to a new Mac

Use Migration Assistant to copy all of your documents, apps, user
accounts, and settings to a new Mac from another computer.'

<https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT204350>

Although my thought may be obsolete, does one not use Setup Assistant during initial boot up that invokes Migration Assistant among all the other things that should be done during set-up? I haven't set up a new Mac since my 2014 Mini, and I used Setup Assistant. It was dirt easy. Is it gone?

leo

It's the same as it has always been ... it's always best to use the
option in the initial set-up process. Using the separate Migration
Assistant app later, after setting up the new Mac, can cause issues
with things like User ID clashes.


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In article <rokop9$5ll$1@dont-email.me>, TDH1978
<thedeerhunter1978@movie.uni> wrote:

Does that mean I should attach the USB drive to the new MacBook Air
BEFORE powering it on the first time? Or will the Migration Assistant
ask me to attach the USB drive DURING the initial set-up?

it will ask. you can connect it earlier if you prefer.
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On 2020-11-12 23:44:29 +0000, TDH1978 said:

I have a 2010 17" MacBook Pro running macOS High Sierra. I use Apple
Mail (pointing to a Gmail IMAP server) for all my emails, Apple Photos
for all my pictures and videos, and iTunes for all my music. Attached
to the 2010 MacBook Pro is a 1TB LaCie Porsche Design USB drive which
holds all my TimeMachine backups (done incrementally every hour).

I will soon upgrade to the new 2020 13" MacBook Air with the M1
processor and running Big Sur, and I would like to transfer all my
software and data to the new MacBook Air. I understand that I will not
be able to migrate all the third-party software applications (such as LibreOffice) for now, but my priorities are emails, pictures/videos,
music, and documents.

* Can I transfer everything via Wi-Fi from the 2010 MacBook Pro to
the 2020 MacBook Air using the Migration Assistant, without involving
the USB drive?
* Or do I need to connect the two machines via a cable, like an
Ethernet cable?
* Or do I need to attach the USB drive to the new 2020 MacBook Air
and use TimeMachine Restore?
* Is there any chance of data loss/corruption during the migration process?
* After the migration, will the iTunes library on the new 2020
MacBook Air become the "primary" library? The old 2010 MacBook Pro
will be decommissioned after the migration.

In all my years of using a Mac, I have never used the Migration
Assistant, so any help would be appreciated.

Thank you all for your helpful replies.


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