On the next page you should see all the information available for transfer to your new computer (user files, applications, computer and network settings, other files and folders). Note: If the source hard drive is not detected, there could be a problem with the source hard drive or file system on the source drive.
On the next page you should see the source hard drive detected by the target computer. Select “From a Mac, Time Machine backup, or startup disk” option which is NOT selected by default. Now go to the target Mac and follow the OS X Setup Assistant until you get to the “Transfer Information to This Mac” page. It can be a Thunderbolt or FireWire symbol depending on the type of cable in use. Keep holing the “T” key down until the Target Disk Mode symbol appears on the screen. Hold down the “T” key and push on the power button. Power up your old computer in Target Disk Mode. If the user account on your new Mac has been configured already, you can force it to re-run the OS X Setup Assistant and start fresh.Īlternatively, you can make a bootable USB install drive and reinstall Mac OS from scratch. I assume your computer has a freshly installed OS and it boots to the OS X Setup Assistant as shown on the following picture. I will discuss different cables and adapters in greater details later in this post.
How to start data transfer to your new Macįind the right cable that fits both, your old computer (source) and new computer (target). Before you start, make sure the storage space in the target computer is large enough to hold the data from the old computer otherwise the migration process will fail.
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