How to use migration assistant to transfer files from. Use migration assistant to transfer your information from a mac, pc, or disk. You choose one mac to copy the data from and the other to copy it to. If you have a firewire cable handy, your older mac is running macos x 10. May 24, 2011 how do i clone my macbook onto my mac mini. How to transfer your old apple macs data onto your new apple mac. Then started migration assistant which will now take onlyl 2hrs and not 40. I had to go into systempreferencesnetwork and add and manage the ethernet. Migration assistant copies all of your files to your new mac so that you dont have to copy your files manually. Dec 27, 2009 i try using the migration assistant without firewire cable through a direct ethernet cable or through a wifi lan. You do not need to use a crossover cable to directly connect 2 computers together. Migration assistant ma in source remain looking for other.
Jan 08, 2010 os x migration assistant can i use usb jan 8, 2010. Get your thunderbolt, firewire, or ethernet cable ready direct. The mac line comes with a program called migration assistant, which makes it super easy to move data across your computers or even from a time machine backup. After wasting hours of time trying to figure this out i realized that migration assistant is not smart enough to set up the ethernet connection itself. Summary you can use migration assistant to transfer important information, such as user accounts, applications, network and computer settings, and files, from one mac computer to another via a firewire cable or over a wired or wireless network. How to use migration assistant with ethernet cable quora. Migrating your old data to your new computer will make it possible for you to. Powered down new computer, went all the way through the setup assistant. Connect your old mac to the new one using thunderbolt cable, usbc or firewire depends on your mac model. I read in other forums that firewire isnt reliable but.
Heres how to take the drudgery out of transferring all your films, photos and music from your old computer onto your shiny new mac. Im not sure if migration assistant will even use usb to connect two macs. Migration assistant copies all of your files to your new mac so that you dont have to copy your files manually if your files are currently on a windows pc, follow the pc migration steps instead if your new mac is using os x mountain lion v10. When you set up a new mac, the setup assistant offers to copy your files. You can connect two devices using thunderbolt, firewire, ethernet, or even.
Questions regarding migration assistant using ethernet. Do not wait for the looking for other sources to end. How to transfer your data from an old macbook to a newer. If you have a firewire cable then go ahead and try that, next. How to transfer all files from one mac to another using apple. The fastest and easiest will be to use migration assistant, but to do it by directly connecting the two. How to use migration assistant to transfer files guide. If you have a firewire cable handy and your older mac is running macos x 10. How to move to a new mac with migration assistant friday, september 25th, 2015. The mac migration assistant makes it easy to transfer all your files from one mac to another. You can use migration assistant to transfer important information, such as user accounts, applications, network and computer settings, and files, from one mac computer to another via a firewire cable, thunderbolt cable, or via an ethernet or wireless network. Mac migration assistant keeps looking for other computers techie. May 08, 2009 hi, i was looking into buying a mac book the new alumnin type that apple recently released for high school.
With migration assistant on your mac its easy to quickly transfer files, settings and other important information from one mac to another. This feature is the same as setup assistant, which only runs during the setup of a new mac. The only connection options i see possibly working are gigabit ethernet or usb. Os x migration assistant can i use usb jan 8, 2010. The pc keeps saying waiting for your mac to connect and the mac keeps saying looking for computer i have no clue what to do. If you sling a standard firewire cable between two macs that have firewire ports, migration assistant does what it should. In order to link these computers to each other you will have to use a firewire 800 to firewire 800 cable and firewire 800 to thunderbolt adapter. Install all available apple software updates on both mac computers. Setup assistant opens the first time you start up your new mac. Trying to use migration assistant to transfer everything from my old macbook.
Or connect your new mac to a time capsule or external drive that has a time machine backup of your old mac. How to use migration assistant to move a user account to another mac. It helps you enter your information about your network, and walks you through setting up a user account on your. How to migrate settings, printers, and networks between macs. Migration assistant hangs december 2011 forums cnet. The two macs recognize each other, but the transfer fails. When asked how you want to transfer your information, select the option to transfer from a mac, time machine backup, or startup disk. Using firewire and migration assistant ma, could not get two computers to recognize each other. I do not see it listed as an option on apples website. I am trying to do a migration assistant from my computer. If both of your macs have either a thunderbolt port or a firewire port. The migration assistant gets to the common code on both computers. Firewire transfers with migration assistant are performed with the source machine in target disk mode. Dec 28, 2015 if you already setup your mac, you can still use migration assistant.
I get as far as entering the code generated by the imac on the mini, but then the mini asks for the code a second time and after a few seconds starts searching for other computers while the imac waits with preparing the data. Apple includes migration assistant, an application that allows you copy data from your old mac to your new machine, via your laptops ethernet network connection, a firewire or thunderbolt cable, or an existing time. Also you can select mac help from the finders help menu and search for time machine to locate articles on how to use tm. Checked integrity of firewire cable and macbook firewire connector at apple store. Open migration assistant, which is in the utilities folder of your applications folder. Then i started migration assistant on the receiver. Migration assistant computers cant apple community. Though, with migration assistant, almost everything can be done for you. How to move your content to a new mac apple support. Now go to the target mac and follow the os x setup assistant until you get to the transfer information to this mac page. I try using the migration assistant without firewire cable through a direct ethernet cable or through a wifi lan.
I just got a macbook pro retina that only has usb and thunderbolt connections, so i cannot use firewire or ethernet with migration assistant. If you have two mac computers with firewire or thunderbolt ports, you can connect them so that one of them appears as an external hard disk on the other. Problems with migration assistant macrumors forums. How to transfer files to a new mac using migration assistant. How to transfer data between macs with migration assistant. That entirely depends on what your definition of the word best is. You can use the migration assistant with ethernet either having both computer hook up to a router or they can be hooked up directly to each other through the ethernet cable. Portable hard drives that can be used to transfer data from a pc to a mac include firewire ieee 94, ilink drives and usbbased drives or storage devices. Transfer files between two mac computers using target disk mode. Transfer info to mac from another computer or device.
Migration assistant will also continuously look for other sources it can use. Then, in the finder, head to applications utilities. Selected from another mac option and its able to see the source. How do i transfer files from my old mac to the macbook pro. To any of you whove used migration assistant in the past, will it actually take as long as the screen says. The migration assistant will display a verification code. There are many ways to transfer data files from a pc to a mac, including. Migration assistant allows you to transfer data between macs using either an ethernet cable or a firewire cable. In the migration assistant app on your mac, click continue, then follow the onscreen instructions to transfer info from a mac. Migration assistant on a new mac after a minute or so, your old mac should appear as a choice for the source of migrating data. You may need an ethernet crossover cable depending on which model mac you own.
Filevault is apples encryption technology that keeps others from viewing. Now, if the old mac is booted from os x mountain lion or earlier or if you are using a firewire cable to do the migration, restart the old mac and hold down the t key on the keyboard at startup. Check that your old mac has a computer name by going to the menu and selecting system preferences, then. Connect two macs using a thunderbolt, firewire, or ethernet cable. Pc to mac migration error apple ios macos help fix mac. How to transfer data from an old mac to a new mac computer.
If you dont have the required cable, you can use your local wifi network instead. Connect both computers to the same local wifi or ethernet network. How to 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. Id like to use migration assistant to migrate data from a late 2016 macbook pro to a 2009 mac pro. Dec 19, 2019 the mac line comes with a program called migration assistant, which makes it super easy to move data across your computers or even from a time machine backup. Intel mac unable to connect pc using the migration assistant. Regardless of which method i use, both laptops just stay at the looking for other computers phase.
Jan 05, 2014 migration assistant answered by a verified mac support specialist we use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. How to transfer data from mac to mac using migration assistant. How can i transfer files from my old mac to my imac g5. That should be enough choices to enable you to make a connection to. If youre upgrading from an older mac running os x to your new macbook or macbook pro, and need to import your old files, heres great news for you. How to use migration assistant to move a user account to. Use migration assistant with macbook air over airport wifi have a macbook air, and looking to transfer it using apples migration assistant. I then turned off the wifi, turned on file sharing, and was able to see the other computer coming from the other side. If you have an external drive available, you can create a time machine backup of any mac you have, and use migration assistant to transfer the information for you. If you migrated everything, your new mac will look almost exactly like your old one. You can connect usbc to usbc or thunderbolt 3 using a thunderbolt 3 or usbc cable, though not the. Before you transfer information from a mac, connect the two computers with a cable ethernet, firewire or thunderbolt or make sure they are connected to the same wired or wireless network.
If you are using transferring all of your data to the other mac, the easiest and fastest way is to u if you are using transferring all of your data to the other mac, the easiest and fastest way is to use migration assistant with an ethernet cable as it can reach speeds of up to 2gbs. Similarly, if you try to establish a firewire network between the two using this adapter. However, both computers are connected to each other via ethernet, not sure if that is. I am trying to set up a newtome used macbook pro circa 2012.
You can connect two devices using thunderbolt, firewire, ethernet, or even just using the same wifi network if you dont have the required cable. Connected the firewire 400800 cable and checked firewire settings in network to make sure they were both active. I am trying to do a migration assistant from my computer to. Check in the computer name field if your mac has a name. I am trying to do a migration assistant from my computer to my husbands computer. See user tips for time machine for help with tm problems. If you have limited technical background off the macintosh and it. When migrating to a new mac, is it better to use your time. Feb 12, 20 i am trying to do a migration assistant from my computer to my husbands computer. How to transfer data from a pc to a mac apple support. I have the migration assistant running, the two computers connected by firewire cable also tried connecting the two computers to the same router by firewire cable, but the circle just goes round and round and doesnt ever say that it finds any other. By continuing to use this site you consent to the use of cookies on your device as described in our cookie policy unless you have disabled them. With the macbook, the customer can do this via one of the following methods.
Thanks to migration assistant, moving your old macs data to your new mac is as. Got ethernet cable, setup ma on both computers, was able to connect and. Select the old mac from the list more than likely, your old mac will be the only item listed, and then click continue. Launch migration assistant by opening finder pane, click applications. Use migration assistant to transfer files maybe youve been lucky enough to get a new mac this holiday season or youre looking to consolidate files from an old computer to a newer one. Check that your old mac has a computer name by going to the menu and selecting system preferences, then the sharing pane. Just tried mac migration assistant to migrate my account using firewire but no luck. However, the source is still stuck in the looking for other computers state and does not progress. Or connect both computers directly using a thunderbolt, firewire, or ethernet cable. The migration assistant will start searching for other devices that it can. I want to use migration assistant to transfer data between two macbook pros, both on os x 10. How to migrate your files and apps from one mac to another. Fastest way to migrate data from late 2016 macbook pro. Summary you can use migration assistant in os x lion to transfer important information, such as user accounts, applications, network and computer settings, and files, from one mac computer to another via a firewire cable, thunderbolt cable, or via an ethernet or wireless network.
My computer is old, powerbook answered by a verified mac support specialist we use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. Move your content to a new mac omniplex service desk. Whats the fastest connection speed shortest elapsed. Oct 15, 2011 that entirely depends on what your definition of the word best is. Whats the fastest connection speed shortest elapsed time using migration assistant. Im doing it over my wireless network, as i did not have any firewire cables lying around. Tech suggested bad imac firewire connector, and to use an ethernet cable. The source says on the migrate to another mac screen looking for other computers forever. Connecting two macs to migrate data from one to another.
Thanks to migration assistant, moving your old macs data to your new mac. When i go into migration assistant on the target, i can see and select the source and i see a code. How can i transfer files from my old mac to my mac mini g4. Last time i updated my computer i tried over firewire. I have them connected via thunderbolt ethernet adapters. Transfer info to mac from another computer or device apple support. And i found out that it doesnt have a firewire port so my question is if i buy the new mac book and someday i know i will need to transfer huge files like an imovie from one mac to the. How to import files from another mac to your macbook dummies. How to transfer your old macs data to your new mac imore. I got a brand new macbook pro yesterday and migration assistant says it will take over 32 hours and increasing for the computer to be functional. And of course, if your time machine drive is internally housed on your mac, you can use it for the migration assistant source, with no cables or network connection needed. So you know that process where you use migration assistant to move an account from one mac to a new one. Portable firewire drives provide the fastest transfer rate, and are widely available. And any firewire cable can be used to connect firewiretofirewire.
How to migrate data from another mac using mountain lion and earlier if you are migrating from a windowsbased pc to a mac, use the windows migration assistant. Migration assistant will look for storage devices directly connected to your mac, showing them as a row of icons along with the drive names. Some of the newer macbooks and macbook airs do not have an ethernet port or. The steps in this article apply to migrating to a computer with os x mavericks. Even if it did, im at the mercy of the slower usb 2. How do i transfer files from my old mac to the macbook. The new macbookpro says i need to update migration assistant on your other mac but the old m. Issues with migration assistant ars technica openforum. How to move to a new mac with migration assistant rocket yard. Both are now running the latest version of migration assistant, and ive tried both ethernet and airport connectivity i dont have a firewire cable. Use migration assistant to transfer files how to mac.
Plug one end of your firewire cable into your old mac, and. Ieee94b firewire 800 beta 9 pin to 9 pin male to male cable 3 feet clear this specific cable features firewire 9pin connectors on either end, suitable for most connections to computers or other devices such as. Or connect them using target disk mode and the appropriate cable or adapter. Before performing the migration, use software update o. To use migration assistant, both macs must be either firewire thunderbolt capable or be connected to the same ethernet cable or wireless network. Transfer files between two mac computers using target disk. How do i transfer files from my old mac to the intel mac. Ive a macbook, and im trying to get everything onto a new to me macbook pro. The instructions in this article refer to migration assistant, but they also apply to migrations performed using setup assistant. Sep 25, 2012 how to transfer data between macs with migration assistant. Unless there is an existing user with that same name, migration assistant will just set up a different user with all the new data. Luckily, apple includes a utility for doing this as standard in its os x operating systems.