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girasole Author

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What cable to get to transfer data between old and new macs

What is the best way or best cable to use to transfer data from a late 2012 imac to a 2019 Macbook Pro?

iMac 27″, macOS 10.14

Posted on Nov 5, 2020 1:15 PM

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rkaufmann87

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Posted on Nov 5, 2020 3:03 PM

The most reliable method to migrate your data from the old Mac to the New Mac is to use Migration Assistant. Connect the old Mac's Time Machine External Hard Disk using a USB cable to the new Mac, then launch Migration Assistant and do your migration. By far this is the fastest and most reliable method and works 100% of the time assuming the Time Machine External Hard Disk is in good shape. DO NOT connect 2 Macs together using Wi-Fi, Ethernet or even a Thunderbolt connection as those tend to be not as reliable. If you do not have a Time Machine back up off the old Mac, then make one!

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