You should see a list of backups by date and time. Choose the backup that you want to use. Select the information to transfer. If you have a lot of content, the transfer might take several hours to finish. Using System Report on Mac. Taking a Screenshot on Mac. On your new Mac Select the information to transfer. In this example, John Appleseed is a macOS user account. If it has the same name as an account already on your new Mac, you're prompted to either rename the old account or replace the one on your new Mac.
If you rename, the old account will appear as a separate user on your new Mac, with a separate home folder and login. If you replace, the old account will delete and then replace the account on your new Mac, including everything in its home folder. Click Continue to start the transfer. Large transfers might need several hours to complete. After Migration Assistant is done, quit Migration Assistant on both computers, then log in to the migrated account on your new Mac to see its files.
Published Date: October 27, Yes No. It will now be permanently visible. In another Finder window, navigate to the old Library folder. Type the appropriate names for the backup disk and your user name. Here are some of the folders that you want to copy from the old Library folder to the new one; though if you sync a lot of data with iCloud, then many of the folders below will already be populated with your up-to-date data:.
Click that header, to sort in date order. Start looking at the newest dates and work your way back. Do the same for the library folder in general. But, check inside the folders to see if they contain contents with newer modification dates than those shown for the folders; this is probably a bug, but a lot of the folders in my Library folder have older modification dates than their contents. I do, however, suggest that you go through that folder and copy over any files or folders for apps that you do use, especially if, when you launch them, their setup is different.
However, you may just want to manually reset the preferences for your apps; this is a good way to rediscover your apps and their interfaces. So make sure you know where your serial numbers are. As you work on your new Mac, you may find that certain files are missing. You may need to go back into that folder and copy some other files to the new Mac. You can also subscribe to our e-mail newsletter and keep an eye here on Mac Security Blog for the latest Apple security and privacy news.
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