
On the new Mac, go to Migration Assistant: follow Applications → Utilities → Migration Assistantĥ. Make sure that both Macs are connected to a power adaptor and Wi-FiĤ. Note the name of your Mac in the “Computer Name” field or edit it if the name of your new Mac is the sameģ. On your old Mac, go to the Apple menu in the top left corner of the screen and click on System Preferences → SharingĢ. To transfer files from Mac to Mac with Migration Assistant:ġ. Your old Mac should be using OS X Lion (10.7) or later. Migration Assistant is a built-in Mac tool that allows you to copy all the stuff you had on an older computer to a new Mac.īefore initiating transfer with macOS Migration Assistant, make sure your system and all applications are updated. Let’s take a look at the main ways to do that, and you can choose whichever one suits you most. When buying a new Apple device you might wonder how to move content to a new Mac without spending a lot of time on it.

Install MacKeeper and cleanup all the junk, duplicates, and unnecessary apps-and voila! You’re ready to transfer!

Before starting the migration process, ensure you transfer only the data you really need.
