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Can you transfer data from old pro book time machine backup running os Catalina to ne Mac mini running big sur

Can you transfer data from old pro book time machine backup running os Catalina to new Mac mini running Big Sur?

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Nov 22, 2020 12:44 PM

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Posted on Nov 22, 2020 12:55 PM

Migration assistant works well for that. However, if you want to import the same username, it seems to not work very well.

You can also hold down the Option key and select "Browse other Backup Disks" from the Time Machine menu. You can then browse the backup and individually restore files.

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Can you transfer data from old pro book time machine backup running os Catalina to ne Mac mini running big sur

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