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Macbook Pro to 2020 (m1) macbook air issue via migration assistant...

Hi - I am migrating via a time machine backup which is connected to the new air and the assistant has been "starting up" for several hours now. Is it working ? Source data is from a pro running catalina v 10.15.7 onto new air running big sur out of the box and updated...


Any way of knowing? There is enough space, but hard to tell if anything happening as migration effectively locks down the target device.

Posted on Nov 23, 2020 9:58 AM

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Posted on Nov 23, 2020 10:08 AM

Are you using Wi-Fi? If so, that is your problem. Yes, I know that Apple's instructions suggest using Wi-Fi, but it's just too much data and it will usually get corrupted in the transfer and either not complete or you will inherit problems. Use a USB cable and all should go well.

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Macbook Pro to 2020 (m1) macbook air issue via migration assistant...

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