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I am looking to upgrade my iMac and was wondering if it is possible to recreate my the new device with all of my existing applications along with my data files. I want to avoid having to reinstall and repurchase applications I already use.
iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.12
The fastest and easiest way, is to migrate from your old Mac's Time Machine backup during the initial setup.
see > https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204350
It is far more reliable than trying to migrate computer to computer over Wi-Fi or Ethernet.
The fastest and easiest way, is to migrate from your old Mac's Time Machine backup during the initial setup.
see > https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204350
It is far more reliable than trying to migrate computer to computer over Wi-Fi or Ethernet.
Yes, it is. Apple provides a utility Migration Assistant to do just this sort of thing. It is in your Utilities folder. The image below is from the launch screen of Migration Assistant. If you have any question just post them.
In addition the the previous answers: old 32-bit apps won't work on Catalina or Big Sur. You can update them or replace them by alternatives. To give you an example: Office 2007 won't work. You could buy a new version, e.g. Microsoft 365 or replace it by the free Office Libre. It's also possible you'll need new drivers for e.g. a printer (check on the manufacturer's website if there is a printerdriver that is compatible with Big Sur (or Catalina).
No big deal and not difficult to do, but worth checking before moving old applications to a new Mac
Agreed. In addition to TM, I also run Daily, Weekly and Monthly CCC clones.
I was actually using CCC for backups, a few years before Apple rolled out TM.
Den, agreed. I usually migrate via a clone from CCC connected directly to the new computer. Still takes a while if there are lots of data to migrate.
Moving applications and files to a new computer
