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I have my old Imac on a local network. When I transfer data to my new I mac should I use a new administrator ID. Would I have toi change it for all my other devices on the same network?
iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.15
The vital thing is not to create a user account on the new Mac before doing the migration. If you do the migratioin first, and migrate your account, your Home Folder and all its contents will appear under the same username and password on the new Mac. When you migrate or reinstall your apps, all your authorisations and sign-ins will already be there,
If you create an account with the same user name first, then the migration will change the name of the migrated account, leading to problems in trying to restore the situation.
The vital thing is not to create a user account on the new Mac before doing the migration. If you do the migratioin first, and migrate your account, your Home Folder and all its contents will appear under the same username and password on the new Mac. When you migrate or reinstall your apps, all your authorisations and sign-ins will already be there,
If you create an account with the same user name first, then the migration will change the name of the migrated account, leading to problems in trying to restore the situation.
Please read the instructions in Setup Assistant and Migration Assistant and your migration will be fast, smooth and accurate. Use any other method and well good luck.
Use the same as before.
Should I use a new administrator id when I transfer data from my old imac to my new one?
