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Got a new imac. Started transferring from the old to the new using Migration Assistant. It is taking FOREVER! Can I stop it and start over with using cables from old to new?
iMac 21.5″, macOS 12.4
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Congratulations on the new Mac! To move your data, restore from your Time Machine backup: Restore your Mac from a backup - Apple Support. You should not use Wi-Fi or other methods as they often fail.
If you do not have a Time Machine backup, you should create one on your old Mac so it can be restored to the new Mac. To start, you need an external hard drive. Here’s an excellent one sold by Apple: LaCie 2TB Mobile Drive External Hard Drive USB-C - Apple. If you have an iMac (Late 2015) or earlier, or a Mac mini (Late 2014) or earlier, you will also need this cable. iMac (2017) and newer computers do not require this separate cable. You can then follow the steps in this Apple Support article to setup your Time Machine backup: Back up your Mac with Time Machine - Apple Support.
Once your new Mac is setup with your data migrated, you should setup Time Machine again to keep continuous backups of your data: Back up your Mac with Time Machine - Apple Support.
Jack
Thanks for response but my question is I started using wi-fi to transfer from old to new iMac. Can I stop Migration Assistant and switch to using a cable?
Yes, cancel it, then transfer later using your external disk and the Migration Assistant app on your Mac, which is found in the "Utilities" folder (Finder > Go > Utilities).
Jack
Can I stop Migration Assistant and switch to using a cable?
Also, do not use a cable. For a reliable Migration, you should use the external disk I described above.
Can I stop Migration Assistant from transferring via wi-fi and do it with a cable cinnection?
