mac migration

moejanglez wrote:

Hi guys, unfortunately I'm not a techy like most of you. I'm a 50 year old trying to figure this out at home in quarantine. So, if you could speak to me like I'm five years old without a lot of tech-speak that would be very helpful.

Trying to Migrate from mac to mac. the migration stopped after about an hour. I was using migration assistant but the cable I was using wasn't an apple cable. it was a cheaper brand from amazon. not sure if that was an issue. My feeling is that I should reset the computer back to the way it was when I opened it and start over. is this a good idea?

No harm in starting over if that is what you want to do.

Not all cables are made the same—if in doubt use a Apple branded cable.

The most trouble free way of setting up a new machine is use the Setup Assistant on the initial boot of the new machine:

Set up your new Mac - Apple Support

The second best way after the fact is the Migration Assistant:

How to move your content to a new Mac - Apple Support

How to reinstall macOS from macOS Recovery - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204904