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I am migrating to a new mini mac. Will it also transfer any virus from my old one?

I am migrating to a new mini mac. Will it also transfer any virus from my old one?


Posted on Jun 14, 2022 7:15 AM

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Posted on Jun 14, 2022 11:53 AM

Yes, Ronasara left out the "cannot".


There are currently no viruses that affect macOS in the wild. There are certain kinds of malware that can affect Macs but Apple has very robust protections. The biggest threat is that you would be tricked into installing something harmful.


See this article:


Effective defenses against malware and ot… - Apple Community


While there are reasons you might want to manually copy data and reinstall programs, this isn't one of them.

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Jun 14, 2022 11:53 AM in response to Bogeyman22

Yes, Ronasara left out the "cannot".


There are currently no viruses that affect macOS in the wild. There are certain kinds of malware that can affect Macs but Apple has very robust protections. The biggest threat is that you would be tricked into installing something harmful.


See this article:


Effective defenses against malware and ot… - Apple Community


While there are reasons you might want to manually copy data and reinstall programs, this isn't one of them.

I am migrating to a new mini mac. Will it also transfer any virus from my old one?

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