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not all files were transferred, now what?

Used migration assistant to transfer from my old mac mini. Not all files/folders transferred. Not showing up. Now what???


Mac mini, macOS 12.7

Posted on Nov 22, 2024 11:48 AM

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Nov 22, 2024 12:31 PM in response to Newm4macmini

This is one potential risk you avoid (even mac to mac, but above all, PC to mac) by proceeding old fashion:


1) get what you want on an external support (time to pick and choose so you don’t use real estate on your mac with stuff you no longer need or want)


2) copy - perhaps by chunks - to appropriate folders you may wish on your mac, or an external drive if not critical.


By critical, i mean anything you’re working with and for which sitting on internal drive will be optimal (music production projects, video). Usually typical Word, Excel, whichever Office files, will not be “critical”, but if you have room and want to ensure to have it on the internal drive, sure go ahead

not all files were transferred, now what?

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