Use Migration Assistant. On your new Mac: Open Migration Assistant, which is in the Utilities folder of your Applications folder. Click Continue. When asked how you want to transfer your information, select the option to transfer from a Mac, Time Machine backup, or startup disk. Click Continue.
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To prepare for a smooth migration:. Make sure that Windows is up to date. Migration Assistant works with Windows 7 and later. Make sure that you know the name and password of an administrator account on your PC.
Connect your Mac and PC to the same network, such as your home Wi-Fi network. Or connect an Ethernet cable between the ports on your Mac and PC to create a direct network connection. Some Mac models require an Ethernet adapter, such as the or. If you're using Microsoft OneDrive on your PC, follow before continuing. You can reinstall OneDrive after migration is complete.Then use the check disk (chkdsk) utility on your PC to make sure that your Windows hard drive doesn’t have any issues:. Right-click the Start button, then click Run. Type cmd and press Enter.
Command Prompt opens. At the prompt, type chkdsk and press Enter. If the utility reports that it found problems, type the following, where drive is the letter that represents your Windows startup disk, such as D:chkdsk drive: /F.
Press Enter. At the prompt, type Y, then restart your PC. Repeat this process until the check disk utility reports no issues.
If the utility can't fix every issue that it finds, you might need to have your PC serviced. Then migrate your data to your Mac. On your PC, download and install the appropriate Windows Migration Assistant, based on the:. for macOS Mojave or later. for macOS Sierra and High Sierra. for OS X El Capitan or earlier. Quit any open Windows apps.
Open Windows Migration Assistant, then click Continue. Start up your Mac. Setup Assistant automatically opens the first time you turn on your Mac.
If you’ve already set up your Mac, open Migration Assistant, which is in the Utilities folder of your Applications folder. On your Mac, follow the onscreen prompts until you get to the migration pane of the assistant. Select the option to transfer your information “From a Windows PC,” then click Continue. When prompted, enter an administrator name and password. Click Continue to close any other open apps.
In the migration window on your Mac, select your PC from the list of available computers. Then wait for the PC to show the same passcode that your Mac shows. When both computers display the same passcode, click Continue on your PC and Mac. Your Mac scans the drives on your PC to build a list of information to migrate. When the scan completes, select the information that you want to migrate to your Mac and click Continue.You can watch the progress and estimated time remaining on both the PC and your Mac. They tell you when migration is complete. Quit all open apps on your PC, then try migrating your content again. For example, you can press Alt-Tab to choose an open application, then press Alt-F4 to quit it.
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If your PC doesn't appear in the Setup Assistant or Migration Assistant window on your Mac, make sure the computers are connected to the same network. You can create an network by connecting a single Ethernet cable between your Mac and PC. If that doesn't help, check for firewall software on your PC and turn it off. Firewall software can block network ports needed during migration. After migration completes, you can turn firewall software on again. If Migration Assistant doesn’t open on your PC, turn off any antivirus software on your PC.
Then try to open Migration Assistant again. After migration completes. You can turn that software on again. If you still can't migrate your information successfully, you can use an external drive or to manually copy important data to your Mac.
System settingsLanguage and location settings, and custom move to. Your web browser homepage moves to Safari preferences.PicturesPhotos and other images move to your. You can then add them to, or open Photos and let it search your Mac for photos to import.iTunes contentMigration Assistant transfers your iTunes media as follows: music to the Apple Music app, videos to the Apple TV app, podcasts to the Apple Podcasts app, and audiobooks to the Apple Books app.Other filesMigration Assistant also moves these files:. Files from the top-level folder of the currently logged-in user’s home directory. Non-system files located in the Windows or Program Files folders. Top-level folders located on the Windows system disk and other attached disks. Migration Assistant doesn’t support 64-bit versions of Outlook.
You can manually migrate Mail, Contacts, or Calendars from Outlook 2013 or Outlook 2016 by signing in and entering the content on your Mac manually.2. Migration Assistant transfers only the Mail or Contacts data that belongs to the logged-in Windows user. To transfer data from another user account, use Migration Assistant again while you’re logged in to another Windows account.
Each time you migrate, your Mac creates a new user account.
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