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hec All Messages By This Member #21003 Hello, ? Soon I will be upgrading from my Macbook Pro (2017, High Sierra) to a Macbook Pro M4 and will appreciate information about the best way to do this. With all the changes since 2017 I am uncertain about how to proceed. ? In the past I was moving everything to the new machine, for this transfer will files, photos. videos and a few non-Apple programs. Will the current ignore the older Apple programs and only transfer the items I want? Will the migration remove tabs, erase history from the browser I use. ? Also I have external backup drives for my Macbook Pro, is it possible to use these with the M4 machine or should i have separate drive for it? ? Thank you all your help. ? Regards, Hec MacBook Pro (2017 2.9 GHz, Intel Corei7 16 GB ram Macos 10.13.6 ? ? ?
Paul All Messages By This Member #21004 开云体育 Hi Yes Migration assistant will ignore the previous versions of pages, numbers and keynote? All your browser settings preferences are in your user library and will transfer straight away.? I usually allow migration assistant to bring all the programs across and then - before launching any non apple ones, go to the website (such as zoom or Skype) and download the silicon version.? You probably will have to install Rosetta - any non silicon version of the app will ask if you wish to install it when you attempt to launch it.? I usually allow Time Machine to inherit the previous backups for continuity. So you should be able to use the same drives.? Paul . Some imagination required.? toggle quoted message Show quoted text On Jan 26, 2025, at 5:34?AM, hec via groups.io <hecowan@...> wrote: ? Hello, ? Soon I will be upgrading from my Macbook Pro (2017, High Sierra) to a Macbook Pro M4 and will appreciate information about the best way to do this. With all the changes since 2017 I am uncertain about how to proceed. ? In the past I was moving everything to the new machine, for this transfer will files, photos. videos and a few non-Apple programs. Will the current ignore the older Apple programs and only transfer the items I want? Will the migration remove tabs, erase history from the browser I use. ? Also I have external backup drives for my Macbook Pro, is it possible to use these with the M4 machine or should i have separate drive for it? ? Thank you all your help. ? Regards, Hec MacBook Pro (2017 2.9 GHz, Intel Corei7 16 GB ram Macos 10.13.6 ? ? ?
Bayswater All Messages By This Member #21006 I’ve done this quite a few times, and used Migration assistant, Time machine backups, and new installations. ?The most consistent has been MA, although a couple of times it has been a failure, inexplicably running for a couple of days and copying next to nothing. ?I’ve had failures from TM, telling me a file could not be copied because it had an invalid filename. ?I assume there had been some change to how filenames are treated between OS versions. ? One thing to consider if you are moving from a Mac you’ve had for a long time, is the opportunity to get rid of a lot of old rubbish, corrupt files, and stuff you don’t use any more, or at least won’t miss. ?It might take a little longer, but can be worth the effort. ?
Jim Saklad All Messages By This Member #21007 开云体育 Paul wrote: I usually allow migration assistant to bring all the programs across and then - before launching any non apple ones, go to the website (such as zoom or Skype) and download the silicon version.? I recommend getting Macupdater:<> I run it once most days to keep all my apps updated. --? Jim Saklad jimdoc@...
Brent All Messages By This Member #21008 开云体育 Is there any advantage to using this third party app over the two built-in methods, Settings > Update or the App Store? I see it requires at least macOS 13, and I’m back on macOS 10.15. Just trying to keep informed. And what threw up a flag was didn’t the MacUpdate site get a bad rep, years ago for spreading malware? Brent On my iPhone Xr toggle quoted message Show quoted text On Jan 27, 2025, at 08:27, Jim Saklad via groups.io <jimdoc@...> wrote: ?Paul wrote: I usually allow migration assistant to bring all the programs across and then - before launching any non apple ones, go to the website (such as zoom or Skype) and download the silicon version.? I recommend getting Macupdater:<> I run it once most days to keep all my apps updated. --? Jim Saklad jimdoc@... <Jim logo small.jpg>
Jim Saklad All Messages By This Member #21012 开云体育 Brent wrote: Is there any advantage to using this third party app over the two built-in methods, Settings > Update or the App Store? 1. Not all my apps came from the App Store. 2. I have Settings set to update App Store apps, but MacUpdater usually gets to even those apps faster/sooner than macOS does. And what threw up a flag was didn’t the MacUpdate site get a bad rep, years ago for spreading malware? As you can see from the web address, MacUpdater comes from corecode,com, not from . --? Jim Saklad jimdoc@...
Brent All Messages By This Member #21021 开云体育 Yes, I noticed the difference in web site names. I thought the app name was a poor choice, still.? Brent On my iPhone Xr toggle quoted message Show quoted text On Jan 28, 2025, at 13:24, Jim Saklad via groups.io <jimdoc@...> wrote: As you can see from the web address, MacUpdater comes from corecode,com, not from .

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