Migration Assistant in macOS has matured over many years from a fragile tool that often failed in moving your identity—your apps, files, preferences, and other data—from one Mac to another. It’s now ...

If you've recently upgraded your Mac -- perhaps drawn in by the ultra-sharp screen of the MacBook Pro with retina display or the idea of getting the new Mountain Lion OS on a sparkling MacBook Air-- ...

When you want to move data from an old Mac to a new one, the most reliable method is to use Apple's Migration Assistant. Found in the Utilities folder of your Applications folder, Migration Assistant ...

Migration Assistant is the easiest way to transplant the heart and soul of one Mac to another. While it used to be fragile and frequently failed or required multiple attempts, I’ve found it ...

Migration Assistant leaves 'Open With' options for programs not installed on new Mac Users who transfer their old data with Mac OS X 10.5.x Migration Assistant may experience an issue when attempting ...

Apple has added a new option in Mac OS X 10.7 Lion to simplify the process of switching from a Windows PC to a Mac via network import of old files. Apple has historically helped Mac users to upgrade ...

Welcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly troubleshooting Q&A column. This week we've got questions about the Trash, Migration Assistant, Safari Bookmarks, Mac mini Server, Windows and Mac file sharing and ...

In addition to releasing the latest macOS Sonoma 14.4 update on Thursday, Apple also released a new version of its Windows Migration Assistant software for PCs to include compatibility with the latest ...

The worst thing about Migration Assistant is that it will go very far and then fail and you'll end up with nothing transferred. At 14 hrs I'd say it's been way too long. Migration Assistant can be ...