Today, I’m going to show you how to move everything

from an old Mac to a new Mac using a Time Machine Backup.

I’m going to be moving everything including all files,

applications, and settings from my

old 2010 Macbook Pro

to my new refurbished 2013 Macbook Pro.

To do this, I’ll be using a Time Machine backup

which brings us to the first thing we need to do.

On the old computer,

let’s run a backup by clicking the

Time Machine icon in the Menu Bar

and select Back Up Now. When this is done,

eject and disconnect the Time Machine drive

and we’re done with the older computer.

Now boot up the new Mac like normal.

In order to move all this information,

we’re going to use Migration Assistant.

Open Finder.

Go to Applications.

Utilities

Double click on Migration Assistant.

and Continue.

Enter your Administrator password and click OK.

Select the first Option to use a

Time Machine Backup and Continue.

Migration Assistant will start looking for a

Time Machine Backup

so now we’ll connect the backup drive.

Once it shows up,

click on the drive to select it and Continue.

Select the latest backup

and Continue.

Here you can select the what you want to

transfer to the new computer.

Applications, Documents and Data,

and Computer and Network Settings.

With the Documents and Data,

you can further refine what you want transfer.

Click on Edit

and then click on the triangle next to the User Account.

Here you can uncheck anything you don’t want transferred.

Click Okay and Continue with the Transfer.

Now you can select whether or not you want to

keep any user accounts that are on the new Mac.

I’m going to replace the user account

that’s on the new Mac and not keep a copy of it.

This is okay for me because the new

computer does not have any information on it

that I want to keep.

I’m going to Continue and the actual

transfer of files will begin.

Depending on your computer,

the backup drive, and how much information

is on the backup drive,

this could take from around a half an hour

to several hours to complete.

When it’s done transferring files,

it will let you know if it found any

incompatible software.

Continue and the Migration is complete.

Restart the Mac

and now there are a few final things to do.

Enter your Apple ID password and Continue.

Setup iCloud Keychain if you wish and Continue.

Here’s a final setup

and it will boot into the Operating System.

After it boots, I’m going to eject

the Time Machine Backup

so it doesn’t do a backup.

I’ll do that later after testing the Migration

and everything is okay.

There will be a few things wrap up

which will vary depending on what programs you have.

First, Mail needed to go through an import of messages.

Then you’ll need to enter your iCloud password.

For some reason, it asked me to do this twice.

Also, I had to reenter my Dropbox information.

So that’s it. I’ve successfully moved

everything from my old Mac to my new Mac.

I’m Jake, the Geek Out Tech.

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