This was particularly important last year with the first M1 models. Make the first backup from your new Mac.On completion, make any adjustments to settings, etc., and ensure that it’s properly connected to iCloud.When you’re asked whether to create a new user or replace the existing user, select to replace the primary admin user.Set Migration Assistant on your new Mac to receive the migration, and that on the old Mac to be the source.When you’re then ready to migrate, connect old and new Macs using the fastest method available, such as Thunderbolt.On completion of personalisation and setup, install all macOS updates.
During personalisation, when you’re invited to migrate, don’t. Personalise and set up your primary admin user account with the same username and password as the older Mac you intend to migrate from. That includes some important fixes which will make life simpler, and is worth doing before you attempt any migration from another Mac or backup. If you’re one of the lucky folk who have just got one of the brand new MacBook Pro M1 Pro or M1 Max models, it has almost certainly come with macOS 12.0 build 21A344 pre-installed, and the first thing you want to do is to update that to the release version of 12.0.1 (once it has been released). Before you power it up for the first time, please read through the following, which should make the next days a lot smoother for both of you. Your new Apple Silicon Mac has arrived, and you’ve relished unboxing it.
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