Is it safest to build the new machine from a TM backup or is this foolish?
On 29 Apr 2024 at 12:10:25 BST, "Jörg Lorenz" <hugybear@gmx.net> wrote:
On 29.04.24 12:35, jeremy wrote:
Is it safest to build the new machine from a TM backup or is this foolish? >>Just take over your account/profile(s) with the migration tool and build
the rest of the news system from scratch. The risk that you import
legacy problems is much smaller. At least that is the way I do it usually.
thanks for the suggestion - what is the "migration tool" - is this something that will be obvious when I am first setting up the new machine?
Oh and will things like my keychain easily be migrated? Think I need to read up on this :)
Looks like this is where I need to start - https://support.apple.com/en-gb/102613
According to the text I just received from DHL, I shall be happily unboxing my
new toy later this afternoon.
I'm not super happy with the way I have my existing (9 year old) MBP set-up - I have just done whatever needed to be done to setup the software I needed over the years (like I will have installed something using brew that i have completely forgotten about by now).
Is it safest to build the new machine from a TM backup or is this foolish? The
new one I want to install Parallels within which I'll install Win11. But most of the MacOS stuff I'' still want (such as usenapp :) ).
Any tips before I just "make it up as I go along"?
On 29 Apr 2024 at 13:26:17 BST, "Jaimie Vandenbergh" <jaimie@usually.sessile.org> wrote:
On 29 Apr 2024 at 11:35:20 BST, "jeremy" <jeremy0505@gmail.com> wrote:
According to the text I just received from DHL, I shall be happily unboxing my
new toy later this afternoon.
I'm not super happy with the way I have my existing (9 year old) MBP set-up -
I have just done whatever needed to be done to setup the software I needed >>> over the years (like I will have installed something using brew that i have >>> completely forgotten about by now).
Is it safest to build the new machine from a TM backup or is this foolish? The
new one I want to install Parallels within which I'll install Win11. But most
of the MacOS stuff I'' still want (such as usenapp :) ).
Any tips before I just "make it up as I go along"?
As Jörg says, just use Migration Assistant. It'll not bring over your
Brew setup so you'd need to redo it anyway.
On the old Mac, make sure its Time Machine backup is (a) complete (b) up
to date (c) doesn't have any exceptions.
On the new one, MA will bring 90% of stuff along but iCloud synced
things will likely lag; last time I did one it took three days for the
Photos to complete. As with the Time Machine thread, patience is a
virtue - just let it do things at its own speed since any messing with
it can only make things worse; leave the machine plugged in at nights
while it does it.
DHL arrived with the eagerly-anticipated device!
Thanks for your and Jorg's advice - one more question (for now) - I'm coming from an Intel-based machine to an M3 - will it be copying applications, will they still work? Or will it intelligently go "oh this is Chrome for a different architecture, I'll download the corresponding version for M3"?
Or am I overthinking / misunderstanding?
Also just hinking about the quantity of stuff I have downloaded related to Laravel & associated stuff which is "built" after a download - TBH I have no idea what's there, if it's portable across o/s & chips...
On 29 Apr 2024 at 13:26:17 BST, "Jaimie Vandenbergh" <jaimie@usually.sessile.org> wrote:
On 29 Apr 2024 at 11:35:20 BST, "jeremy" <jeremy0505@gmail.com> wrote:
According to the text I just received from DHL, I shall be happily unboxing my
new toy later this afternoon.
I'm not super happy with the way I have my existing (9 year old) MBP set-up -
I have just done whatever needed to be done to setup the software I needed >>> over the years (like I will have installed something using brew that i have >>> completely forgotten about by now).
Is it safest to build the new machine from a TM backup or is this foolish? The
new one I want to install Parallels within which I'll install Win11. But most
of the MacOS stuff I'' still want (such as usenapp :) ).
Any tips before I just "make it up as I go along"?
As Jörg says, just use Migration Assistant. It'll not bring over your
Brew setup so you'd need to redo it anyway.
On the old Mac, make sure its Time Machine backup is (a) complete (b) up
to date (c) doesn't have any exceptions.
On the new one, MA will bring 90% of stuff along but iCloud synced
things will likely lag; last time I did one it took three days for the
Photos to complete. As with the Time Machine thread, patience is a
virtue - just let it do things at its own speed since any messing with
it can only make things worse; leave the machine plugged in at nights
while it does it.
DHL arrived with the eagerly-anticipated device!
Thanks for your and Jorg's advice - one more question (for now) - I'm coming from an Intel-based machine to an M3 - will it be copying applications, will they still work? Or will it intelligently go "oh this is Chrome for a different architecture, I'll download the corresponding version for M3"?
jeremy <jeremy0505@gmail.com> wrote:
On 29 Apr 2024 at 13:26:17 BST, "Jaimie Vandenbergh"
<jaimie@usually.sessile.org> wrote:
On 29 Apr 2024 at 11:35:20 BST, "jeremy" <jeremy0505@gmail.com> wrote:
According to the text I just received from DHL, I shall be happily unboxing my
new toy later this afternoon.
I'm not super happy with the way I have my existing (9 year old) MBP set-up -
I have just done whatever needed to be done to setup the software I needed >>>> over the years (like I will have installed something using brew that i have
completely forgotten about by now).
Is it safest to build the new machine from a TM backup or is this foolish? The
new one I want to install Parallels within which I'll install Win11. But most
of the MacOS stuff I'' still want (such as usenapp :) ).
Any tips before I just "make it up as I go along"?
As Jörg says, just use Migration Assistant. It'll not bring over your
Brew setup so you'd need to redo it anyway.
On the old Mac, make sure its Time Machine backup is (a) complete (b) up >>> to date (c) doesn't have any exceptions.
On the new one, MA will bring 90% of stuff along but iCloud synced
things will likely lag; last time I did one it took three days for the
Photos to complete. As with the Time Machine thread, patience is a
virtue - just let it do things at its own speed since any messing with
it can only make things worse; leave the machine plugged in at nights
while it does it.
DHL arrived with the eagerly-anticipated device!
Thanks for your and Jorg's advice - one more question (for now) - I'm coming >> from an Intel-based machine to an M3 - will it be copying applications, will >> they still work? Or will it intelligently go "oh this is Chrome for a
different architecture, I'll download the corresponding version for M3"?
If the intel version is still available it'll pull down that one, so you'll need to manually replace them with the Apple Silicon version where it
exists.
David Brooks <david@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
On 29/04/2024 16:29, Chris wrote:
jeremy <jeremy0505@gmail.com> wrote:
On 29 Apr 2024 at 13:26:17 BST, "Jaimie Vandenbergh"If the intel version is still available it'll pull down that one, so you'll >>> need to manually replace them with the Apple Silicon version where it
<jaimie@usually.sessile.org> wrote:
On 29 Apr 2024 at 11:35:20 BST, "jeremy" <jeremy0505@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>
According to the text I just received from DHL, I shall be happily unboxing my
new toy later this afternoon.
I'm not super happy with the way I have my existing (9 year old) MBP set-up -
I have just done whatever needed to be done to setup the software I needed
over the years (like I will have installed something using brew that i have
completely forgotten about by now).
Is it safest to build the new machine from a TM backup or is this foolish? The
new one I want to install Parallels within which I'll install Win11. But most
of the MacOS stuff I'' still want (such as usenapp :) ).
Any tips before I just "make it up as I go along"?
As Jörg says, just use Migration Assistant. It'll not bring over your >>>>> Brew setup so you'd need to redo it anyway.
On the old Mac, make sure its Time Machine backup is (a) complete (b) up >>>>> to date (c) doesn't have any exceptions.
On the new one, MA will bring 90% of stuff along but iCloud synced
things will likely lag; last time I did one it took three days for the >>>>> Photos to complete. As with the Time Machine thread, patience is a
virtue - just let it do things at its own speed since any messing with >>>>> it can only make things worse; leave the machine plugged in at nights >>>>> while it does it.
DHL arrived with the eagerly-anticipated device!
Thanks for your and Jorg's advice - one more question (for now) - I'm coming
from an Intel-based machine to an M3 - will it be copying applications, will
they still work? Or will it intelligently go "oh this is Chrome for a
different architecture, I'll download the corresponding version for M3"? >>>
exists.
Will you, please, clarify your statement?
"Pull down" ........ from where?
Sorry my mistake I was thinking about ios. MA only *transfers*
applications.
Sorry my mistake I was thinking about ios. MA only *transfers*
applications.
On 1 May 2024 at 00:07:14 BST, "Jaimie Vandenbergh" <jaimie@usually.sessile.org> wrote:
On 29 Apr 2024 at 22:38:58 BST, "Chris" <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:
Sorry my mistake I was thinking about ios. MA only *transfers*
applications.
Any that came from the Mac App Store will be handled - and upgraded if
applicable - after Migration Assistant.
Thanks for all the pointers - decided to migrate piecemeal so that I don't replicate 9 years of "mess" :)
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