Update: This method worked perfectly from my old Macbook Pro (early 2015) to new Macbook Air M2. Took about 19 minutes to transfer 48.6GB to the new laptop. No issues at all. Just wanted to throw this out for those wondering how long it takes. Both laptops were on the network, but I also used a direct USB connection between them. Thanks again.

Thank you for posting this, just transferred 200GB of data from 2014 macbook to 2021, didn't have an adapter for usbC so wound up doing it through WiFi and although in the beginning it said 2hrs, it quickly changed and was finished in about 30 min for anyone curious about timeframe, that's 100mbps internet speed.

Just what I was looking for! Have a new Macbook Air M2 coming soon, replacing an early 2015 Macbook Pro so his was super helpful! Thank you!

This is a great, no-nonsense, straight-to-the-crux video. thanks. now I'm not so afraid of transferring my data to a new MacBook

Just migrated all my files from one Mac to another! Thank you SO MUCH for this super easy tutorial. Everything you mentioned is exactly what came on the screens of my laptops. Really appreciate this help. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Such an easy to follow video. Steps, explanations and the camera angle were perfect . Thank you so much!!!

I tried this. it worked! I only intended to transfer my user data which was about 102 gb. I mainly did it cause I had Logic Pro X files that I wanted to keep without having to spend $100+ on a ssd drive to use once. I connected both laptops (2017 Macbook Pro --> 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Pro ) with a usb-c and it took about 45ish minutes to transfer it all. so yeah this works like a charm. for other Logic Pro user looking to try to do this, when opening up my projects, I did have to re download all my third party plug ins. but luckily for me, I only had like 4 third party plug-ins I use that I needed to download. logic will tell you what plug-ins are missing so dont worry about writing down all the plug-ins before transferring. :)

Thanks, this is exactly what I needed: the fastest way of transferring is to connect it with thunderbolt cable! DUH! But nice to know it's capable of this instead of the much slower wireless connection.

This was a big help. I’m so proud that I was able to handle the transfer on my on. 😅

Thank you for posting this video I followed your instructions and finally after 13 hours of not transferring anything I now have finally started the process You we’re more helpful and informative the the Apple Support person. So a huge. THANK YOU

I hit the “not enough space on this drive to transfer all data” part and I deselected something. This helped a lot. Thanks Dayo!

Thank you very much. At 60, I thought I could never do this.

Thanks, Dayo. This tutorial worked very well! My new MacBook Pro did not come with a cable. I bought a Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) cable but one end did not fit in my 2012 MacBook Pro

Great tip. I asked Apple support about this and they didn't know. I tried it and it's going probably 20X faster! It went from needing 35 hours to 2 hours, within about 20 minutes! Why, oh why, don't they suggest it?

Good, so clear and very helpful in marked contrast to many others.

The main point is thunderbolt helped transfer faster. This is very important. Thank you

Thank you, sir. I transferred all my documents from my MacBook air M2 to my MacBook Pro 2019 thank you so much😊👍🏾🤟🏾👏🏾

Thanks for the tip about connecting through Thunderbolt. My new Computer arrives on Monday, so I'll be doing this then. Same size SSD's on both so should (hopefully) run smoothly.

This is slick. I've never tried this method before, I've always used a Time Machine drive.

I found this video to be very very helpful. Thank you for taking the time to do it.

Thank you very much for the advice . I going to be transferring my data from an iMac to a new Studio computer I just bought. Great video thanks.

Saved me a trip to the Apple Store ❤. Thank you so much for this video. Worked perfectly transferring from Mac Air M1 to Max Book Pro M3.

Thank you for this extremely helpful video. I am going to buy a new MacBook Pro and thanks to you I now know how to transfer all of my data easily myself. Two questions: 1. Will this procedure transfer music and photo on my MacBook Pro? 2. How do I wipe out all data from my old Mac before selling it? Thanks, you've been very helpful

Awesome! & Thank you. Never know that during WiFi transfer you can plug USB on both ends and it's just Work!

Awesome! I love how your video is to the point. Thank you so much for this!

Thanks man. Just followed all steps now waiting for it to transfer over.

Great video. Thank you for suggesting wiring the two devices.

I never knew you could move the spotlight search field. WHAT. Thanks for the video btw lol

Thank you so much for your video.... You are the ONLY and I have watched many, who gives the option of the cable which is much faster... I will receive my new MacBook Pro M2 in the coming days and I will follow your video... One Last question... when will it be the right moment to connect the cable??? after the transfer has started through wifi??? Thank in Advance !!!

What wallpaper is that? It’s so neat and how can I get it or one like it?

you are awesome! great explanation & video was very clear. thank you

Seems very clear. Nice job. Thanks Dayo!

its awesome. they also have one for ipads and iphone. makes transferring to new devices very seemless

Exactly the info I was looking for. Thank you.

how long did it take?

This was perfecte everybody else said put Mac on target mode first and blah blah . It’s as simple as connecting a cable

Thank you! I've been using Mac's since 1996, and still found this vid VERY Helpful. Is the cable that comes with the Mac for charging really a decent data cable? I understand not all USB cables are the same.

Great video @Dayo thanks for teaching us these basic skills!

Your video really helped. Got mine transferred! Thanks again

That is awesome explanation.Thank you Dayo

Thanks mate for the video. Problem is that i have no cable. I do that with wifi only. And stil transfering since 9 hours and no finished yet (125gb). 😊I hope i don’t wait 1 month long 😅

Off topic but where did you get the moving background -- very cool!?

Thanks for the vid. Very clear & helpful.

Perfect for me - used a cable to connect the MacBooks and everything was moved over in around 3 hours. Just left me some tidying up to do and needing to reinstall a couple of apps that weren’t behaving as they should.

exactly what i was looking for, thanks, very helpful info

Great video. Seems pretty straight forward and easy to do. This may be a silly question but will the apps from the old laptop migrate over to the new one? Thanks!!

Awesome.Thank you Dayo

Great instructions! Where did you get the wallpaper?

Thanks, this was really helpful.

Well done! Thanks for the clear instructions--it's easy to follow what you are saying and now I only need to get the cable to connect my old 2012 Macbook Pro to the new one I ordered. I have a lot to transfer so a faster transfer speed is very desirable.

Great video I'm glad that you are able to use a USB C cable to speed it up. I think I will do this with my late 2016 MBP to my new M2 MBA. I was just wondering if it would transfer the files I have on my desktop, and my photos in iphoto? I assume yes but just wanted to make sure. I'm less concerned about the files on my desktop than my photos. Thanks for the great video!!!!!!

Thank you this video was very helpful

Thanks for sharing!

Nice Video.. Please I want to confirm if I migrate from my old macbook to a new one. Will i loose the data on the previous macbook?

Thank you! I used the USB-C charger and was done in 15 minutes! Side note. Where and how did you get that dynamic wallpaper? It looks so cool!

Thank you for the clear video. One question, did you have to turn off your firewall on the old Macbook Air? We are trying to do the same thing and keep getting an error which states that we should turn off the Firewall. However after doing that the Migration Assistant still does not work. Thanks

Great video. Can I migrate from a 2013 MB Air running Catalina to a new MB Pro M1 running Monterey?

Beautiful video, thanks so much

A word of caution. The USB-C cable that ships with a MacBook has the transfer rate of a USB 2 cable. Make sure to use a Thunderbolt 3 or 4 cable.

Very good demo.

I did this from my old MacBook Pro i7 to my new Pro M2. That worked great. My problem now is that I want to clear files off the old and it removes it from the new. How do I stop them from syncing?

The migration between the computers isn’t working, gives me a message saying to turn off firewall and it’s already off. Idk what to do

excellent and explained so well!!!

Very helpful video. Curious about your comment to be sure you are on the same wifi network. How do you get the new MacBook onto your network before the transfer? Do you have to login before migration assistant or bypass the migration assistant process during this procedure?

Thanks!

Thanks for this!

Thank you! Super helpful!

Thank you helped a lot!

Very helpful, thank you sir

Hi thanks so much. I have an old office software on my old MacBook Air. 2013 And I’m going to download new office software for my MacBook Air m2. How do I make sure I don’t transfer the old office software? Thanks so much!

Worked for a 12 pro to 15 pro.

Bros a hero. Honestly nostalgic transferring to a new computer 🥲

What kind of wallpaper is that? So cool.

This method worked great, thanks! Random question though, what is the name of the live wallpaper that you have? It's very calming and with the stress of uni I'd love to have something tranquil to look at 😅

Is it „cleaner“ to transfer data from the old to new mac or to install everything from scratch? I don’t want old unnecessary files (like cache files, temporary files or files from unclean deinstallations) transfered to the new system

Thunderbolt doesn’t show up as an option for me, even tho I’m using the cable that came with my old Mac. :(

how do get the screen migration assistant to appear?

thank you!!! great video

My older MacBook Pro is still running on MacOS 10.15 Catalina So I am just wondering; Will the transfer be affected at all if your old Mac is still on an older version of MacOS?

You need to use a Thunderbolt 3 cable, not the cable provided with the charger. Just FYI

This seems very convenient! I hope this isn’t a dumb question, but would this work from an iMac to a Macbook Air if the iMac has an older version of iOS? my iMac is so old that I can’t update to newer iOS than 10.13.6 (I think it is, can’t remember the name of that one right now).

Thanks bro great video 🙌🏿

Great video. However, the assistant doesn’t recognize my USB-C connection. It only offers WiFi Peer-to-Peer. I’m using the cable that came e with my older MBP 2020. I’m migrating to the latest MBP with the M3.

Will this also transfer how my launchpad looks?

Excellent ... well done ...

awsome video thank you

Is it possible to know where you got that live background from?

Need to get the a special cable for Thunderbolt connection? Can you use a phone charging cable or do I need to buy a special cable. This is not the usual USB cable correct. Thanks for your time and info. Just to mention lost a lot of the sound. Need to go back with CC on.

Thank you SUPER helpful

very helpful. Thanks

thanks! doing this later!

Thank you! so helpfull

Thank you!

Thanks for the video. Just wondering can I set up the same password in the new Mac or have to be a different one?

Excellent! ❤

Does this process work if I bought a refurbished MacBook from someone and they added some programs I want to keep? I wouldn’t want to lose them during the migration

Thanks mate !

Tks so much Br. It works perfectly.

You need to update the older computer to the latest OS?

i’ve been on this for 152 hours and i just decided to plug them to each other so hopefully it’ll work now lmfaoo