Tag: MIgration Assistant

Apple drops $99 data migration fee for new Macs and repairs

Wednesday, April 10, 2019 4:00 pmWednesday, April 10, 20192 Comments

Apple has dropped the $99 fee that it previously charged for migrating data from an old Mac…

Setting up a new (or repurposed) Mac

Wednesday, December 26, 2018 1:56 pmWednesday, December 26, 2018No Comments

The very best way to understand the process is to consider some practical examples…

New MacBook Pro ditches key backup feature

Monday, July 23, 2018 1:55 pmMonday, July 23, 201819 Comments

In 2016, when Apple introduced the first MacBook Pro with Touch Bar models, the repair experts…

OS X clean install: How to start minty fresh with a new user account

Tuesday, August 25, 2015 10:26 amTuesday, August 25, 201516 Comments

Up until last week, my user account on the MacBook Pro…

Setting up a new Mac: Migrate or clean install?

Thursday, December 18, 2014 3:29 pmThursday, December 18, 201416 Comments

If you’ve just bought a new Mac…

Top 5 ‘unknown’ built-in Mac apps: Get more out of your Mac with these hidden OS X gems

Tuesday, November 19, 2013 12:03 pm20 Comments

Transfer data from any other Mac or PC on the same network…

New Macs suffering from OS X Mountain Lion installation bug?

Thursday, February 28, 2013 1:01 pmThursday, February 28, 201318 Comments

Mac users are reporting a problem which means they’re unable to reinstall OS X Mountain Lion…

Yes to OS X Lion, no to cruft: Get a clean start with manual Mac migration

Wednesday, July 13, 2011 2:02 pmWednesday, July 13, 201130 Comments

Ready to make a clean break and start from scratch?